

HELLO, I'M
Brandon Lewis
Researcher & PhD Student
About Me
my ongoing journey
I am environmental health and sustainability scientist, student leader, and PhD candidate at Yale University's School of the Environment. I am deeply committed to exploring the impacts of air quality and environmental pollution on communities through data collection and fieldwork, open- and closed-source geospatial tools, and statistical modeling. As a motivated and detail-oriented researcher, I strive to contribute meaningful insights on the impact of environmental exposures such as air pollution and concentrated animal farms on vulnerable communities locally and globally. Explore my work to learn more about my research endeavors.
Education
MY ACADEMIC JOURNEY
August 2021 - May 2026 (expected)
Yale University – New Haven, CT, USA;
PhD, School of the Environment
Experience
RESEARCH ENGAGEMENTS
May - August 2021
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Wind Technology Center, Graduate Researcher
June - July 2018
January 2019 - December 2020
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC, USA;
Master of Science in Atmospheric Science
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
NSF-International Research in Geosciences in Botswana
August 2016 - May 2017
North Carolina State University Air Quality Research lab, Undergraduate Research Assistant
August 2018 - December 2018
Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
Only coursework in the graduate Atmospheric Science program
NCAS-M Fellowship
August 2013 - May 2018
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology
Skills & Expertise
MY TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Air Quality Modeling - AERMOD, HEM-3
Air Quality Tech Operation - sensors, monitoring stations, and analyzers
Statistical Modeling - R, Matlab, SAS
Geospatial Modeling- ArcGIS (Esri), QGIS, GrassGIS
Data Visualization - R, ArcGIS
Project Management - environmental fieldwork, international and local collaborations
Research Methodologies - community study design, fieldwork campaign
Publications & Awards
RECOGNITION & PUBLICATIONS
Published in Environmental Health Perspective
Recipient of NOAA Center for Atmospheric Science and Meteorology Fellowship
Presenter at International Society of Environmental Epidemiology
Interests
BEYOND RESEARCH
Seminar Organizer
Student Org Leader
Tennis
Performing Arts
Fitness and Wellness
Cultural Immersion