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Rebecca SAARI

Academic Background:

  • 2010 - present • MIT, ESD: PhD student in Engineering Systems
  • 2005 - 2006 • U. Toronto: MASc in Mechanical/Environmental Engineering
  • 2001 - 2005 • U. Toronto: BASc in Engineering Science (Physics)

Work Experience:

  • 2010 • Environment Canada • Vancouver, British Columbia
    Atmospheric Scientist in Air Quality Issues
  • 2007 - 2009 • AECOM • Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, BC
    Air Quality Engineer
  • 2005 - 2006 • University of Toronto
    Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant in Env/Mech Eng
  • 2005 • York University
    Summer Graduate Research Assistant in Space Eng
  • 2003 - 2005 • University of Toronto
    Undergraduate Research Assistant and TA in Physics and Eng Sci

Research Domain:

energy and environment

Research Methodology:

modeling and simulation, integrated assessment, economics, atmospheric science

Research Description:

Rebecca is informing sustainability science and policy by creating an integrated assessment framework to study the links between energy and environmental policy, and their effects on economic prosperity, environmental outcomes, and income inequality. 

In particular, she is interested in quantifying the air quality co-benefits of domestic climate and energy policies, and comparing their distributional implications.