Carl Malings is an Assistant Research Scientist at Morgan State University, working under the GESTAR II cooperative agreement at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Global Modelling and Assimilation Office. He works to combine atmospheric chemistry models, satellite retrievals, and surface monitor data to better estimate & forecast air quality to support air quality decision-making globally. He also participates in capacity building through the NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program, providing guidance on how to best use NASA data products to support air quality monitoring and management. He obtained his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2017. Following this, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher with low-cost air quality sensors until 2019.
Carl Albert Malings
(Assistant Research Scientist)
| Email: | carl.a.malings@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 610.1 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | MORGAN STATE UNIV. |
Brief Bio
Current Projects
Supporting local government public health and air quality decision-making with a sub-city scale air quality forecasting system from data fusion of models, satellite, in-situ measurements, and low-cost sensors
Air Quality
Project PI: K. Emma Knowland
This project aims to develop an online tool for the data fusion of model, satellite, and surface air quality monitoring data, including low-cost sensor data, to improve the estimation and forecasting of air quality at sub-city scales. The tool will be developed in the Google Earth Engine platform, incorporating new and existing air quality datasets. The tool will be made available to the end-users of this project for development and testing in several global and US cities, and following completion of the project will be handed off to the US EPA and UNEP for continued use with stakeholder groups in the US and worldwide.
Forecasting, Modeling Support and Analysis for Asia-AQ
Atmospheric Measurement
Project PI: Patricia Castellanos
This project provides modeling and data analysis support for the NASA ASIA-AQ campaign, including the use of data fusion methods for downscaling regional air quality estimates and forecasts, to be compared and validated with in-situ data obtained during the campaign.
Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) Program
Air Quality
Trainer, NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program for Health and Air Quality
Develops materials and coordinates trainings on the use of remote sensing products and other NASA data to assess air quality and its associated health impacts.
SNWG Air Quality Forecasts and Distributed Pandora Sensors: GMAO Forecasts
Air Quality
Project PI: K. Emma Knowland
This project combines Pandora observations with GEOS-CF model output to provide localized (‘tailored’) air quality forecasts at selected locations of interest for end-users of the Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG), including US Department of State.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 2012
Master of Science, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2013
PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2017
Positions/Employment
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
Universities Space Research Association - Greenbelt, MD
April 2020 - April 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Paris, France
February 2019 - February 2020
Worked on a "Make Out Planet Great Again" project, looking at assessing air quality using low-cost sensor systems in France and Africa.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
June 2017 - December 2018
Worked to characterize, calibrate and deploy low-cost sensors for air quality assessment.
Assistant Research Scientist
Morgan State University GESTAR-II Cooperative Agreement - Goddard Space Flight Center
April 2022 - Present
Professional Service
Working Groups
Co-lead, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Health and Air Quality Working Group, 2021-Present
Co-lead, GEOHealth Community of Practice Air Quality Work Group, 2023-Present
Conferences
Program Committee, Meteorology and Climate - Modeling for Air Quality Conference, 2023
Conference Planning Committee, Air Sensors International Conference, 2024
Other
Community Scientist, AGU Thriving Earth Exchange project "Establishing an Air Quality Monitoring Network to Inform Local Strategies in Columbus, Ohio"
Volunteer Judge, NASA Future Engineers Student Challenges, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Volunteer Judge, GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium student contest, 2022
Volunteer Judge, NASA Power to Explore student challenge, 2022, 2024
Awards
2023 GSFC Earth Sciences Division Atmospheres Peer Distinguished Contribution Group Award
2024 GMAO Scientific Achievement Group Peer Award for contributions by the GEOS-CF team
Selected Publications
Refereed
2024. "Air quality estimation and forecasting via data fusion with uncertainty quantification: Theoretical framework and preliminary results." J. Geophys. Res. Mach. Learn. Comput 1 (4): e2024JH000183 [10.1029/2024JH000183] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Forecasting with the GEOS-CF System and Other NASA Resources to Support Air Quality Management." Advances in Air Quality Research in Africa. ICAQ-Africa 2022. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. [10.1007/978-3-031-53525-3_13] [Article in Book]
2022. "Performance characterization of low-cost air quality sensors for off-grid deployment in rural Malawi." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 15 (11): 3353-3376 [10.5194/amt-15-3353-2022] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Augmenting the Standard Operating Procedures of Health and Air Quality Stakeholders With NASA Resources." GeoHealth 5 (9): [10.1029/2021gh000451] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Application of Gaussian Mixture Regression for the Correction of Low Cost PM2.5 Monitoring Data in Accra, Ghana." ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5 (9): 2268-2279 [10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00217] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Characterizing the Aging of Alphasense NO2 Sensors in Long-Term Field Deployments." ACS Sensors 6 (8): 2952-2959 [10.1021/acssensors.1c00729] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Sub‐City Scale Hourly Air Quality Forecasting by Combining Models, Satellite Observations, and Ground Measurements." Earth and Space Science 8 (7): [10.1029/2021ea001743] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "First Measurements of Ambient PM2.5 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Using Field-calibrated Low-cost Sensors." Aerosol and Air Quality Research 21 [10.4209/aaqr.200619] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2025. "GEO Health Community of Practice Air Quality, Wildfires, and Respiratory Health Work Group White Paper." White Paper [Full Text] [10.5281/ZENODO.15059510] [Other]
2024. "Integrating Low-cost Sensor Systems and Networks to Enhance Air Quality Applications." GAW Report (293): 80 [Full Text] [Report]
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Invited
Finding, Accessing, Visualizing, and Analyzing NASA Remote Sensing Data
December 28, 2024
ASAQ Seminar Series: Air Quality Data Analytics and Machine Learning, remote presentation.
Air Quality Remote Sensing Missions and Datasets
December 27, 2024
ASAQ Seminar Series: Air Quality Data Analytics and Machine Learning, remote presentation.
Air Quality, NASA Open Data, Google Earth Engine Data Fusion
November 17, 2024
Presentation for GEEDEVS Nairobi Community, remote presentation.
Enabling Satellite Remote Sensing for Health and Air Quality Applications
October 26, 2024
GeoHealth Webinar Series, remote presentation.
AmeriGEO Workshop on Satellite-Derived Air Quality Information for the Americas
September 29, 2024
AmeriGEO Week 2024, remote presentation.
Integrating Low-Cost Sensor Systems and Networks to Enhance Air Quality Applications
September 28, 2024
Clean Air Monitoring and Solutions Network and India Clean Air Summit, remote presentation.
Air Quality Forecasting with Uncertainty Quantification by Fusing model, satellite, and in-situ data
June 10, 2024
Presentation to South Coast Air Quality Management District, remote presentation.
Air Quality Data Fusion with Sensors, Satellites, and Models
May 16, 2024
Guest lecture for UMBC Air Quality course, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Air Quality at NASA
May 11, 2024
Guest lecture for UMBC Air Quality course, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Air Quality at NASA: Models, Satellites, and Data Integration
May 5, 2024
University of Miami Seminar, remote presentation.
Air Quality Data Fusion with Sensors, Satellites, and Models
April 5, 2024
Seminar for Dr. Daniel Tong’s research group at George Mason University, Virginia, USA.
Satellite Data for Air Quality
February 18, 2024
University of Ghana & Columbia University Air Quality Certificate Program for West Africa, remote presentation.
Air Quality Data Fusion with Sensors, Satellites, and Models
December 15, 2023
Google Sustainability Air Quality Journal Club, remote presentation.
Satellites and Low-Cost Sensors: Advantages, Limitations, and Opportunities for Integration
December 8, 2023
Seminar on Air Quality and IoT-based Air Sensors, remote presentation.
Air Quality Analysis with Sensors, Satellites, and Models
November 13, 2023
University of Arkansas Little Rock, Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Colloquium Series, remote presentation.
Air Sensors as Input to an Air Quality Data Fusion System
August 26, 2023
US Environmental Protection Agency Air Sensors Quality Assurance Workshop 2023, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Satellites and Low-Cost Sensors: Advantages, Limitations, and Opportunities for Integration
August 13, 2023
African Centre for Clean Air Webinar on Understanding the Use of Satellite Data for Air Quality Management, remote presentation.
NASA Data for Air Quality
July 29, 2023
CanAIRy Alert training: Tools for AQ management and capacity building, remote presentation.
NASA Resources to Support Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
June 3, 2023
Training Course for Jakarta City: Air Quality Monitoring Best Practices: Data Collection, Management, and Use, remote presentation.
Air Quality Analysis with Sensors, Satellites, and Models
May 3, 2023
Montclair State University Sustainability Seminar Series of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Science & Management, remote presentation.
Supporting Local Government Public Health and Air Quality Decision-Making with a Sub-City Scale Air Quality Forecasting System from Data Fusion of Models, Satellite, In Situ Measurements, and Low-Cost Sensors
April 29, 2023
NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Program Annual Program Review Meeting, Asheville, NC, USA.
Creating & Using Open Global and Local Air Quality Data at NASA GMAO
February 26, 2023
ESIP Meeting January 2023, remote presentation.
Towards a flexible data fusion tool incorporating model, satellite, regulatory monitor and low-cost sensor data for air quality estimation and forecasting
February 12, 2023
American Meteorological Society 103rd Annual Meeting, 25th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, remote presentation.
Towards a Flexible Data Fusion Tool for Air Quality Estimation and Forecasting with a Global Scope in Google Earth Engine
13, 2022
Presentation at the Google exhibition booth, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, USA. (recording)
Air quality forecasting at sub-city-scale by combining models, satellites, and surface measures
December 21, 2022
Air Sensors International Conference Fall Webinar Series, remote presentation.
Air quality forecasting at sub-city-scale by combining models, satellites, and surface measures
November 31, 2022
6th AfriGEO Symposium, remote presentation.
Air Quality Analysis with Sensors, Satellites, and Models
October 23, 2022
American University Fall Colloquium Series, Washington, DC, USA.
Air Quality Forecasting with NASA GEOS-CF
July 23, 2022
Presentation to Ghana EPA on behalf of Dr. Danial Westervelt and Mr. Emmanuel Appoh, remote presentation.
Other
Open Science for Earth Action: Challenges and Lessons Learned from the Implementation of an Open Air Quality Forecasting Data Fusion Tool
13, 2024
American Geophysical Union 2024 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.
Local Air Quality Forecasts Combining Global Models, Satellite, and In-situ Data: Preliminary Results and Impacts for Rio de Janeiro
11, 2024
American Geophysical Union 2024 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.
Data Fusion for Sub-City Scale Air Quality Forecasting: Preliminary Results for Rio de Janeiro
October 16, 2024
Special Edition of the GEO Health Community of Practice: The Americas, remote presentation.
Air Quality Forecasting with Uncertainty Quantification by Fusing model, satellite, and in-situ data
July 4, 2024
NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team Public Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing with applications for air quality and low-cost sensors
May 30, 2024
Air Sensors International Conference pre-conference training session, Riverside, California, USA.
Supporting Global Air Quality Management Needs with a Flexible Data Fusion Tool for Estimation and Forecasting in Google Earth Engine
February 29, 2024
American Meteorological Society 2024 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Data fusion with uncertainty quantification for sub-city-scale air quality assessment and forecasting (poster)
October 13, 2023
Meteorology and Climate Modeling for Air Quality Conference 2023, Davis, California, USA.
Towards a Flexible Data Fusion Tool for Air Quality Estimations & Forecasting with a Global Scope in Google Earth Engine
June 23, 2023
“Hyperwall” presentation at the NASA exhibition booth at the American Thoracic Society 2023 Conference, Washington, DC, USA.
Towards a Flexible Data Fusion Tool for Air Quality Estimation and Forecasting with a Global Scope in Google Earth Engine
16, 2022
American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.
Forecasting with the GEOS-CF System and Other NASA Resources to Support Air Quality Management
November 12, 2022
International Conference on Air Quality in Africa, remote presentation.
Air quality forecasting at sub-city scale by combining models, satellites, and surface measures
June 11, 2022
Air Sensors International Conference, Pasadena, CA, USA.