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Dr David Dajnak serves as Deputy Head of the Air Pollution Modelling team within the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. He holds a PhD from Imperial College London (1998–2004) and specializes in air quality policy design, emissions inventories, and health impact assessments. His work focuses on reducing the health and environmental impacts of air pollution through innovative modelling and collaboration with UK policy makers and international bodies.
Research interests include ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ), climate policies, net-zero strategies, and the health effects of pollutants like PM2.5 and NO2. He has advised on major London initiatives such as the ULEZ, the Olympic Road Network, and the Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy (MAQS). His team collaborates with organizations like DEFRA, TfL, and the Clean Air Fund to develop evidence-based policies.
Key articles from 2016–2023 analyze air quality impacts of policies, link pollution to asthma and respiratory diseases, and model pathways to WHO air quality guidelines. His work emphasizes policy evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, and cross-sectoral collaboration. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his contributions to public health policy are widely recognized.
Current grants include a £2.2M MRC project on clean air zones’ health impacts and a NIHR study on zero-carbon UK air quality benefits. He supervises post-doctoral researchers Dr Gregor Stewart and Dr Tuan Vu. His lab, ERG’s Modelling Group, employs state-of-the-art tools for emission inventories (e.g., LAEI) and health impact assessment.
