Rawad Saleh

Rawad Saleh is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia's School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural & Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on aerosol physics and air quality, particularly addressing environmental impacts of biomass burning, combustion processes, and climate modeling. He has pioneered studies on brown carbon emissions and their role in climate forcing.

Education details are not explicitly listed, but his work demonstrates expertise in aerosol science and environmental engineering. His research integrates field experiments (e.g., the Georgia Wildland-Fire Simulation Experiment) with advanced analytical techniques to quantify aerosol optical properties, chemical composition, and atmospheric aging processes.

Key scientific contributions include:

• Revealing discrepancies in brown carbon light absorption modeling
• Developing parameterizations for wildfire emissions in chemical transport models
• Characterizing microplastics from biomass combustion

Awarded the prestigious CAREER Award (2022) for advancing brown carbon parameterization in climate models. His work bridges laboratory studies with real-world applications, including health impacts of e-cigarette aerosols and wildfire smoke toxicity.