UNDERGRADUATES
NORAH ALAVI
Education: My name is Norah and I am a junior environmental engineer interested in environmental sustainability and public health. I am passionate about affordable housing in Pittsburgh, and work with Habitat for Humanity to volunteer on weekends. Additionally, I am active in the Society of Women Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers. In my free time, I love to hike, play tennis, and bake.
Research : In the Haig lab, I am working with Mariia for INvestigating Home water and Aerosols’ Links to opportunistic pathogen Exposure in the INHALE Shower Lab.
Contact: Nea49@pitt.edu
Cindy Le
Education: I am a junior biology major passionate about environmental human health and plan to attend graduate school to earn a MPH. Additionally, I am a policy and social impact fellow in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, youth advisory board member for Action for the Climate Emergency, and sustainability intern for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Development.
Research : In the Haig lab, I am working with Mima on the Housing and Urban Development Fungal Project to study how indoor factors influence fungal abundance and diversity.
Contact: CIL16@pitt.edu
SOPHIA FREEMYER
Education: I am a sophomore Environmental Engineering major with a minor in Chemistry and a certificate in Public Communication of Science and Technology. I am also a piccolo in the University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band. I am interested in how environmental engineering and chemistry concepts can help improve the lives of everyday people.
Research: I’m currently working with Mariia and Cheolwoon on a study in the INHALE shower lab.
Contact: saf170@pitt.edu