Kimberly Duong, PhD

I am a civil engineering project manager for water infrastructure projects that provide water to millions of people in Los Angeles.

I am a PhD coach, helping PhD students to succeed in their academic and professional goals.

I am also a co-founder, former Executive Director, and current strategic advisor for Climatepedia, a climate education nonprofit.

Education:

I received my MS and PhD in Civil Engineering, where my research focused on Southern California urban drought management. I received my bachelor's degree from UCLA in atmospheric sciences/operational meteorology.

2019:

- South Coast Air Quality Management District Young Leaders Advisory Council Member

- American Meteorological Society Committee on Environmental Stewardship Member

2018:

- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow

- American Geophysical Union Voices for Science Advocate (Policy Track)

- Resilience Dialogues Subject Matter Expert

2017:

- UCI Climate Action Training Program Fellow

- March for Science Los Angeles Ambassador

2015-2016:

- Carbon Neutrality Initiative Fellow for University of California Office of the President

Public talks given:

- American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

- California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC)

- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

- The Ocean Institute

- Nerd Nite DC

- Orange County for Climate Action

- CLEAN Education

- Sustainability Co-Curricular Working Group

- UCI Sustainability Committee

Expertise:

- Climate change impacts, assessments, and communications

- Climate change education (K-12 and undergraduate level)

- Connection and distinction between weather and climate

- Green infrastructure for stormwater management (e.g., Low Impact Development)

- Drought management in California and Southeast Australia

- Experience as PhD-level underrepresented minority/woman in STEM

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