Noelle Eckley Selin

I am a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and Center for Global Change Science, where my research focuses on the linkages between air pollution impacts and human health. I received my PhD in 2007 from Harvard University in Earth and Planetary Sciences, in Prof. Daniel Jacob's Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group. As my PhD research, I developed and evaluated a global, 3D atmospheric model of mercury pollution. I have also published articles and book chapters on the interactions between science and policy in international environmental negotiations, in particular focusing on global efforts to regulate hazardous chemicals and persistent organic pollutants. Prior to starting my PhD program, I was a research associate with the Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. I have also been a visiting researcher at the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen, Denmark, and have worked on chemicals issues at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

As of January 2010, I will be Assistant Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT [more info]. I will also have a joint appointment as Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. My research will continue to focus on using atmospheric chemistry modeling to inform decision-making strategies on air pollution and climate change.