Effects of Global Change on Human Health

Nationally renowned speaker, Dr. Ricky Sinha will speak at Earth Day at Virginia Commonwealth University on MCV campus, April 21st at 4PM in Sanger Hall 1-044. His presentation, Effects of Global Change on Human Health, will be followed by a reception celebrating Earth Day.

Dr. Parikhit (Ricky) Sinha is a Technical Associate at O'Brien & Gere where he leads the greenhouse gas (GHG) program and GHG projects for industrial and institutional clients, development of baseline carbon footprints, estimation of project-specific GHG emission reductions, and forecasting of future GHG emissions from the operation of new facilities.

As a former study director at the National Research Council’s Board of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Dr. Sinha has led studies relating the science of climate change to federal policies for carbon mitigation and management. He has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Climate Change Roadmap Working Group and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Carbon Management Advisory Group.

Dr. Sinha has authored numerous technical papers in the areas of climate change policy, air pollution, environmental statistics, and risk assessment. He is a board member and former chair of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association. He has a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a B.A. in environmental engineering from Harvard University.