Kirsten Koehler, an associate professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, is set to deliver a talk on “Low-cost sensors for environmental health applications” on April 1st at 4 p.m. in the 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus. The talk will also be accessible via Zoom. During her presentation, Koehler will discuss the growing use of sensors in our daily lives due to the Internet of Things (IoT). She will explore how sensor data can be used in environmental health applications, covering topics such as pollution emissions, health effects exposure monitoring, and air pollution monitoring approaches.
Koehler’s research primarily focuses on improving exposure assessment methods to inform occupational and public health policy. Her aim is to enhance spatiotemporal exposure assessment for air pollutants and climate-related exposures with a specific interest in how air pollution affects people with pre-existing conditions such as asthma or COPD. Additionally, she seeks to utilize lower-cost sensor technologies to better understand the variability in exposures within urban areas.
The talk by Koehler is part of the EarthTalks spring 2024 series on “Urban Systems Science,” which explores the complexities of urban systems and the interactions between human and natural systems within cities and their surrounding rural environment. For more information about the spring 2024 EarthTalks series, visit their website for additional details on upcoming presentations and topics.
