About
Are you a prospective graduate student interested in sustainable energy, air quality impacts of climate change, health impacts of air pollution? Visit https://uwaterloo.ca/scholar/rsaari
Experienced academic, national air issues scientist, and environmental engineering consultant
Research
I model air pollution and its human impacts, seeking to link sources of pollution to environmental and economic policies, like energy, climate change, and trade.
I develop modeling frameworks to simulate the components of this problem, including atmospheric processes and environmental policies, and to quantify their effect on our energy mix, economic prosperity, income inequality, and human health.
Interested In
Potential partnerships, collaborations, students, and discussion
Specialties
Air quality engineering, integrated assessment modeling, international air issues, global environmental negotiations and governance, atmospheric science, policy analysis, pollution control design, combustion process control, environmental optical sensor design, environmental assessment and permitting, environmental policy and regulation; business development and team-based project management; academic research
Activity
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🎉 🎉 Introducing: Dr. Danielle Ripsman, the newest doctoral graduate in #ORMS from the Department of Management Science and Engineering, University…
🎉 🎉 Introducing: Dr. Danielle Ripsman, the newest doctoral graduate in #ORMS from the Department of Management Science and Engineering, University…
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A wonderful set of insight into the state of modeling in this area. A great special feature!
A wonderful set of insight into the state of modeling in this area. A great special feature!
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Be sure to check out the Modeling Dynamic Systems for Sustainable Development Special Feature that was just published in PNAS…
Be sure to check out the Modeling Dynamic Systems for Sustainable Development Special Feature that was just published in PNAS…
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Experience
Education
Publications
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A self-consistent method to assess air quality co-benefits from US climate change policies
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
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A Systems Approach to Evaluating the Air Quality Co-Benefits of US Carbon Policies
Nature Climate Change
Can air quality co-benefits completely offset the costs of climate policies? We compare the air quality impacts and co-benefits against the economy-wide costs of a cap-and-trade, clean energy standard, and transportation cap.
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Air Quality Resolution for Health Impacts Assessment: Influence of Regional Characteristics
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Courses
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Air Pollution: Formation and Control
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Alternative Energy Systems
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Atmospheric Pollution
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Combustion
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
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Earth Observations from Space
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Engineering Systems PhD Seminar (MIT)
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Environment Seminars
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Environmental Decision-Making
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Environmental Economics (taken at Harvard University)
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Environmental Modeling (taken at Harvard University)
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Fundamentals of Epidemiology
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Global Environmental Science and Politics (MIT)
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Intermediate Applied Microeconomics (MIT)
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Radiation Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres
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Science, Technology & Public Policy (MIT)
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Special course (NGO observer at Minamata Convention negotiations, Geneva, January 2013)
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Honors & Awards
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Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability 2013-14
MIT Martin Family Foundation
Fellowship for "advanced graduated students from throughout the Institute who have shown outstanding performance in a field strongly related to sustainability."
http://mitei.mit.edu/education/fellowships/martin-fellows
http://mitei.mit.edu/education/fellowships/martin-fellows/rebecca-saari
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Joseph A. Martore (MIT 1975) Award for Exceptional Contributions to Engineering Systems Education
ESD Director and Martore Committee
Accepted as Co-President on behalf of the Engineering Systems Student Society for our research, education, and outreach events.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/prof-nancy-leveson-and-the-esd-student-society-honored-with-joseph-a-martore-awards.html
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Total MIT Energy Fellowship 2010-2011
MIT Energy Iniative
"Named MIT Energy Fellows at the master's and doctoral levels are selected on the basis of keen interest in energy, excellent academic record, and promising future."
http://mitei.mit.edu/education/fellowships/society-energy-fellows
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Full professional proficiency
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Spanish
Elementary proficiency
Organizations
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Air and Waste Management Association
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American Geophysical Union
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More activity by Rebecca
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The Turkstra Talks are held once a month as part of the activities of the Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering in the Department of Civil and…
The Turkstra Talks are held once a month as part of the activities of the Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering in the Department of Civil and…
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Today is my last day at McKinsey & Company. I could not imagine a better place to grow professionally, grow personally, and grow a family. I am so…
Today is my last day at McKinsey & Company. I could not imagine a better place to grow professionally, grow personally, and grow a family. I am so…
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Tomorrow will be my last day at MaineHealth. It has been an incredible 10 year journey. The decision to leave may be the hardest I have ever…
Tomorrow will be my last day at MaineHealth. It has been an incredible 10 year journey. The decision to leave may be the hardest I have ever…
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Happy to share that last night I received the John Helferich Award for "Excellence in the Systems Community at MIT" from the Systems, Design, and…
Happy to share that last night I received the John Helferich Award for "Excellence in the Systems Community at MIT" from the Systems, Design, and…
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Starting the second day of the Mobility Network Summer School. "Measuring what matters: Cities and urban mobility in an era of climate emergency". I…
Starting the second day of the Mobility Network Summer School. "Measuring what matters: Cities and urban mobility in an era of climate emergency". I…
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It was a privilege to welcome new faculty members and recognize my colleagues' achievements at the #FacultyCommercementDay. So proud to work…
It was a privilege to welcome new faculty members and recognize my colleagues' achievements at the #FacultyCommercementDay. So proud to work…
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CONGRATULATIONS to the first Architectural Engineering graduating class! We are so proud to see you pave the way for future students and look…
CONGRATULATIONS to the first Architectural Engineering graduating class! We are so proud to see you pave the way for future students and look…
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Thanks to our Civil 4B class for a great game this evening. Final score: students 5 - faculty/staff/alumni 4. Hopefully the start of a new tradition!
Thanks to our Civil 4B class for a great game this evening. Final score: students 5 - faculty/staff/alumni 4. Hopefully the start of a new tradition!
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Day 2 at the EHS Management Institute. The aspects of EHS professionals I love the most is the openness to benchmark and collaborate. Today it is…
Day 2 at the EHS Management Institute. The aspects of EHS professionals I love the most is the openness to benchmark and collaborate. Today it is…
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