Urban air pollution
I am interested in air pollution, specifically from combustion, impacts the air quality of New Yorkers. Here are a few recent projects:
NOx emissions from stoves in NYC apartments:
High school student Lydia Evans measured the air quality in NYC apartments, building on research showing the impact of gas stoves in residential homes in California. Evans work was examing the impact of stove use in NYC homes: smaller apartments often lacking adequate ventilation.
NOx emissions from passenger ferries in NYC:
Students Ijoo Yoon and Sophie Schneider measured NOx emissions from NYC passenger ferries. This was a continuation of work started in the Environmental Catalysis class and NOxEmissionsPoster was presented at the Engineering End of the Year show (2019). The students found a correlation between wind speed, temperature and NOx emissions which meant that NOx emissions were higher, and above the 1-hr EPA regulation for short, slow ferries traveling in the East River. Ferries to Rockaway, where passengers had longer exposure times, but that ran at higher speeds had significantly lower NOx levels. For these ferries, NOx levels were below 1-hr EPA regulations except during short periods for docking.