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Dr Rami Alfarra is a principal scientist and air quality lead at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad bin Khalifa University. He has over two decades of international experience in atmospheric aerosols and their impact on air quality, climate change and human health. Dr Alfarra leads applied research close to the interface between science and policymaking focusing on air quality assessment, source attribution of air pollution and their health impacts.
Dr Alfarra completed a PhD degree in atmospheric science at the University of Manchester in the UK in 2004 and received the 2008 Swiss Academy of Sciences Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Award. He is member of Scientific Steering Committee of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGAC).
Research Interests
Air Quality and Human Health in Urbanised Arid Regions
- Drivers of Air Pollution in Urbanised Arid Regions
- Source Apportioment of Air Pollution and Dust Characterisation
- Impacts of Dust on Air Quality, Climate and Human Health
- Human Health Impacts of Air Pollution
- Atmospheric Chemistry, Composition and Processes
- Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Solutions
- Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
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Projects
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HBKU-OVPR-TG-03-64: Cool and clean: Smart radiative-cooling and self-cleaning paints for greener, longer-lasting buildings
Aissa, B. (Lead Principal Investigator), Fountoukis, C. (Principal Investigator), Abotaleb, A. M. G. E. (Principal Investigator), Alfarra, M. R. (Principal Investigator) & Khelif, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Applied Research
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HBKU-OVPR-FRG-03-2: Environmental Health in Urbanised Arid Regions: Assessing the Effects of Natural Dust and Anthropogenic Pollution on Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Functions
Bensmail, H. (Principal Investigator), Siddique, A. (Principal Investigator), Albagha, O. (Principal Investigator), Alajez, N. (Principal Investigator), Alfarra, M. R. (Lead Principal Investigator), Puthukkadan Moosakutty, S. (Principal Investigator) & Murias, J. M. (Principal Investigator)
10/07/25 → 9/07/27
Project: Basic Research
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HBKU-OVPR-FRG-03-4: Environmental Exposure and Human Health in Qatar: A Generative AI-Enabled Framework for Risk Assessment and Communication
Bachour, D. A. (Principal Investigator), Fountoukis, C. (Principal Investigator), Abdallah, M. M. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator), Albagha, O. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator), Al Fuqaha, A. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator), Nemer, G. (Lead Principal Investigator), Alfarra, M. R. (Co-Lead Principal Investigator) & Bashir, Z. (Graduate Student)
10/07/25 → 9/07/27
Project: Experimental Development/Translation Research
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QEERI-CORE-000021: Assessing Ambient Air Pollution Trends, Sources and Impacts
Alfarra, M. R. (Lead Principal Investigator), Aissa, B. (Principal Investigator), Mohieldeen, Y. E. (Principal Investigator), Puthukkadan Moosakutty, S. (Principal Investigator), Siddique, A. (Principal Investigator) & Hajighorbanidoulabi, Z. (Graduate Student)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Applied Research
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QEERI-CORE-000020: Assessing Climate Variability and Change in Qatar: Projections of regional risks and feasibility of urban-scale adaptation solutions
Fountoukis, C. (Lead Principal Investigator), Alfarra, M. R. (Principal Investigator), Mohieldeen, Y. E. (Principal Investigator), Abedrabboh, O. (Post Doctoral Fellow), Roshini, R. J. (Research Associate) & Hajighorbanidoulabi, Z. (Graduate Student)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Applied Research
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Evolution of organic aerosols in the atmosphere
Jimenez, J. L., Canagaratna, M. R., Donahue, N. M., Prevot, A. S. H., Zhang, Q., Kroll, J. H., DeCarlo, P. F., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Ng, N. L., Aiken, A. C., Docherty, K. S., Ulbrich, I. M., Grieshop, A. P., Robinson, A. L., Duplissy, J., Smith, J. D., Wilson, K. R., Lanz, V. A. & Hueglin, C. & 44 others, , 11 Dec 2009, In: Science. 326, 5959, p. 1525-1529 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3194 Citations (Scopus) -
Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours
McFiggans, G., Mentel, T. F., Wildt, J., Pullinen, I., Kang, S., Kleist, E., Schmitt, S., Springer, M., Tillmann, R., Wu, C., Zhao, D., Hallquist, M., Faxon, C., Le Breton, M., Hallquist, Å. M., Simpson, D., Bergström, R., Jenkin, M. E., Ehn, M. & Thornton, J. A. & 6 others, , 31 Jan 2019, In: Nature. 565, 7741, p. 587-593 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access245 Citations (Scopus) -
Black-carbon absorption enhancement in the atmosphere determined by particle mixing state
Liu, D., Whitehead, J., Alfarra, M. R., Reyes-Villegas, E., Spracklen, D. V., Reddington, C. L., Kong, S., Williams, P. I., Ting, Y. C., Haslett, S., Taylor, J. W., Flynn, M. J., Morgan, W. T., McFiggans, G., Coe, H. & Allan, J. D., 1 Mar 2017, In: Nature Geoscience. 10, 3, p. 184-188 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
346 Citations (Scopus) -
Seasonal and spatial variations in concentration, diversity, and antibiotic resistance of ambient bioaerosols in an arid region
Sajjad, B., Siddique, A., Rasool, K., Jabbar, K. A., El-Malah, S. S., Almomani, F. & Alfarra, M. R., 5 Sept 2024, In: Environmental Research. 262, 119879.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Numerical analysis of urban heat island in the coastal tropical desert city Doha, Qatar
Roshini, R. J., Fountoukis, C., Siddique, A., Puthukkadan Moosakutty, S., Alfarra, M. R. H. & Ayoub, M. A., Apr 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review