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Associate Professor Negin Nazarian
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ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather
Scientia Associate Professor
The University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Expertise
Urban climate; cities and climate change; climate adaptation in cities; urban heat; extreme heat in cities; urban wind and ventilation; how cities change local weather; urban rainfall and storms; sea breezes and urban airflow; anthropogenic (human-generated) heat, moisture, and air quality; urban energy and emissions; climate-resilient urban design; designing cities for future weather; IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities; AI for climate resilienceMedia
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Biography
Associate Professor Negin Nazarian studies how cities and climate interact. Cities are distinctive in the climate system: they actively reshape local weather, from heat to wind to rainfall, while also concentrating people and infrastructure in the path of climate hazards. Her research spans urban climate modelling, urban heat and overheating, urban wind and ventilation, and the growing influence of cities on the weather around them, alongside the role of human activity and urban design in shaping these outcomes. She leads the Climate-Resilient Cities Lab at UNSW, is a Lead Author on the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, and helps lead Australia's national urban climate research agenda.Personal info
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Gender:
Female
Pronouns:
she/her
Languages besides English:
Spanish; French; Farsi
Last updated: 30 Jun 2026