Cesunica Ivey

Dr. Cesunica Ivey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. As Vice Chair of Strategic Planning and Principal Investigator of the Air Quality Modeling and Exposure Lab (AQMEL), her work bridges air pollution science, computational methods, and environmental justice.

• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (Georgia Tech, 2016)
• M.S. in Environmental Engineering (Georgia Tech, 2011)
• B.S. in Civil Engineering (Georgia Tech, 2010)
• B.S. in Mathematics (Fort Valley State University, 2008)

Dr. Ivey's research focuses on 4-D regional air pollution modeling, source apportionment, and low-cost sensor networks. Her work addresses:

• Human Interaction & Disparities: Examining mobility patterns, socioeconomics, and historical structures affecting exposure
• Air Quality & Meteorology: Studying wildfire smoke transport and weather-pollution interactions
• Computational Methods: Developing GPU-accelerated chemical solvers for faster predictions
• Sustainable Transitions: Analyzing climate change impacts on urban pollution

Scientific Contributions include 15+ peer-reviewed publications on machine learning applications, environmental justice frameworks, and community-led monitoring. Her recent Environmental Research Letters study demonstrated indoor-outdoor PM2.5 linkages in rail-impacted communities.

• 2025 - Wildfire Smoke Transport Analysis
• 2024 - Rail Community Exposure Study
• 2024 - GPU Chemistry Solver Implementation

Awards:

• UC Berkeley Chancellor's Award (2024-2025)
• Women in Science Prize (2022)
• ACS Talented 12 (2021)

Dr. Ivey actively mentors graduate students and collaborates with organizations like the Healthy Martinez Initiative and Marin City Climate Resilience. Her lab develops predictive models to inform policy while advocating for data sovereignty in marginalized communities.