Grazia Ghermandi

Dr. Grazia Ghermandi is a Senior Professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, affiliated with the Department of Engineering 'Enzo Ferrari'. Her expertise spans environmental engineering, air quality modeling, and sustainability. She leads research on pollutant dynamics, urban environmental management, and climate change mitigation, with notable contributions to vehicular emissions frameworks (e.g., VERT) and satellite-based urban heat island studies. Her work integrates advanced modeling techniques, citizen science, and interdisciplinary approaches.

Teaching: She teaches courses like 'Transversal Skills on Sustainability', 'Environmental Health Engineering', and 'Air Quality and Pollutant Dynamics', emphasizing cross-disciplinary sustainability across engineering and environmental sciences. Over 950 students annually engage with her sustainability modules, reflecting her commitment to education.

Research: Dr. Ghermandi's research focuses on air pollution, urban microplastics, and emission mitigation strategies. Key projects include analyzing black carbon sources in urban hotspots and developing low-cost sensor networks for intra-urban pollution monitoring. She co-leads initiatives like the MicroTRACES project on airborne microplastics and TRAFAIR for traffic emission forecasting.

Labs/Teams: Her research group collaborates on environmental modeling tools (e.g., PMSS, GRAL) and interdisciplinary sustainability education. She contributes to regional environmental policy through emission scenario studies (e.g., hydrogen vs. electric vehicles' PM10 impacts).

Grants/Projects: Funded projects include the European TRAFAIR and MicroTRACES initiatives, exploring urban air quality solutions and innovative sensor technologies. Her work bridges academic research with practical applications for cleaner urban environments.