Name: Kiarash Farzad
Email: farzad.k@northeastern.edu

Education:

Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States

M.Sc., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Azad University (Central Tehran Branch), Tehran, Iran

Research Interests & Specialties:

• Sustainability and Green Buildings

• Air Quality Modeling

• Data Analysis & High Performance Computing  

• Programming Languages: R, Python, and Bash  

Publications: (Google Scholar)

Schuch, D., Farzad, K., Zhang, Y. (2026). Application of WRF-CAMx over West Asia, Part I: Meteorological and Air Quality Model Evaluation. Climate. 14, 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli14060128

Farzad, K., Zhang, Y., Tong, D., Ma, S., Tang, Y., Huang, J., Campbell, P. C., Pye, H. O. T., Murphy, B., Yang, F., Baker, B., Kang, D., Hutzell, B., Sarwar, G. (2025). Application and Evaluation of a NOAA GFS‐Driven Air Quality Model Using CMAQv5.4 and High‐Resolution Emissions: FIREX‐AQ 2019. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. https://doi.org/10.1029/ 2025JD045668

Stewart, R. K., Farzad, K., Zhang, Y., Gillingham, K. T., Hobbs, B. F., Esty, D. C., Bell, M. L. (2026). Impacts from sector-specific energy policies on mortality: Co-benefits and socioeconomic disparities across three midwestern states in the year 2050. Environ. Res. 299, 124288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.124288

Farzad, K., Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Chen, X., Goldberg, D. L., Lyapustin, A., Wang, Y., Bell, M. L. (2025). Statistical downscaling of coarse-resolution fine particulate matter predictions over the contiguous United States: model development, evaluation, and implication in health impact assessment. Sci. Total Environ. 999, 180302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180302

Khorsandi, B., Farzad, K., Tahriri, H., Maknoon, R. (2021). Association between short‑term exposure to air pollution and COVID‑19 hospital admission/mortality during warm seasons. Environ. Monit. Assess. 193, 426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09210-y

Farzad, K., Khorsandi, B., Khorsandi, M., Bouamra, O., Maknoon, R. (2021). Estimating short-term mortality benefits associated with a reduction in tropospheric ozone. Atmos. Environ. 252, 118342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118342

Farzad, K., Khorsandi, B., Khorsandi, M., Bouamra, O., Maknoon, R. (2020). A study of cardiorespiratory-related mortality as a result of exposure to black carbon. Science of The Total Environment, 725, 138422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138422

Honors and Awards:

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fellowship award, Ph.D., Northeastern University (2021)

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering scholarship, M.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology (2019)