Garcia Menendez, Fernando

Fernando Garcia Menendez

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University

Former Postdoctoral Associate, Joint Program

Research Associate, Joint Program

Bio

Fernando's research explores the connections between climate change, air pollution, and public health, specifically focusing on the impact of climate uncertainty on air quality projections. He was a postdoctoral associate working with Noelle Selin and the Joint Program circa 2013-2015.

Education + Credentials

Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Environmental Engineering, 2013

Stanford University, MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2008

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, BS Chemical Engineering, 2005

Recent Publications

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article

Maximizing ozone signals among chemical, meteorological, and climatological variability

Brown-Steiner, B., N. E. Selin, R.G. Prinn, E. Monier, S. Tilmes, L. Emmons and F. Garcia-Menendez (2018). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18: 8373-8388 (doi: 10.5194/acp-18-8373-2018) [PDF]

Journal Article

The role of natural variability in projections of climate change impacts on U.S. ozone pollution

Garcia-Menendez, F., E. Monier and N. Selin (2017). Geophysical Research Letters, 44(6): 2911-2921

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article

U.S. Air Quality and Health Benefits from Avoided Climate Change under Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Garcia-Menendez, F., R.K. Saari, E. Monier, and N.E. Selin (2015). Environmental Science & Technology, 49(13): 7580–7588 [PDF]