Dr. Julian Marshall

Title of Talk:
Measuring and Eliminating Air Pollution Exposure-Disparities

Talk Abstract:
Ambient air quality in the US has improved over time, thanks to steps such as the 1970 Clean Air Act. However, in part because of where pollution sources are located, people of color in the US are still, on average, more exposed to air pollution than are white Americans. Today, society’s goals for air quality include not only improving conditions overall, but also addressing systemic disparities. Models and measurements are needed to focus attention on how to achieve that goal; research is needed to help propose and test possible solutions. This talk will discuss existing exposure-disparities and how researchers and practitioners can use data and models to better understand how to eliminate these disparities.

Short Bio:
Julian Marshall is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Washington. He holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Global Health. His research is on human exposure to air pollution; specific areas of focus include impacts from transportation and electricity generation; clean cook-stove interventions in rural India; and, addressing disparities in air pollution exposure in the U.S.

Dr. Marshall has published more than 170 peer-reviewed articles, including in top journals such as Science, PNAS, and Nature Sustainability. Grants he has contributed to during his career total >$35m, including recently being dual-PI of the $10m EPA-funded Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES). In addition to teaching classes in air quality engineering and in justice aspects of engineering, Marshall runs the Grand Challenges Impact Lab, a 10-week UW study-abroad program in Bengaluru, India, on engineering and social entrepreneurship.

Dr. Marshall earned a BSE in Chemical Engineering from Princeton, and an MS and PhD in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley.