BSEC is a collaborative research project that is made up of nine research institutions, community groups, non-profits, and city agencies in Baltimore. Below is a list of team members, their affiliations, and work areas.
Institutional PIs
Ben Zaitchik, Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
James Hunter, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Morgan State University
Claire Welty, Professor, Environmental Engineering, UMBC
Ken Davis, Professor, Atmospheric and Climate Science, Penn State
Michael Waring, Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel
Dan Ricciuto, Research Staff Member, Environmental Sciences, Oak Ridge National Lab
Jiazhen Ling, Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, NREL
Larry Band, Professor, Environmental Science, University of Virginia
Peter Groffman, Microbial Ecologist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, City University of New York
Equitable Pathways Steering Committee
Ava Richardson, Director, Office of Sustainability, City of Baltimore
Dr. Doris Minor-Terrell, President, New Broadway East Community Association
Kelly Cross, Old Goucher Community Association
Mateusz Rozanski, Old Goucher Community Association
Farmer Chippy, Plantation Park Heights Farm
Cynthia Gross, CARE Neighborhood Association
Ballington Kinlock, Resident member, East Baltimore
Matt Oberdier, Resident member, East Baltimore
Alex Smith, Division St. Landscaping
Stephanie Smith, Maryland State Delegate, District 45
Collaborators
Ava Richardson, Director, Office of Sustainability, City of Baltimore
Dr. Doris Minor-Terrell, President, New Broadway East Community Association
Kelly Cross and Mateusz Rozanski, Old Goucher Community Association
Melissa Finucane, Senior Social and Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation and MARISA
Alice Volpitta, Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, Blue Water Baltimore
Core Project Leaders
Theme Team Leads
Atmospheric Dynamics: Ying Pan (PSU) and Darryn Waugh (JHU)
Water and Water Quality: Shirley Clark (PSU), Larry Band (UVA), and Claire Welty (UMBC)
Vegetation, Soils, and Ecosystems: Meghan Avolio (JHU), Peter Groffman (CUNY), Dan Ricciuto (ORNL)
Data and Software Management: Chris E. Forest (PSU) and Yaxing Wei (ORNL)
Community Engagement: Samia Kirchner (MSU), Genee Smith (JHU), and Lisa Iulo (PSU)
Greenhouse Gases: Scot Miller (JHU) and Jon Duncan (PSU)
Buildings and Energy: Rahman Azari (PSU) and Wangda Zuo (PSU)
Health: Meredith McCormack (JHU), Kirsten Koehler (JHU), Kristin Sznajder (PSU)
Air Quality: Peter DeCarlo (JHU) and Wei Peng (PSU)
Personnel by Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Darryn Waugh, Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences
Meghan Avolio, Assistant Professor, Earth & Planetary Sciences
Genee Smith, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health & Engineering
Scot Miller, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health & Engineering
Meredith McCormack, Associate Professor, Environmental Health & Engineering
Kirsten Koehler, Associate Professor, Environmental Health & Engineering
Peter DeCarlo, Associate Professor, Environmental Health & Engineering
Mike Bader, Associate Professor, Sociology
Ben Zaitchik, Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mac McComas, Senior Program Manager, 21st Century Cities Initiative
Kathy Szlavecz, Research Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Jaime Madrigano, Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Ben Hobbs, Theodore M. and Kay W. Schad Professor, Environmental Management
Mahdad Talebpour, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Bianca Corpuz, Graduate Student, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ali Eyni, Graduate Student, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mahmoud Osman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Morgan State University
James Hunter, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Tonya Sanders, Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning
Samia Kirchner, Associate Professor, Urban Design
Celeste Chavis, Associate Professor, Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Studies
Chunlei Fan, Professor, Biology
Yi Liu, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Richard Damoah, Assistant Professor, Physics
Donghee Kang, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Xiaowen Li, Senior Research Scientist, Earth Sciences Technology and Research
UMBC
Claire Welty, Professor, Environmental Engineering
Andy Miller, Professor, Geography & Environmental Systems
John Lagrosa, Environmental Data Manager, Urban Environmental Research and Education
Mary McWilliams, Staff Research Assistant, Urban Environmental Research and Education
Oak Ridge National Lab
Dan Ricciuto, Group Leader, Earth Systems Modeling
Yaxing Wei, Lead Scientist, ORNL DAAC
University of Virginia
Larry Band, Professor, Environmental Science
Roy Zhang, Ph.D Candidate, Environmental Sciences
Drexel University
Michael Waring, Professor, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Bryan Cummings, Research Scientist, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
NREL
Jiazhen Ling, Research Engineer, Mechanical Engineering
US Forest Service
Morgan Grove, Research Forester, Urban Forests, Human Health, and Environmental Quality
MICA
Katie O’Meara, Registered Architect and Researcher, Architectural Design
City University of New York and Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Peter Groffman, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Penn State University
Ken Davis, Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Ying Pan, Assistant Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Shirley Clark, Program Chair, Civil Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Chris E. Forest, Professor, Climate Dynamics
Lisa Iulo, Associate Professor, Architecture
Jon Duncan, Assistant Professor, Hydrology
Rahman Azari, Associate Professor, Architecture
Wangda Zuo, Professor and Associate Director, Research of Global Building Network
Kristin Sznajder, Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
Wei Peng, Assistant Professor, International Affairs
Antonia Hadjimichael, Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Kelly Lombardo, Associate Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Lauren McPhillips, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Natasha Miles, Research Professor, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science
Ray Najjar, Professor, Oceanography
Rob Nicholas, Associate Research Professor, Earth and Mineral Sciences
Esther Obonyo, Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Scott Richardson, Research Professor, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science
Hong Wu, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture
Colin Zarzycki, Assistant Professor, Meteorology and Climate Dynamics
Rebecca Bascom, Professor, Medicine
Mahsa Adib, Ph.D. Candidate, Landscape Architecture
Tasneem Tariq, Grauate Assistant, Architecture
Eliott Foust, Ph.D. Graduate Student, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Jason Horne, Ph.D. Graduate Student, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Ismaila Diallo, Assistant Research Professor, Earth Science Modeling, Analysis, and Data
Erica Smithwick, Distinguished Professor, Geography and Ecology
Tieyuan Zhu, Associate Professor, Geosciences
Meetpal Kukal, Assistant Research Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Alfonso Mejia, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lilliard Richardson, Professor and Director, Public Policy
Maria Hermann, Associate Research Professor, Marine Biogeochemistry
Xianbiao Hu, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
