Collins Gameli Holdoli
Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Engineering, University of Georgia
College of Engineering
University of Georgia
597 DW Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602
Titles
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Engineering, University of Georgia
Biography
Collins is a postdoctoral research associate at the College of Engineering, University of Georgia within the Engineering Environmental Equity (E3) Lab of Christina H. Fuller. Collins is an emerging leader in the field of air pollution exposure. Prior to joining UGA, he was a lecturer at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development in Ghana. He is also the Founder and Director of Operations at Clean Air One Atmosphere - a nonprofit using air sensors to revolutionize air quality monitoring and data communication in Ghana and Wider Africa. He received his PhD from Cranfield University in the UK and then returned to Ghana to apply his expertise close to home. He has secured a number of international collaborations with Global North experts. In particular, he is a member of CAMS-Net (a “network of networks” for air quality), National Science Foundation Funded group led by Prof Daniel M. Westervelt of Columbia University, USA. Through this project, Collins was one of a few network members to receive seed funds for small air quality research projects. His project aims to understand PM2.5 exposure using well-calibrated low-cost sensors in agricultural settings in Ghana. He is also involved in another CAMS-Net project involving PM2.5 exposure in schools in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Generally, Collins collaborated with Global North experts on ground-breaking air pollution research and capacity building in West Africa towards air pollution management and control. In addition to his scientific research accomplishments, he is also passionate about environmental activism in his home country and is leading the fight for cleaner air for all Ghanaians. His work is featured in globally recognized American Geophysical Union Eos, PurpleAir blog and Climate Break.
Education
- PhD, Environment and Agrifood, Cranfield University
- MSc, Health and the Environment, Cranfield University
- BSc, Natural Resource Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Journal Articles
2023
Gameli Holdoli, C., F. Coulon and M. I. Mead. 2023. Source identification with high-temporal resolution data from low-cost sensors using bivariate polar plots in urban areas of Ghana. Environmental Pollution 317(Jan):120448. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120448. (link )
2022
Ivey, C. E., A. K. Amegah, C. Gameli Holdoli, K. Kelly, A. S. Lawal, P. Pant, S. Singh, R. Subramanian, I. Torres, D. M. Westervelt and H. Yu. 2022. To share or not to share? Academic incentives may hamper public good. Environmental Science & Technology 56(22):15186-15188. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05721. (link )
Raheja, G., K. Sabi, H. Sonla, E. Kokou Gbedjangni, C. M. McFarlane, C. Gameli Holdoli and D. M. Westervelt. 2022. A network of field-calibrated low-cost sensor measurements of PM2.5 in Lome, Togo, over one to two years. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 6(4):1011-1021. DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00391. (link )
2020
Gameli Holdoli, C., F. Coulon and M. I. Mead. 2020. Applicability of factory calibrated optical particle counters for high-density air quality monitoring networks in Ghana. Heliyon 6(6):E04206. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e0420. (link )
2018
Gameli Holdoli, C., A. Abubakari and G. Adzaho. 2018. Commentary: The need for open data on air quality monitoring in logistically difficult environments. Clean Air Journal 28(2):25-26. DOI: 10.17159/2410-972X/2018/v28n2a13. (link )
Posters
2022
Raheja, G., S. H. Mastoor, E. Appoh, B. Essien, K. Sabi, C. Gameli Holdoli, M. Giordano, D. M. Westervelt, R. W. Pinder, A. Felix Hughes, J. Nimo, . , A. Presto and R. Subramanian. 2022. Assessment of low-cost sensor correction factors and development of a global Gaussian mixture regression model for correction optical low-cost sensor data. Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting: Science Leads the Future, 12-16 December 2022, Chicago, IL and online everywhere. (link )
Blog Posts
2021
Gameli Holdoli, C. 2021. Addressing the air pollution challenge in Africa – a cocktail approach [Blog Post]. Retrieved from link