Open Positions


Come join our group!

Get to work with state-of-the-art air quality measurement methods and develop expertise in laboratory, computer modeling, and research approaches. Please email Professor Wittig (wittig@ce.ccny.cuny.edu) your resume, a summary of your undergraduate/graduate transcripts and standardized test scores, and an informal statement of purpose.


Questions or comments? Send Professor Wittig an email (wittig@ce.ccny.cuny.edu) and let her know which project from the list below that you're interested in.
 Wittig 





  
You should (at least) have the following interests or skills:
Eligible candidates will receive a salary or stipend.


  
Research projects as of Fall 2006:


Research topic
Project
Opening
Outdoor air quality
Instrument development
Use state-of-the-art mid-IR sensors developed at Princeton University to measure air pollutants [and possibly take classes at and work at Princeton University during summer].
1 Ph.D. &
1 undergraduate student
Environmental chemistry
Model the formation of nitrous acid (HONO) at night, by coding the non-equilibrium rate expressions into Matlab code.
1 masters &
1 undergraduate student
Regional transport of PM
Characterize regional transport of fine PM by evaluating measurements collected across the nation during special studies and at routine monitoring networks. Predict regional transport of fine PM using sequential (multi-stage) mass balances coded into Matlab.
1 Ph.D. student,
1 masters student &
2 undergraduate students
Health effects of PM exposure
Evaluate the spatial relationships between specific health effects and sources or air pollutants in NYC.
1 Ph.D. student,
1 masters student &
1 public health student
Environmental monitoring
Prepare air pollutant measurement instruments and samplers for the field, and collect and analyze ambient air samples obtained at CCNY.
2 undergraduate students
Laboratory evaluation of pollutant instruments
Design and construct an aerosol generator to calibrate instruments. Design and construct an isokinetic sampling manifold for instruments to sample ambient air from within laboratory. Develop procedures for the operation, maintenance, and calibration of instruments.
3 undergraduate students
Indoor air quality
Observation of PM dispersion in a subway station
Construct a modular 1:48 scale model of a NYC subway station from Autocad drawings. Introduce particles into a scale model of a subway station through vents, stairwells, and tunnel. Use particle image velocimetry to observe PM transport and dispersion in the scale model.
1 Ph.D. student, 1 masters student & 2 undergraduate students [1 in architecture]
Modeling PM dispersion in a subway station
Use the Subway Environmental Simulator (SES) model to predict pollutant concentrations in a NYC subway station, and compare to observations in scale model.
1 masters & 1 undergraduate student
Engineers without Borders
Develop training materials for CCNY student chapter
Use EWB guidance documents, your course textbooks, and the group's experience to develop training slides for the CCNY Student Chapter of EWB.
[topics include: water resources (fluid mechanics, hydraulics), energy generation (wind, solar, water), air quality (combustion and ventilation), simple structures (statics, mechanics), practical design, project proposal writing and budgeting, etc]
1-2 undergraduate students [prefer students in EWB]