Atmospheric Scientist

Atmospheric scientist specialized in air quality modeling and computational tool development. Currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Northeastern University, working with air-quality model application, evaluation, and development. Experienced in computational tool creation and deeply interested in atmospheric boundary layer, atmospheric dynamics, turbulence, transport phenomena, and atmospheric chemistry. My goal is to advance the understanding of the atmosphere through pioneering research and innovative analytical approaches.

Publication

  • 21. eva3dm: A R-package for model evaluation of 3D weather and air quality models
  • Daniel Schuch
    Journal of Open Source Software, 2025
  • 20. The impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Seulkee Heo, Daniel Schuch, Washington Leite Junger, Yang Zhang, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Michelle L. Bell
    Environmental Research, 2024
  • 19. Air quality modeling intercomparison and multi-scale ensemble chain for Latin America
  • Pachon, J. E., Opazo, M., Lichtig, P., Hunneus, N., Bouarar, I., Brasseur, G., Li, C. W. Y., Flemming, J., Menut, L., Menares, C., Gallardo, L., Gauss, M., Sofiev, M., Kouznetsov, R., Palamarchuk, J., Dawidowski, L., Rojas, N. Y., Andrade, M. D. F., Gavidia-Calderón, M. E., Delgado Peralta, A. H., Daniel Schuch.
    EGUsphere, 2024
  • 18. Air quality modeling in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil: A review
  • Mario Gavidia-Calderón, Daniel Schuch, Angel Vara-Vela, Rita Inoue, Edmilson D. Freitas, Taciana Toledo de A. Albuquerque, Yang Zhang, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Michelle L. Bell
    Atmospheric Environment, 2024
  • 17. A synergistic ozone-climate control to address emerging ozone pollution challenges
  • Xiaopu Lyu, Ke Li, Hai Guo,Lidia Morawska,Beining Zhou, Yangzong Zeren, Fei Jiang, Changhong Chen, Allen H. Goldstein, Xiaobin Xu, Tao Wang, Xiao Lu, Tong Zhu, Xavier Querol, Satoru Chatani, Mohd Talib Latif, Daniel Schuch, Vinayak Sinha, Prashant Kumar, Benjamin Mullins, Rodrigo Seguel, Min Shao, Likun Xue, Nan Wang, Jianmin Chen, Jian Gao, Fahe Chai, Isobel Simpson, Baerbel Sinha, Donald R. Blake
    One Earth, 2023
  • 16. Towards Unified Online-Coupled Aerosol Parameterization for the Brazilian Global Atmospheric Model (BAM) Aerosol-Cloud Microphysical-Radiation Interactions
  • Jayant Pendharkar, Silvio Nilo Figueroa, Angel Vara-Vela, R. Phani Murali Krishna, Daniel Schuch, Paulo Yoshio Kubota, Débora Souza Alvim, Eder Paulo Vendrasco, Helber Barros Gomes, Paulo Nobre, Dirceu Luís Herdies
    Remote Sensing, 2023
  • 15. Low-Level Atmospheric Flow at the Central North Coast of Brazil
  • Luiz E. Medeiros, Gilberto Fisch, Otávio C. Acevedo, Felipe D. Costa, Paulo G. Iriart, Vagner Anabor, Daniel Schuch
    Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2021
  • 14. Short-Term Responses of Air Quality to Changes in Emissions under the Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5 Scenario over Brazil
  • Daniel Schuch, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Yang Zhang, Edmilson Dias de Freitas, Michelle L. Bell
    Atmosphere, 2020
  • 13. A two decades study on ozone variability and trend over the main urban areas of the São Paulo state, Brazil
  • Daniel Schuch; Sergio Ibarra Espinosa; Leila Droprinchinski Martins; Vanessa Silveira Barreto Carvalho; Bruna Ferreira Ramin; Jayne Souza Silva; Jorge Alberto Martins; Edmilson Dias de Freitas and Maria de Fatima Andrade
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019
  • 12. EmissV, A preprocessor for WRF-Chem model
  • Daniel Schuch, Sergio Ibarra-Espinosa, Edmilson Dias de Freitas, Maria de Farima Andrade
    Journal of Atmospheric Science Research, 2019
  • 11. eixport,An R package to export emissions to atmospheric models
  • Sergio Ibarra-Espinosa, Daniel Schuch, Edmilson Dias de Freitas
    Journal of Open Source Software, 2018
  • 10. EmissV, An R package to create vehicular and other emissions for air quality models
  • Daniel Schuch, Sergio Ibarra-Espinosa, Edmilson Dias de Freitas
    Journal of Open Source Software, 2018
  • 9. Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Spectral Analysis of a Wall-Mounted Square Cylinder Wake
  • Henrique Fanini Leite, Ana Cristina Avelar, Leandra de Abreu, Daniel Schuch, André Cavalieri
    Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2018
  • 7. The Long-Range Memory and the Fractal Dimension, A Case Study for Alcântara
  • Cleber Souza Corrêa, Daniel Schuch, Antonio Paulo de Queiroz, Gilberto Fisch, Felipe do Nascimento Corrêa, Mariane Mendes Coutinho
    Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2017
  • 5. Padrões de vento a nível de superfície para região da costa norte do Brasil (Surface-level wind patterns for the northern Brazilian coast region)
  • Luiz Eduardo Medeiros, Gilberto Fisch, Paulo Iriart, Felipe Denardin Costa, Dionnathan Willian Oliveira, Daniel Schuch
    Ciência e Natura, 2016
  • 4. Estudo do escoamento turbulento atmosférico utilizando ensaios em túnel de vento e simulação numérica (Study of atmospheric turbulent flow using wind tunnel and numerical simulation)
  • Daniel Schuch, Edson R. Marciotto, Otávio Acevedo, Gilberto Fisch, Ana Cristina Avelar
    Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 2014
  • 3. Análize da influência da estratificação sobre perfis de vento e temperatura em experimentos de túnel de vento (Analysis of the influence of stratification on wind profiles and temperature in wind tunnel experiments)
  • Giuliano Demarco, Franciano S. Puhales, Felipe D. Costa, Daniel Schuch, Amanda F. Faria, Ana C. Avelar, Gilberto Fisch, Otávio C. Acevedo
    Ciência e Natura, 2013

    Awards

    2021 - XIV Prêmio AEA de Meio Ambiente (XIV Brazilian Association of Automotive Engineering Environmental Award) - Award for the QUALAMET project (Modeling of the Impact of Vehicle Emissions with Different Fuels on Air Quality) in the Environmental Responsibility category.

    Projects

    iSuper - Intelligent Solutions to Urban Pollution for Equity and Resilience (iSUPER) pairs low-cost, adaptable sensing technologies with novel pollution prediction models to accurately identify hyperlocal pollution hot spots in real-time.
    Wellcome Thrust UK - Development and application of WRF-Chem to simulations of the air pollution (ozone and particulate matter) at the street level for two major Brazilian metropolitan areas for the present day and future (2050).
    PAPILA - Multi-model prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean
    QUALAMET - Modeling the impact of vehicle emissions with different fuels on air quality using information from environmental measurements and emission inventories.
    VLS-PLUME - Development of an algorithm to simulate the dispersion of gases and particles released by space vehicles at the Alcântara Launch Center.
    GILTT solution - Analytical solution and Simulation of pollutant dispersion with chemical reaction in the atmospheric planetary boundary layer using transform techniques.

    Experience

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

    2020 - Present
    Northeastern University, Boston-MA, U.S.

    Mentoring of PhD candidates. Application, evaluation and development of Air Quality models for multiple projects and regions at CASCADE (Clean Air Smart City and Digital Earth) lab, across regions including Brazil, US, Africa, and Dubai.

    • Brazil: Multi-year WRF-Chem projections of air quality
    • US: Built GHG emission frameworks for WRF-GHG, and aplication and evaluation of UFS-CMAQ
    • Africa: Application and optimization of WRF-Chem to simulate PM2.5
    • Dubai: Applied CAMx with advanced tools for source apportionment and emissions scenario simulation

    Instructor for WRF-Chem model

    2024 - 2024
    World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

    WRF-Chem model training school on air quality prediction and forecasting for “Training Course on Seamless Prediction of Air Pollution in Africa”

    • Designed model domains, prepared inputs, and performed sensitivity analysis for WRF-Chem during a training course on air quality forecasting in Africa
    • Delivered online instruction and led hands-on simulation sessions for international trainees

    Postdoctoral Research

    2018 - 2019
    University of São Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil

    Study of the impact on air quality of emission scenarios in the formation of the secondary pollutants: ozone and particulate matter in Brazilian metropolitan regions using numerical models.

    • Investigated secondary pollutant (ozone and PM) formation under varied emission and climate scenarios using WRF-Chem
    • Generated insights into future air quality trends across Brazilian metropolitan regions

    Postdoctoral Research

    2017 - 2018
    University of São Paulo, São Paulo-SP, Brazil

    Research focused on obtaining a complete diagnosis of the impact of vehicle fuels on air quality in urban regions in the southeast of Brazil and adjacent areas, through atmospheric modelling and scenario studies.

    • Analyzed the impact of vehicle fuels on air quality in São Paulo through scenario modeling and WRF-Chem simulations using street-level emissions

    Specialist external consultant

    2016 - 2016
    ENEVA LTD., Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil

    Perform simulations of the dispersion of sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the thermoelectric power generation plant at Porto do Itaqui located in São Luís (Maranhão) using WRF-CHem and analysis of the results. The analysis was delivered in the form of media (images and animation) and a technical report together with the technical opinion.

    • Simulated dispersion of SO₂ from a thermoelectric plant using WRF-Chem; produced technical reports, visualizations, and animations for stakeholders

    Researcher DTI-2

    2011 - 2013
    INPE, São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil

    The research focused on determining turbulent flow behaviour in clearing regions and the mechanisms of atmospheric interaction between clearings and the Amazon forest, such as recirculation, boundary layer structure and formation of organized structures for this type of flow regime.

    • Modeled turbulent flow and boundary layer dynamics for clearings in the Amazon forest using LES and wind tunnel studies

    OSS Contribution

    I'm a creator and contributor of Open Source Software R-packages in CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network, official R repository) and github.

    EmissV - Tools to create and process emissions for numeric air quality models
    eva3dm - Evaluation of 3D Meteorological and Air Quality Models
    eixport - Tools to export emissions to atmospheric models
    vein - Model that estimates vehicular emissions by top-down and bottom-up methods
    qualR - Tools to download air pollutants and meteorological information

    Skills

    Modeling Skills

    • Air Quality Models (Expert): WRF-Chem (emissions, boundary conditions, physics schemes, model modification), CAMx, UFS-CMAQ
    • Weather Forecast Models (Advanced): WRF (NWP, nested domains, physics schemes), WRFDA (data assimilation), UFS Model
    • Emission Models (Intermediate): VEIN, EmissV, SMOKE
    • Oceanic Models (Intermediate): WRF-Chem-ROMS

    Data Analysis & Processing

    • Emission Processing (Advanced): WRF-Chem, CAMx, UFS-CMAQ
    • Observation Comparison (Advanced): Model-observation comparison and statistical analysis
    • R and Python (Advanced): Data processing, scripting, visualization, and analysis
    • Satellite and Specialized datasets (Advanced): Processing, visualization and use of grided datasets (CERES, MODIS, MAIAC, SCIAMCHY, MOPITT, OMI, AIRS, MERGE, GPCP, PRISM, TMPA, TEMPO) and non-grided datasets (METAR, INMET, AQS, AERONET, Purple Air) to improve and validade models

    Programmer & Git

    • R (Expert): R package development, scripting and analysis
    • Python (Intermediate): scripting and analysis
    • Fortran / C# / C++ (Intermediate): compiling and debugging
    • Bash / Csh (Intermediate): Automation, model job submission
    • Git (Intermediate): version control and collaborative development

    Supercomputing

    • HPC (Advanced): Globus, Derecho, Anvil, Discovery, Cheyenne, Stampede2
    • Job Schedulers & Workflow (Intermediate): Slurm, PBS, Rococo