Prof. Anil Namdeo

• Project Partner and Co-investigator Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University.
• Email: anil.namdeo@northumbria.ac.uk
• Professor of Air Quality Management and Net Zero at Northumbria University.

Anil Namdeo is Professor of Air Quality and Net Zero in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle. He is a Chartered Environmentalist and a Chartered Scientist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, UK and a Fellow of the Institute of Air Quality Management, UK. Anil is a member of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) and a member of the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority’s Sustainability Panel. Anil was a member of the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Public Health Advisory Committee on Air Pollution (Outdoor Air Quality and Health) which developed guidelines for outdoor air quality and health. Anil has been appointed as a UKRI Reginal Air Quality Champion (East and North East of England).

Anil has special research interests in air quality (monitoring, modelling and management) and health. His research focuses on environmental and sustainability assessments of land-use, transportation and other developmental policies. He has led and contributed to several UK and international projects on air quality and sustainability. Anil is actively engaged in international research projects and collaborations and has close links with academics and researchers in EU, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Egypt, Kenya and Tanzania. He recently led the Mexico City and Newcastle Partnership on Health and Air Pollution Research and Engagement (MANAPRE) and Clean Air for Delhi Through Interventions, Mitigations and Engagement (CADTIME) projects.