Stefan Falke

Stefan Falke

Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis
Washington University, Campus Box 1124
One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
314-935-6099, fax: 314-935-6145
stefan@mecf.wustl.edu
Home: 5906 McPherson Ave., 1E
St. Louis, MO 63112
314-726-5524
U.S. citizen

Education
Doctor of Science in Environmental Engineering, 1999, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Dissertation: "Mapping Air Quality: Spatial Estimation of Pollutant Concentrations from Point Monitoring Data"
(Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/Databases/UserDomains/SAPID)
Advisor: Rudolf B. Husar

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, 1996, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Master of Science in Engineering and Policy, 1993, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Master's Project: "Information Needs and Delivery in Environmental Policy"

Bachelor of Arts in Physics, 1992, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Bachelor of Arts in German, 1992, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, August 1994 – Present
Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Developed spatial estimation methods for mapping U.S. particulate matter and ozone concentrations from monitoring network data

Conducted spatio-temporal pattern and trend analysis of air quality data

Provided data analysis for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's review of the particulate matter and ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Assisted in an Electric Power Research Institute sponsored review of estimated vegetation ozone exposure

Constructed computer tools for integrating, aggregating, and filtering large air quality data sets

Designed and taught the data analysis section of a graduate level air quality laboratory

Developed and maintained websites that facilitated collaboration and exchange of information for air quality projects

Graduate Research Assistant, March 1993 – December 1993
Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Designed an information and data delivery system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Earth Watch to communicate NOAA project results to the policy community

Physical Science Technician, Summer 1992
Department of the Army, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Ft. Wainwright, AK

Developed finite element models to simulate the response of snow to shock waves

Publications
Falke, S.R., and R.B. Husar, "Spatial Estimation of Fine Particle Concentrations over the U.S.", in progress.

Schichtel, B.A., R.B. Husar, S.R. Falke, "Seasonal Pattern of 1-hour and 8-hour Daily Maximum Ozone over the OTAG Region," submitted to Atmospheric Environment.

Schichtel, B.A., S.R. Falke, L.A. Vasconcelos , "Comparison of EPA Sum06 Secondary Ozone Exposure Estimates with Observed Data," 92nd Annual A&WMA Meeting, St. Louis, MO 1999. (Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/CapitaReports/Sum6Comp/Sum6Comp.html)

Falke, S.R., and R.B.Husar, "Maps of PM2.5 over the U.S. Derived from Regional PM2.5 and Surrogate Visibility and PM10 Monitoring Data," 91st Annual A&WMA Meeting Proceedings, San Diego, CA 1998. (Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/Awma98/HTTP/98_A918.htm)

Falke, S.R., and R.B. Husar, "Correction of Particulate Matter Concentrations to Reference Temperature and Pressure Conditions," 91st Annual A&WMA Meeting Proceedings, San Diego, CA 1998. (Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/Awma98/HTTP/98_A920.htm)

Falke, S.R., and R.B. Husar, "Declustering in the Spatial Interpolation of Air Quality Data," 91st Annual A&WMA Meeting Proceedings, San Diego, CA 1998. (Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/Awma98/HTTP/98_A927.htm)

Husar, R.B., S.R. Falke, W.E. Wilson, "Estimation of Daily Fine Particle Concentrations in Philadelphia," CAPITA Report 97r2, 1997. (Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/CapitaReports/PhilPM25/PhiPMBX.html)

Falke, S.R., and R.B. Husar, "Uncertainty in the Spatial Interpolation of Ozone Monitoring Data," CAPITA Report 96j1, 1996. (Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/CapitaReports/O3Interp/O3Interp.html)

Husar, R.B., and S.R. Falke, "The Relationship Between Aerosol Light Scattering and Fine Mass," CAPITA Report 96r1, prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1996. (Available online at http://capita.wustl.edu/CAPITA/CapitaReports/BScatFMRelation/BScatFM.html)

Presentations
Turner, J.R., and S.R. Falke, "Implementation of a Computer-Based Air Pollution Data Analysis Exercise in an Environmental Engineering Laboratory Course," American Society for Engineering Education 32nd Midwest Section Conference, Columbia, MO 1997.

Falke, S.R., and R.B. Husar, "Elevation Corrected U.S. PM10 Maps Derived from AIRS and IMPROVE," 89^th Annual A&WMA Meeting, Nashville, TN 1996.

Computer and Communication Skills
Programming: Visual Basic, VBA, Fortran, HTML, XML
Data Analysis and Management: GIS, ArcView, Geostatistical Software Library, Microsoft Access
Foreign Language: Fluency in German

Honors and Awards
Second Place, paper competition, American Society for Engineering Education 32nd Midwest Section Conference, 1997
Third Place, Ph.D. paper presentation competition, Air & Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, 1996
Washington University Engineering and Policy Graduate Student Scholarship, 1992 – 1993

Memberships and Affiliations
Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)
Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) Data Analysis Workgroup
Fine Particulate Matter Data Analysis Workgroup
Washington University Association for Graduate Engineering Students (AGES)

Other Activities
Webmaster, Graduate Environmental Engineering Program (http://capita.wustl.edu/EnvEng) 1994 – 1999
Gateway Greening Community Garden Association 1996 – 1998
University City Community Symphony, 1997
Professional basketball player, Telekom Bonn in German Bundesliga, 1993 – 1994

References

Rudolf B. Husar
Professor and Director, Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Washington University
314-935-6054
rhusar@mecf.wustl.edu

Robert P. Morgan
Elvera and William Stuckenberg Professor of Technology and Human Affairs
Department of Engineering and Policy
Washington University
703-465-1245
rpm@cec.wustl.edu

Jay R. Turner
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Engineering and Policy
Washington University
314-935-5464
JRTurner@seas.wustl.edu

Bret A. Schichtel
Senior Research Associate
Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis
Washington University
314-935-5772
bret@mecf.wustl.edu