Research

Air quality modeling; forward and backward/adjoint sensitivity analysis; modeling as policy support tool; uncertainty analysis; data assimilation; inverse modeling; numerical analysis in air quality models.

Application

Air pollution decision support; air pollution health effects; air pollution economics; optimal design of air pollution control strategies; integration of satellite observations with air quality models; inverse modeling for constraining emission inventories; air quality forecasting; air pollution exposure/risk assessment, integrated assessment.

Activities

• Session Co-chair of 2nd international workshop in air quality forecasting research, Halifax (2010)

• Session Co-chair of 10th annual CMAS conference, Chapel Hill (2010)

• Member of CMAS, UNC – external advisory board

• Member of AWMA-OVC – Board of Directors

Journal Articles

A. Hakami, D.K. Henze, J.H. Seinfeld, K. Singh, A. Sandu, S.T. Kim, and D.W. Byun (2007), “The adjoint of CMAQ,” Environ. Sci. Technol. 41: 7807.

D.K. Henze, A. Hakami, and J.H. Seinfeld (2007), “Development of the adjoint of GEOS-Chem,” Atmos. Chem. Phys. 7: 2413.
Conference Publications

A. Hakami, K. Singh, A. Sandu, and J.H. Seinfeld, “Further development and applications for adjoint of CMAQ,” Models-3 Users’ Workshop 2007.