Neelakshi Hudda

Neelakshi Hudda is a Research Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University. She specializes in urban air pollution, particularly transportation emissions and aviation impacts. Her work focuses on ambient and indoor air quality, mitigation strategies, and community-based environmental monitoring. Dr. Hudda holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Southern California and a B.Tech. from IIT-BHU, India.

Education:

• Ph.D. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles
• B.Tech. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT-BHU, India

Research interests include aviation emission impacts, ultrafine particle dynamics, and low-cost sensor applications. Her studies on Los Angeles and Boston airports demonstrate aviation’s long-range pollution effects. She leads federal grants and consulting projects for city governments, emphasizing ambient monitoring and community health.

Her publications analyze traffic-related air pollution, air purifier efficacy, and climate-temperature interactions in public health. Current projects explore machine learning for air quality data analysis and sensor calibration in mobile environments.

Grants and collaborations include federal funding for airport pollution studies and community engagement initiatives. She advocates for environmental justice through participatory research and policy-informing data.