University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2004
Ph.D. Environmental Science, Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science
DISSERTATION:
Bridging the Science and Policy Divide: Use of Satellite Monitoring Data for Air Quality Policy
Colorado State University, 1993
Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Environmental Focus
MASTERS THESIS (funded by the Electric Power Research Institute):
Use of Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Imaging Techniques for the Evaluation of Cold Air Diffusers
The University of Texas at Austin, 1989
Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Energy and Fluids Block
Bachelors of Arts in Plan II - Honors Liberal Arts Program
Battelle Memorial Institute, Arlington, Virginia
Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
Current Title: Senior Research Scientist Leader
January 1996 - Present
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development & Office of International Activities, Washington, DC
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Environmental Science and Engineering Policy Fellow
September 1998 - November 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development, Quito, Ecuador
Pro-Bono Volunteer, Environmental Pollution Prevention Project
July 1997
Washington State University, Tri-Cities, Richland, Washington
Adjunct Instructor - Environmental Science/Resource Planning Department
January 1996 - 1998
Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, Washington
Advanced Engineer - Pollution Prevention Group
August 1993 - January 1996
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Graduate Research Assistant - Waste Minimization Assessment Center
Graduate Research Assistant - Solar Energy Applications Laboratory
August 1991 - August 1993
South Coast Air Quality Management District, El Monte, California
Air Quality Engineer
July 1989 - July 1991
Summer internships held at Applied Research Laboratories, Austin, Texas (1988) and Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas (1985).
Chair, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Public Advisory Committee (Vice-Chair in 2005, representative since 2001)
Fellow, University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
Participating Faculty, Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, University of Maryland
Instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School's Engineering and Applied Sciences Programs for Professionals
Vice Chair and Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Air and Waste Management Association
Member of the Air and Waste Management Association
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Reviewer, Atmospheric Environment
Pro-bono staff to ground-truth Landsat data on Coastal Ecology of the Bahamas project, August 2002
Environmental Science Judge at the District of Columbia Science Fair, 1999, 2000, and 2001
Judge for the U.S. EPA P3 (People, Prosperity, and Planet) Award Competition, May 2005
Selection panelist (2006) and screening reviewer (2001 and 2002) for the AAAS Environmental Science and Policy Fellowship Program
Winner of U.S. Department of Energy Pollution Prevention awards, 2000 and 1998
Recipient of Battelle Key Contributor Award, 1999
Trained as English tutor for teaching English as a foreign language and tutored two students, 1997-1998
Member of Colorado State University Equestrian Team, 1991-1992
Passed Engineer-In-Training (E.I.T.) exam, April 1989
Editor of The Vector, the University of Texas student engineering newsletter, 1988-1989
Journal and Magazine Publications
Engel-Cox, J., B. Van Houten, J. Phelps, and S. Rose, Conceptual model of comprehensive research metrics for improved human health and environment, Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 116, Number 5, May 2008.
Zell, E., J. Engel-Cox, R. Eckman, and P. Stackhouse, Application of satellite sensor data and models for energy management, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, in press.
Weber, S., J. Engel-Cox, R. Hoff, A. Prados, H. Zhang, R. Rogers, and C. Kittaka, Evaluation of 3-D Air Quality System remotely-sensed aerosol optical depth and surface PM2.5 for the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan air shed, in preparation.
Zhang, H., R. Hoff, and J. Engel-Cox, The relation between MODIS aerosol optical depth and PM2.5 over the United States : a geographical comparison using two MODIS AOD versions, in preparation.
Engel-Cox, J. and S. Weber, Compilation and assessment of existing studies on source apportionment for PM2.5, Journal of Air and Waste Management, Volume 57, Number 11, pp. 1307-1316, November 2007.
Engel-Cox, J., R. Hoff, R. Rogers, F. Dimmick, A. Rush, J. Szykman, J. Al-Saadi, D. Chu, and E. Zell, Integrating lidar and satellite optical depth with ambient monitoring for 3-dimensional particulate characterization, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 40, Issue 40, pp. 8056-8067, December 2006.
Coody, D.R., J.A. Engel-Cox, E.A. Zimmerman, and G.K. Miller, Environmental Management Systems at Electric Power Facilities, EM, January 2006.
Hoff, R., S. Palm, J. Engel-Cox, and J. Spinhirne, GLAS long-range transport observation of the 2003 California forest fire plumes to the northeastern US., Geophysical Research Letters 32, L22S08, doi: 10.1029/2005GL023723, 2005.
Engel-Cox, J., G. Young, and R. Hoff, Application of satellite remote sensing data for source analysis of fine particulate matter transport events, Journal of Air and Waste Management, Volume 55, Number 9, pp. 1389-1397, September 2005.
Engel-Cox, J. and R. Hoff, Science-policy data compact: use of environmental monitoring data for air quality policy, Environmental Science and Policy, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp. 115-131, April 2005.
Engel-Cox, J., R. Hoff, and A. Haymet, Recommendations on the use of satellite remote-sensing data for urban air quality, Journal of Air and Waste Management, Volume 54 Number 11, pp. 1360-1371, November 2004.
Engel-Cox, J., C. Holloman, B. Coutant, and R. Hoff, Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of MODIS satellite sensor data for regional and urban scale air quality, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 38 Issue 16, pp. 2495-2509, May 2004.
Engel, J. How Universities are Failing our Environment. The Bent of Tau Beta Pi, Spring 1990.
Reviewed Conference Papers
Engel-Cox, J., A. Prados, K. McCann, H. Zhang, and R. Hoff, Remote Sensing Data and the 3D Air Quality System (3D-AQS), Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association,, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2007.
Hoff, R., J. Engel-Cox, F. Dimmick, J. Szykman, B. Johns, S. Kondragunta, R. Rogers, K. McCann, D. Chu, O. Torres, A. Prados, J. Al-Saadi, C. Kittaka, V. Boothe, S. Ackerman, A. Wimmers, 3D-AQS, a Three-Dimensional Air Quality System, Paper #6299-1, International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Optics and Photonics 2006, San Diego, CA, August 2006.
Engel-Cox, J., D. Coody, and E. Zimmerman, Environmental Management Systems at Electric Power Facilities: Case Study of Energy Northwest, in the Proceedings of the 99th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2006.
Jordan, N, J. Engel-Cox, R. Hoff, and K. McCann, Analysis Air Pollutant Transport To Class I Areas Using Multiple Satellite Products and In Situ Ground Based Measurements, in the Proceedings of the 86th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Conference, Eighth Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, P1.9, Atlanta Georgia, January 29-Febuary 2, 2006.
Hoff, R., E. Eloranta, J. Engel-Cox, N. Jordan, K. McCann, K. Mubenga, S. Palm, and R. Rogers, Multisensor observations of the long-range transport of three large forest fire plumes to the northeastern U.S., in the Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2005.
Jordan, N., J. Engel-Cox, K. McCann, K. Mubenga, and R. Hoff, Visibility analysis of Class I Areas using multiple, satellite products and in situ ground based measurements, in the Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2005.
Zell, E. and J. Engel-Cox, Air pollutant transport policy and the application of NASA Earth Science, in the Proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2005.
Rush, A., J. Dougherty, and J. Engel-Cox, Correlating seasonal averaged in situ monitoring of fine PM with satellite remote sensing data using geographic information system (GIS), in Remote Sensing in Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring and Control, edited by A. Chu, J. Szykman, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5547, pp. 91-102, Bellingham, WA, 2004.
Hoff, R. M., J. Engel-Cox, N. Krotkov, S. Palm, R. Rogers, K. McCann, L. Sparling, N. Jordan, O. Torres, and J. Spinhirne, Long-range transport observations of two large forest fire plumes to the northeastern U.S., 22nd International Laser Radar Conference, ESA Special Publication SP-561 (2 volumes), European Space Agency, Nordvik, Holland, pp. 683-686, July 2004.
Engel-Cox, J., C. Holloman, B. Coutant, and R. Hoff, Application of satellite sensor data for regional and urban scale air quality analysis, in the Proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2004.
Engel-Cox, J., A. Haymet, and R. Hoff, Review and recommendations for the integration of satellite and ground based data for urban air quality, in the Proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, San Diego, California, June 2003.
Vigon, B., T. Brunetti, R. Butner, J. Engel-Cox, and V. Gadkari, Criteria for characterizing sustainable industrial ecosystems, in the Proceedings of the Sustainable Engineering Conference, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2002.
Engel-Cox, J. Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT): Discussion of the program, in the Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, St. Louis, Missouri, June 1999.
Engel-Cox, J. and T. Kuusinen. Benchmarks in private industry: pollution prevention programs at research laboratories, Pollution Prevention Conference XIII, U.S. Department of Energy, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1997.
Engel-Cox, J., et al. Implementation of pollution prevention during facility design, Pollution Prevention Conference XII, U.S. Department of Energy, Chicago, Illinois, July 1996.
Engel, J. and M. Betsch. Pollution prevention opportunity assessments: from planning to success at Hanford, in the Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, San Antonio, Texas, June 1995.
Engel, J. and A. Kirkpatrick. Experimental determination of the airflow performance of a variable area radial diffuser, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, June 1993.
Major Technical Reports
Zell, E. and J. Engel-Cox, Part 2: Evaluation and Recommendations on the Potential for Application of NASA Earth Science Research to Energy Issues, Technical report for the Applied Sciences Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, March 2006.
Zell, E. and J. Engel-Cox, Part 1: Overview of Energy Issues and an Assessment of the Potential for Application of NASA Earth Science Research, Technical report for the Applied Sciences Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, August 2005.
Engel-Cox, J. and E. Zell, Part 2: Evaluation and Recommendations on the Potential for Application of NASA Earth Science Research to International Air Quality Treaties/Policies/Protocol, Technical report for the Applied Sciences Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, February 2005.
Engel-Cox, J. and E. Zell, Part 1: Overview of International Air Quality Treaties/Policies/Protocols and a Brief Assessment of the Potential for Application of NASA Earth Science Research, Technical report for the Applied Sciences Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, August 2004.
Engel-Cox, J., C. Holloman, G. Young, M. Cupp, and K. Swinton, Spatial Information Using Satellite Technology, Technical Report for the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, August 2004.
Engel-Cox, J., C. Holloman, M. Cupp, B. Coutant, and K. Swinton, Satellite Data for Air Quality Analysis, Technical Report for the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, September 2003.
Coutant, B.W., J.A. Engel-Cox, and K.E. Swinton, Compilation of Existing Studies on Source Apportionment for PM2.5, Draft Technical Report for the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 22 August 2003.
Engel-Cox, J., Integrating Satellite and Ground-based Data for Houston Air Quality, Publication #E-A-0024, Environmental Modeling Institute, Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring, University of Houston, September 2002.
Anderson R., J. Engel-Cox, C. Murray, K. Drayton, J. Samuel, and R. Nuij, Policy Instruments Promotion of Sustainable Development, Battelle and ERM, an Independent Study Commissioned by World Business Council for Sustainable Development as part of the Toward a Sustainable Cement Industry project, March 2002.
Hund, G., J. Engel-Cox, K. Fowler, S. Selby, and M. Haddon, Communications and Stakeholder Involvement in the Cement Industry, Battelle and ERM, an Independent Study Commissioned by World Business Council for Sustainable Development as part of the Toward a Sustainable Cement Industry project, March 2002.
Hund, G., J. Engel-Cox, K. Fowler, T. Peterson, S. Selby, and M. Haddon. Communication and Stakeholder Involvement Guidebook for Cement Facilities, Battelle and ERM, prepared as part of the Toward a Sustainable Cement Industry project, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2002.
Engel-Cox, J., Principles of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production International Training Course, Facilitator's Manual and Participant's Manual, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of International Activities, December 2000.
Engel-Cox, J., Preliminary Analysis of Industrial Sectors for Collaboration, China State Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency project, prepared for the Office of International Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, February 2000.
Engel-Cox, J., Germany: Status of Environmental Monitoring and Public Communication, Trip report prepared for the Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 1999.
Engel-Cox, J., Migratory Birds and Transport of Persistent Organic Pollutants, Deliberative document for the Office of International Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, May 1999.
Books and Book Chapters
Fowler, K. and J. Engel-Cox, Getting out there: incorporating site visits and industry assessments in pollution prevention and sustainability education, Chapter Part I, Chapter 1 in Teaching Business Sustainability 2: Cases, Simulations and Experiential Approaches, ed. Chris Galea, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 2007.
Hund, G, Engel-Cox, J. and K. Fowler, A Communications Guide for Sustainable Development: How Interested Parties Become Partners, Battelle Press, 2004.
Hund, G., J. Engel-Cox, K. Fowler, and H. Klee, Two-way Responsibility: The Role of Industry and its Stakeholders in Working Towards Sustainability, Chapter in Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking, Greenleaf Publishing, 2002.
Engel-Cox, J. and K. Fowler, Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments for Research & Development Laboratories, Battelle Press, 1999.
Government Publications
Chemical Management Resource Guide for School Administrators, EPA 747-R-06-002, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, December 2006 (Project Manager, Co-Author)
Pollution Prevention Pathways to Regulatory Compliance and Innovation, Pollution Prevention Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Project Manager and Co-Author).
Bradley, P., J. Harkins, S. Bennett, G. Williams, R. Brenner, and J. Engel-Cox, June Bugs Invade Links, EPA/903/F-03/005, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3, Philadelphia, PA, June 2003.
Engel-Cox, J., T. DeFelice, and S. Falke, Transboundary Movement of Airborne Pollutants: A Methodology for Integrating Spaceborne Images and Ground Based Data, UNEP/DEWA/RS.01-4, United Nations Environment Programme, GRID Sioux Falls Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, December 2001.
Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2000 Site Environmental Report, BNL-52626, Upton, New York, September 2001 (Co-Project Manager and Co-Author).
Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1999 Site Environmental Report, BNL-52585, Upton, New York, August 2000 (Project Manager and Co-Author).
Websites
U.S. Air Quality (The Smog Blog), 2003-present (co-author and co-creator).
FACILITATION AND POSTERS
Trainer, "Satellites for Air Quality: How NASA Sensors Can Help You Monitor Air Pollution," 100th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2007.
Chair technical session, Satellite Remote Sensing, 100th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2007.
Chair technical session, ESOH Management Systems and Environmental Performance Metrics in the Federal Government, 100th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2007.
Presenter, Engel-Cox, J., E. Zell, S. Weber, J. Zewatsky, S. Smith, and R. Hoff, NASA Air Quality Program Outreach Initiatives, NASA Applied Sciences Program, Air Quality Team Meeting, Potomac, Maryland, June 2007.
Presenter, Hoff, R., J. Engel-Cox, F. Dimmick, J. Szykman, B. Johns, A. Wimmers, S. Ackerman, S. Kondragunta, J. Al-Saadi, C. Kittaka, E. Zell, H. Zhang, K. McCann, A. Prados, 3D-AQS: A Three Dimensional Air Quality System, Applications of Environmental Remote Sensing into Air Quality and Public Health, Potomac, Maryland, May 2007.
Presenter, Engel-Cox, J., R. Hoff, K. McCann, A. Prados, F. Dimmick, J. Szykman, B. Johns, A. Wimmers, S. Kondragunta, J. Al-Saadi, C. Kittaka, and E. Zell, Integration of Satellite-Derived Data into EPA's Air Quality Decision Support Systems, 2007 National Air Quality Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 2007
Trainer, "Satellites for Air Quality: How NASA Sensors Can Help You Monitor Air Pollution," 100th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2007.
Trainer, "Satellites for Air Quality: How NASA Sensors Can Help You Monitor Air Pollution," 99th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2006.
Presenter, J. Engel-Cox, R. Hoff, F. Dimmick, J. Szykman, B. Johns S. Kondragunta, R. Rogers, J. Al-Saadi, C. Kittaka, D. Chu, O. Torres, V. Boothe, and A. Wimmers, "Three-Dimensional Air Quality System," 2006 National Air Quality Conference, San Antonio, Texas, February 2006.
Chair and Facilitator breakout session, "Earth Observation Systems and Energy Programs," Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future, Sixth National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment, January 2006.
Presenter, J. Engel-Cox, R. Hoff, R. Rogers, A. Rush, F. Dimmick, and J. Szykman, "Application of Satellite Sensor Data for Regional and Urban Scale Air Quality," American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, October 2005.
Chair technical session, "Environmental management standards: new developments in ISO and corporate social responsibility," 98th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2005.
Vice-Chair technical session, "Regional to intercontinental transport of aerosols," 98th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2005.
Lead Facilitator, Beyond Keeping Clean Areas Clean and Prevention of Significant Deterioration: Exploring Collaborative Opportunities in Air Quality Monitoring, Modeling, and Communication Workshop, International Air Quality Advisory Board, International Joint Commission, 22-23 March 2005.
Poster Presenter, Engel-Cox, J., B. Coutant, M. Cupp, F. Dimmick, A. Rush, J. Szykman, B. Bloomer, R. Hoff, K. McCann, R. Rogers, N. Jordan, and K. Mubenga, 3-D Integrated Air Quality Monitoring: Regulatory accountability and exceptional transport of PM2.5, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2005 National Air Quality Conference, San Francisco, California, February 2005.
Chair and Facilitator breakout session, "Fusion and integration of satellite remote-sensing and ground-based observations and presentation for environmental policy," Forecasting Environmental Changes, Fifth National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment, February 2005.
Chair technical session, "Environmental management systems: are they enough to support sustainable development?," 97th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2004.
Facilitator, EPA Listening Sessions on Mercury, Stakeholder Sessions for Industry Groups, Public Interest Groups, Municipal Contacts, and Tribal Organizations, Washington, DC, April-May 2003.
Chair and Facilitator breakout session, "Community energy and environmental decisionmaking: seeing the big picture with remote sensing and satellites," Achieving Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions, Second National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment, December 2001.
Chair and Facilitator breakout session, "Pollution prevention/waste management," Improving the Scientific Basis for Environmental Decisionmaking, First National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment, December 2000.
Facilitator, Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx) Meeting, Washington, DC, October 1999.
Technical session organizer, U.S. Department of Energy 14th Annual Pollution Prevention Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 1998.
COURSES DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT
575.423 Industrial Processes and Pollution Prevention, Johns Hopkins University Engineering and Applied Science Programs for Professionals, Spring 2006 and Spring 2008.
Principles of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of International Activities. Taught in Washington DC (September 1999) and Shanghai, China (November 1999).
Introduction to Pollution Prevention, Washington State University, Tri-Cities, ES/RP 428.
Popular Literature and the Environment, Washington State University, Tri-Cities ES/RP 590.
STUDENTS MENTORED
Jordan, Nikisa, Ph.D. Committee, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland (in progress).
Sarzynski, Andrea, Ph.D. Dissertation, Exploring the causal relationship between urban form and air quality, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 2006.
Betsch, Mary, Masters of Science Thesis, An evaluation of pollution prevention opportunities for small businesses in the City of Richland, Washington State University, Tri-Cities, Richland, Washington, 1996.