Arezoo Khodayari

Arezoo Khodayari is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles, within the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology. She directs the Environmental Sustainability and Pollution Control (ESPC) Research Lab, focusing on sustainable solutions for air/water pollution, climate modeling, and energy-water-climate nexus studies.

• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (University of Illinois, 2013)
• M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering (University of Illinois, 2010)
• M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (Sharif University of Technology, 2007)
• B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (University of Tehran, 2004)

Her research spans:

• Air quality and climate modeling of natural/human-made emissions
• Wastewater treatment using iron hydroxide minerals
• Environmental impact assessment frameworks
• Energy-water-climate nexus analysis
• Aviation emissions effects on atmospheric chemistry

Recent publications analyze:

• Iron mineral adsorption mechanisms for nitrate/phosphate removal
• Wildfire risk projections under climate change
• Hydrothermal systems for pollutant transport studies
• Aviation NOx-induced ozone/CH4 interactions
• Carbon emission assessment tools for campus sustainability

She mentors students through:

• ASCE Environmental Competition Team projects
• Senior Design Research Projects
• Graduate/undergraduate environmental engineering courses