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Naomi Zimmerman

ResearcherMechanical Engineering - The University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia

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Naomi Zimmerman

Researcher

Mechanical Engineering - The University of British Columbia

Engineering

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (7 NSERC, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Air pollution Low-cost sensors wildfire smoke Climate change building characteristics community engagement criteria air contaminants infiltration

Latest papers

Toward Socially Responsive Ambient Air Quality Monitoring in the Era of Distributed Sensing.
Environmental science & technology · 2026 · first author
Impact of residential cooking and heating on temporal changes of black carbon in rural India.
Scientific reports · 2025 · senior author
Following the smell: terpene emission profiles through the cannabis life-cycle.
Environmental science. Processes & impacts · 2025 · senior author

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Assessing and communicating air quality in community clean air spaces: influence of season and building characteristics
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$210,000
Real-World Air Quality Sensing
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Cannabis cultivation in Canada: Assessing the air, health, and equity impacts of a growing and uncharted industry
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$273,175

All 8 grants and awards

10 publications.

Toward Socially Responsive Ambient Air Quality Monitoring in the Era of Distributed Sensing.

Zimmerman N

Environmental science & technology2026First author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c01858 PMID: 41660795

Impact of residential cooking and heating on temporal changes of black carbon in rural India.

Chakraborty M, Jain S, Thornton S, Aklin M, Giang A, Zimmerman N

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-18384-1 PMID: 41023027

Following the smell: terpene emission profiles through the cannabis life-cycle.

de Ferreyro Monticelli D, Pham C, Bhandari S, Giang A, Borduas-Dedekind N, Zimmerman N

Environmental science. Processes & impacts2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d5em00253b PMID: 40528799

Air Quality Sensor Experts Convene: Current Quality Assurance Considerations for Credible Data.

Barkjohn KK, Clements A, Mocka C, Barrette C, Bittner A, Champion W, Gantt B, Good E, Holder A, Hillis B, Landis MS, Kumar M, MacDonald M, Thoma E, Dye T, Archer JM, Bergin M, Mui W, Feenstra B, Ogletree M, Chester-Schroeder C, Zimmerman N

ACS ES&T air2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsestair.4c00125 PMID: 39502563

Identification of Neighborhood Hotspots via the Cumulative Hazard Index: Results From a Community-Partnered Low-Cost Sensor Deployment.

Jain S, Gardner-Frolick R, Martinussen N, Jackson D, Giang A, Zimmerman N

GeoHealth2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1029/2023gh000935 PMID: 38361590

The effect of air purifiers and curtains on aerosol dispersion and removal in multi-patient hospital rooms.

Rogak SN, Rysanek A, Lee JM, Dhulipala SV, Zimmerman N, Wright M, Weimer M

Indoor air2022

DOI: 10.1111/ina.13110 PMID: 36305060

Cannabis Cultivation Facilities: A Review of Their Air Quality Impacts from the Occupational to Community Scale.

de Ferreyro Monticelli D, Bhandari S, Eykelbosh A, Henderson SB, Giang A, Zimmerman N

Environmental science & technology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06372 PMID: 35138823

Using Low-Cost Sensors to Assess Fine Particulate Matter Infiltration (PM2.5) during a Wildfire Smoke Episode at a Large Inpatient Healthcare Facility.

Nguyen PDM, Martinussen N, Mallach G, Ebrahimi G, Jones K, Zimmerman N, Henderson SB

International journal of environmental research and public health2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189811 PMID: 34574730

Spatial Modeling of Daily PM2.5, NO2, and CO Concentrations Measured by a Low-Cost Sensor Network: Comparison of Linear, Machine Learning, and Hybrid Land Use Models.

Jain S, Presto AA, Zimmerman N

Environmental science & technology2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02653 PMID: 34133134

Comparison of Airway Responses Induced in a Mouse Model by the Gas and Particulate Fractions of Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Exhaust.

Maikawa CL, Zimmerman N, Ramos M, Shah M, Wallace JS, Pollitt KJG

International journal of environmental research and public health2018

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15030429 PMID: 29494515

Assessing and communicating air quality in community clean air spaces: influence of season and building characteristics

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Zimmerman, Naomi NGE

Keywords: air pollution; building characteristics; community engagement; criteria air contaminants; infiltration; low-cost sensors; particulate matter; wildfire smoke; wood smoke

$210,000