NEBILA LICHIHEB, Ph.D.

Duties:
Research Associate with University of Tennessee working in residence at NOAA/ATDD
Programs:
Atmospheric Modeling and Reactive Nitrogen Pollution
Contact:
nebila.lichiheb@noaa.gov Office: (865) 455-6716
Current Research
I am focused on studying the air quality issues, including transport, transformation and fate of pollutants, such as reactive nitrogen. My research interests include measurement and modeling of surface-atmosphere exchange of trace gas and particles in agricultural, forest and coastal ecosystems. I use datasets derived from measurement campaigns for input and validation of computer models results. The goal of my research is to refine the estimation of air pollution and assess the risks to human health and the environment. For more information on my research click here. A listing of publications is available in pdf format here.Education
AgroParisTech (French Institute for Education and Research in Agronomy, Environment, Life Science and Food Technology), Paris, France
Ph.D., Environmental Sciences, 2014
M.S., Agricultural Sciences, 2011
INAT (National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia), Tunis, Tunisia
Engineering Degree in Agricultural Sciences, 2010
Professional Experience
Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Associate, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, Oak Ridge, TN USA. 2020 to present. Research Associate, University of Tennessee Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Knoxville, TN, working in residence at NOAA, Air Resources Laboratory, Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, Oak Ridge, TN 2019 to 2020 NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, Oak Ridge, TN 2016 to 2018 Postdoctoral Scholar, INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research) Environmental and Arable Crops Research Unit, Grignon, France 2014 to 2015 Research Engineer, ADEME (Agency for the Environment and Energy Management), Paris, France 2011 to 2014
Sampling vegetation and sediment in a salt marsh with Dr. Kari St. Laurent. Dr. St. Laurent is the research coordinator for the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. More information is here.
More about my research
Agriculture is a source of pollution for the atmosphere, through the use of fertilizers and pesticides to increase food production and ever growing pressures to develop agricultural land. More than 90% of all emissions to air of ammonia (NH3) derive from the agriculture sector. My main research topic is to improve understanding and predicting agricultural emissions of air pollutants such as NH3 and pesticides, I am therefore involved in:- Measuring trace gas and particle fluxes at different scales and using several micrometeorological techniques;
- Collecting and analyzing experimental data needed to better understand the air-surface exchange of these pollutants;
- Improving and developing new parameterizations to simulate air pollutants emissions from agricultural ecosystems using Surface-Atmosphere transfer models.