Medinat Akindele, PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering; Research Positions in Environmental Engineering and/or Environmental Policy

MEDINAT AKINDELE, Carnegie Mellon University

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Abstract
My research interests are air quality, climate change, and environmental policy. Through my PhD, I have gained experience in air quality modeling. I developed the Rapid Estimation of Air Concentrations for Health (REACH) reduced-complexity model. REACH is a location-agnostic Gaussian plume model with chemistry. It predicts ambient PM2.5 concentrations and health damages (premature mortalities per tonne of PM2.5 emitted). The health damages can be applied to policy scenarios to predict premature mortalities from ambient PM2.5 exposure. They can help policymakers with benefit-cost analyses to make informed decisions to improve public health. I applied and evaluated REACH for the United States and Southern Africa. I am also training to learn how to run chemical transport models for an East Africa thesis project. I am interested in government, industry, and postdoc research positions. My anticipated availability is July-August 2024, with preferred job locations on the East Coast or Midwest in the US, but open to considering other locations.