These projects apply geospatial analysis and system dynamics to examine climate, water, and urban environmental systems. The work focuses on translating analytical models and data driven approaches into insights that support sustainability planning, policy, and community engagement.
Developed a spatially distributed monthly water balance model to quantify precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, and infiltration under changing climate and land use conditions, integrating scenario data and land cover dynamics for basin level analysis and water resource planning.
An ongoing project that evaluates the alignment among atmospheric moisture, terrestrial stress, energy availability, and infrastructure conditions to understand where atmospheric water harvesting may support climate adaptation.
Quantified land surface temperature patterns using satellite remote sensing and land cover data to assess how urbanization influences heat exposure across cities and subregions over time.
Supervised and mentored a student team on a multi component sustainability planning project in collaboration with community partners. The work included (1) designing a random sampling framework for residential electrification surveys with automated comparison to baseline datasets, (2) developing an interactive sustainability dashboard, and (3) compiling and estimating a greenhouse gas inventory across residential, commercial, and transportation sectors, including electricity, natural gas, and methane emissions, to support municipal planning and public communication.
Designed and led a community engaged teaching studio connecting environmental knowledge, governance, and justice to applied projects. Supervised student teams working on sustainability assessments of large scale infrastructure and development projects (e.g., Lobito Corridor, Interoceanic Corridor in Mexico, NEOM city, and AI data centers), alongside system dynamics modeling studies examining carbon sequestration, water resource impacts, and ecosystem dynamics in regions such as the Everglades, Santiago, and the Amazon. These projects integrated analytical modeling, policy evaluation, and public facing communication to support sustainability focused decision making.