Drew Pendergrass

Drew Pendergrass is a postdoctoral associate at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and a doctoral student in Environmental Engineering at Harvard University. His research focuses on using satellite data to track pollution sources and improve air quality monitoring through tools like the open-source CHEEREIO platform. He also explores intersections of economic democracy and ecological governance, collaborating with social scientists and historians. His work bridges environmental science and policy, emphasizing democratized resource management.

Education:

• Doctoral Candidate in Environmental Engineering, Harvard University
• Bachelor's Degree (implied from career trajectory, exact field unspecified)

Research Interests: Drew's scientific work centers on air pollution tracking (e.g., PM2.5 dynamics), methane emissions monitoring, and geostationary satellite data analysis. His non-scientific writing addresses systemic responses to environmental crises, advocating for economic democracy frameworks. Recent projects include analyzing long-term air quality trends in East Asia and developing tools to attribute pollution sources.

Key Publications: Recent work includes studies on global methane emissions trends, PM2.5 monitoring via satellite, and contributions to the Power Shift: Keywords for a New Politics of Energy anthology. His 2023 paper on CHEEREIO established an open-source platform for emissions inversion.

Awards:

• CASE Grand Gold Circle of Excellence Award (2020)
• 2016 National Courage in Student Journalism Award

Grants & Advising: While no specific grants are listed, his CHEEREIO project and satellite analysis work likely involve collaborative funding. No formal advisees are mentioned, but he collaborates widely on interdisciplinary projects.

Labs/Teams: Active in Duke's Nicholas School research groups and Harvard's environmental engineering initiatives. Co-developer of CHEEREIO with the GEOS-Chem team.