Air Quality Modeling

The Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development (CEMPD), is a team of research faculty, scientists and engineers dedicated to supporting sound policy making through the development and application of environmental software and models. Our clients and collaborators include government, industrial and academic professionals who utilize our services to generate and understand environmental information.

To find out more about what we do, select from the following focus areas:

• Air Quality Modeling Research and Application
• State Implementation Plan (SIP) Applications
• Software Development
• Education

Latest News

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  From the Blog: Using Modeling Capabilities to Address Air Pollution at a Local and Global Scale

  Approximately 4.2 million premature deaths occur globally each year due to outdoor air pollution. Sources of air pollutants can be man-made, such as vehicle exhaust and other industrial sources like power plants, or natural in origin, such as smoke from … Continued

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  IE to host more than 300 air quality scientists at annual conference

  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Environment is hosting its 18th annual Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference Oct. 21-23 at the university’s Friday Center. The annual conference has become an international hub and … Continued

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  Institute researchers part of study to analyze potential health benefits of transportation policies aimed at curbing climate change (C-Change NEWS | Aug. 29, 2019)

  Transportation is the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S., contributing 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the nation. Tailpipe emissions are also a large source of traditional pollution that can degrade air quality and harm human health, … Continued

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  UNC-led team wins NOAA grant to develop better air quality forecasting

  A team of air quality monitoring experts will soon kickstart the development of a state-of-the-art emissions testbed to enhance current air quality forecasting systems produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). Leading this team is B.H. Baek, a research assistant professor at the UNC Institute … Continued