Research Group Members

Bianca Meotti – Ph.D. student

M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina,
B.S. in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina

Nafisa Islam – Ph.D. student

M.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

Amir Ghajari – Ph.D. student

M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Tehran
B.S. Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology

Former Members

Ph.D. Students 

Megan Johnson (2017-2023)

Ph.D. Dissertation: Wildland fire smoke impacts on southeastern populations: uncertainties, perceptions, and land management concerns
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, U.S. Forest Service

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.S. Atmospheric Science, University of Nevada, Reno
B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

Qian Luo (2018-2022)

Ph.D. Dissertation: Integration of power systems and air quality models to mitigate negative health impacts of electricity generation
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Ecology, Xiamen University

James East (2017-2022)

Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding multiscale air quality impacts of observed and projected emissions changes using chemical transport models
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M. Eng. in Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
B.S. Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University

Sadia Afrin (2016-2021)

Ph.D. Dissertation: Evaluating the Impacts of Prescribed Fire on Air Quality and Public Health in the Southeastern U.S.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

Master’s Degree Research Assistants

Ahmad Amin (2022)

Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University

Hugh McTernan (2021)

Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University

Haofan Li (2019-2021)

Master of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University

Lige Han (2020-2021)

Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University 

Muhundhan Mohan (2019-2020)

Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University 

Undergraduate and High School Research Assistants

Julia Mattox (2020-2021)

B.S. Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University 

Katerina Peters (2019-2020)

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Andrew Hardwick (2019)

B.A. Political Science and Government, North Carolina State University 

Fiona Tennyson (2019)

B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Florida

Emily Rudasill (2018)

 

B.S. Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University 

Bret Pienkosz (2017-2018)

 

B.S. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University

Visiting researchers

Ricardo Morales – Visiting Fulbright scholar (2022)

Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Karen Ballesteros – Visiting Ph.D. student (2019)

Ph.D. in Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia