Nebula Lichiheb, Ph.D.

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Title: Atmospheric Scientist

Contact:
nebila.lichiheb@noaa.gov
ph: (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. I’m also interested in advancing our understanding of urban meteorology. The goal of my research is to refine the estimation of air pollution and assess the risks to human health and the environment.

Professional Experience:

• 2023 – present: Atmospheric Scientist, ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities), Working in residence at, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL), Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division (ATDD), Oak Ridge, TN
• 2023 – present: Adjunct Professor, UT (University of Tennessee), Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
• 2020 to 2022: Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Associate, ORISE (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education). Oak Ridge, TN
• 2019 – 2020: Research Associate, UT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Knoxville, TN
• 2016 – 2018: National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate, NOAA, ARL, ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN
• 2014 – 2015: Postdoctoral scholar, UMR ECOYS INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research), Thiverval-Grignon, France
• 2011 – 2014: Research engineer, ADEME (Agency for the Environment and Energy Management), Montrouge, France

Organizational Memberships:

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• AGU Global Engagement Committee 
• American Meteorological Society (AMS)

Education:

• Ph.D., Environmental Sciences, AgroParis Tech, Paris, France
• M.S., Agricultural Sciences, AgroParis Tech, Paris, France
• Engineering degree in Agricultural Science, INAT (National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia), Tunis, Tunisia

Honors, Awards, and Professional Recognition:

• Phytopharma award, prize of the best PhD thesis on pesticide work sustained in a French University, awarded by the French Pesticide Group, 2016