Dr. Carl Albert Malings

Dr. Carl Albert Malings

  • Assistant Research Scientist
  • Additional Roles:
  • 301.614.6142
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 610.1
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: MORGAN STATE UNIV.
  • Brief Bio

    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.

    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

    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

    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.

    Positions/Employment

    4/2020 - 4/2022

    NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow

    Universities Space Research Association, Greenbelt, MD
    2/2019 - 2/2020

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France

    Worked on a "Make Out Planet Great Again" project, looking at assessing air quality using low-cost sensor systems in France and Africa.

    6/2017 - 12/2018

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

    Worked to characterize, calibrate and deploy low-cost sensors for air quality assessment.

    4/2022 - Present

    Assistant Research Scientist

    Morgan State University GESTAR-II Cooperative Agreement, Goddard Space Flight Center

    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

    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

    Volunteer Judge, GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium student contest, 2022

    Volunteer Judge, NASA Power to Explore student challenge, 2022

    Other Professional Information

    Trainer, NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program. for Health and Air Quality, 2023-Present. Contributed to the following trainings:

    Publications

    Refereed

    Bittner, A. S., E. S. Cross, D. H. Hagan, et al. C. Malings, E. Lipsky, and A. P. Grieshop. 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]

    Duncan, B. N., C. A. Malings, K. E. Knowland, et al. D. C. Anderson, A. I. Prados, C. A. Keller, K. R. Cromar, S. Pawson, and H. Ensz. 2021. "Augmenting the Standard Operating Procedures of Health and Air Quality Stakeholders With NASA Resources." GeoHealth, 5 (9): [10.1029/2021gh000451]

    McFarlane, C., G. Raheja, C. Malings, et al. E. K. Appoh, A. F. Hughes, and D. M. Westervelt. 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]

    Li, J., A. Hauryliuk, C. Malings, et al. S. R. Eilenberg, R. Subramanian, and A. A. Presto. 2021. "Characterizing the Aging of Alphasense NO2 Sensors in Long-Term Field Deployments." ACS Sensors, 6 (8): 2952-2959 [10.1021/acssensors.1c00729]

    Malings, C., K. E. Knowland, C. A. Keller, and S. E. Cohn. 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]

    McFarlane, C., P. K. Isevulambire, R. S. Lumbuenamo, et al. A. M. Ndinga, R. Dhammapala, X. Jin, V. F. McNeill, C. Malings, R. Subramanian, and D. M. Westervelt. 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]

    Talks, Presentations and Posters

    Invited

    Air Sensors as Input to an Air Quality Data Fusion System

    7 / 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

    7 / 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

    6 / 29 / 2023

    CanAIRy Alert training: Tools for AQ management and capacity building, remote presentation.

    NASA Resources to Support Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

    5 / 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

    4 / 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

    3 / 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

    1 / 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

    1 / 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

    12 / 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

    11 / 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

    10 / 31 / 2022

    6th AfriGEO Symposium, remote presentation.

    Air Quality Analysis with Sensors, Satellites, and Models

    9 / 23 / 2022

    American University Fall Colloquium Series, Washington, DC, USA.

    Air Quality Forecasting with NASA GEOS-CF

    6 / 23 / 2022

    Presentation to Ghana EPA on behalf of Dr. Danial Westervelt and Mr. Emmanuel Appoh, remote presentation.

    Other

    Towards a Flexible Data Fusion Tool for Air Quality Estimations & Forecasting with a Global Scope in Google Earth Engine

    5 / 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

    12 / 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

    10 / 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

    5 / 11 / 2022

    Air Sensors International Conference, Pasadena, CA, USA.

    Brief Bio

    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.

    Publications

    Refereed

    Bittner, A. S., E. S. Cross, D. H. Hagan, et al. C. Malings, E. Lipsky, and A. P. Grieshop. 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]

    Duncan, B. N., C. A. Malings, K. E. Knowland, et al. D. C. Anderson, A. I. Prados, C. A. Keller, K. R. Cromar, S. Pawson, and H. Ensz. 2021. "Augmenting the Standard Operating Procedures of Health and Air Quality Stakeholders With NASA Resources." GeoHealth 5 (9): [10.1029/2021gh000451]

    McFarlane, C., G. Raheja, C. Malings, et al. E. K. Appoh, A. F. Hughes, and D. M. Westervelt. 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]

    Li, J., A. Hauryliuk, C. Malings, et al. S. R. Eilenberg, R. Subramanian, and A. A. Presto. 2021. "Characterizing the Aging of Alphasense NO2 Sensors in Long-Term Field Deployments." ACS Sensors 6 (8): 2952-2959 [10.1021/acssensors.1c00729]

    Malings, C., K. E. Knowland, C. A. Keller, and S. E. Cohn. 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]

    McFarlane, C., P. K. Isevulambire, R. S. Lumbuenamo, et al. A. M. Ndinga, R. Dhammapala, X. Jin, V. F. McNeill, C. Malings, R. Subramanian, and D. M. Westervelt. 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]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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