Amanda Giang
Bio
Amanda Giang is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC. Her research address challenges at the interface of environmental modelling and policy through an interdisciplinary lens, with a focus on air pollution and toxic chemicals. She is interested in understanding how modelling and data analytics can better empower communities and inform policy decision-making. Current projects in her research group include developing digital tools to better understand and respond to environmental injustice in Canada, evaluating the impacts of technology and policy on air quality, and exploring how different kinds of knowledge are used in environmental assessment processes.
Projects
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Air quality and environmental justice in Canada
Evaluating the role of climate change and infrastructure design on the fate and transport of toxic pollutants
Air quality, climate, and health impacts of energy transitions – technology, policy, and process
Scholarship of teaching and learning on interdisciplinary sustainability research training
Courses
ENVR 410 Energy, Environment, and Society
RES 520 Climate Change, Science, Technology, and Sustainable Development
CEEN 525 Energy Policy