GESTAR II Seminar Series, January 24 at 1pm

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Join us for a virtual seminar by Dr. Susan Anenberg, Director, GW Climate and Health Institute Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and of Global Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Her talk is titled "Climate change, air pollution, and public health: Bridging science to policy."

Date and Time: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 1:00pm

Join us via Teams.

Abstract:

Climate change and air pollution are linked in several ways, including that they both stem from anthropogenic fuel combustion and are leading risk factors for global public health. Novel geospatial data sources are enabling greater availability of information on exposure levels and risks for populations all over the world, including in places with limited ground monitoring. This talk will address how satellite and mobile monitoring observations of atmospheric composition are changing our understanding of air quality in urban areas in the U.S. and globally, and how these data can be leveraged to motivate more ambitious air quality and greenhouse gas mitigation policies at municipal, national, and international scales.

Biography:

Susan Anenberg is an Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and of Global Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is also the Director of the GW Climate and Health Institute. Dr. Anenberg's research focuses on the health implications of air pollution and climate change, from local to global scales. She currently serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board and Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, the World Health Organization's Global Air Pollution and Health Technical Advisory Group, and the National Academy of Science's Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program. She also serves as President of the GeoHealth section of the American Geophysical Union. Previously, Dr. Anenberg was a Co-Founder and Partner at Environmental Health Analytics, LLC, the Deputy Managing Director for Recommendations at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, an environmental scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and a senior advisor for clean cookstove initiatives at the U.S. State Department.

For more information on the GESTAR II Seminar Series, click here.