Dr Irene C. Dedoussi

Dr Irene Dedoussi is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Aviation and Energy in the Department of Engineering of the University of Cambridge and a member of the Whittle Laboratory. Irene’s work aims to advance our understanding of the environmental impacts of combustion emissions from aviation and other sectors, and contribute to their sustainable growth. Prior to joining the University of Cambridge, Irene was an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of TU Delft, with which she remains affiliated. Irene is a fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering and a member of the Young Adacemy (De Jonge Akademie) of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

Before joining TU Delft in 2019 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor, Irene was an interim Postdoctoral Associate at MIT. Additionally, she has worked on aeroacoustics at DLR Berlin Institute of Propulsion Technology, and on aircraft engine performance analysis and fleet-wide engine maintenance planning at Lufthansa Technik.

Irene hails from Athens, Greece, and has lived in the US, UK, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Education

• 2014-2018, PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
• 2012-2014, SM, Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
• 2008-2012, BA (Hons), MEng (Hons w/ Distinction), Engineering, University of Cambridge

Selected Awards and Recognitions

• 2023: Elected Fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering [link]
• 2023: Best Climate Science paper of 2022 (PhD candidate Jin Maruhashi), TU Delft Climate Action [link]
• 2021: Appointed member of De Jonge Akademie, KNAW (Young Adacemy of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences) [link], [intro video]
• 2020: Veni Grant (Early Career Talent programme), Dutch Research Council (NWO) [link]
• 2020: Forbes 30 under 30, Science and Healthcare Europe list [link]
• 2018: Research pitch competition, 2^nd place, Women’s Unconference, MIT Alumni Association [link]
• 2016-17: Martin Family Fellowship for Sustainability, awarded to 10 MIT graduate students [link]
• 2016-17: Amelia Earhart Fellowship, awarded to 35 women globally [link]
• 2016: “Best article of 2015” in Environmental Research Letters, awarded for VW emissions study [link]
• 2015-16: George and Marie Vergottis Fellowship, awarded to one Greek graduate student at MIT
• 2015: MIT Graduate Woman of Excellence Award, awarded to 50 graduate MIT women for leadership and service contributions [link]
• 2014: 2nd Place, 10^th annual international Joseph A. Hartman Student Paper Competition
• 2013: Young Woman of the Year, Ariston Foundation, awarded to one Greek woman studying in the USA
• 2012: Admitted member of “The Foundation of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge”, for outstanding performance during undergraduate studies [link]
• 2008-12: George and Marie Vergottis Scholarship, University of Cambridge

Index

• Journal publications
• Conference papers
• Policy documents
• Theses

Journal publications

1. van 't Hoff, J., Hauglustaine, D., Pletzer, J., Skowron, A., Grewe, V., Matthes, S., Meuser, M.M., Thor, R.N., Dedoussi, I.C. (2025) “Multi-model assessment of the atmospheric and radiative effects of supersonic transport aircraft.” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, [In Press].
   DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2866

   
2. van 't Hoff, J., Grewe, V., Dedoussi, I.C. (2024) “Sensitivities of ozone and radiative forcing to supersonic aircraft emissions across two flight corridors.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, 22, e2023JD040476.
   DOI: 10.1029/2023JD040476
3. Rao, P., Dwight, R., Singh, D., Maruhashi, J., Dedoussi, I.C., Grewe, V., Frömming, C. (2024) “The ozone radiative forcing of nitrogen oxide emissions from aviation can be estimated using a probabilistic approach.” Communications Earth & Environment , 5, 558.
   DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01691-2
4. Dedoussi, I.C., Henze, D.K., Eastham, S.D., Speth, R.L., Barrett, S.R.H. (2024) “Development of the adjoint of the unified tropospheric–stratospheric chemistry extension (UCX) in GEOS-Chem adjoint v36.” Geoscientific Model Development, 17, 5689–5703.
   DOI: 10.5194/gmd-17-5689-2024

   
5. Maruhashi, J., Mertens, M., Grewe, V., Dedoussi, I.C. (2024) “A multi-method assessment of the regional sensitivities between flight altitude and short-term O₃ climate warming from aircraft NO_x emissions.” Environmental Research Letters, 19, 054007.
   DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad376a
6. Henneman, L.R.F., Choirat, C., Dedoussi, I.C., Dominici, F., Roberts, J., Zigler, C.M. (2023) “Mortality risk from United States coal electricity generation.” Science 382 (6673), 941-946.
   DOI: 10.1126/science.adf4915

   
7. Quadros, F.D.A., van Loo, M., Snellen, M., Dedoussi, I.C. (2023) “Nitrogen deposition from aviation emissions.” Science of the Total Environment, 858, 3, 159855.
   DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159855

   
8. Maruhashi, J., Grewe, V., Frömming, C., Jöckel, P., Dedoussi, I.C. (2022) “Transport patterns of global aviation NO_x and their short-term O₃ radiative forcing – a machine learning approach.” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 22, 14253–14282.
   DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-14253-2022

   
9. Quadros, F.D.A., Snellen, M., Sun, J., Dedoussi, I.C. (2022) “Global civil aviation emissions estimates for 2017-2020 using ADS-B data.” Journal of Aircraft 59, 6, 1394-1405.
   DOI: 10.2514/1.C036763

   
10. Fritz, T.M., Dedoussi, I.C., Eastham, S.D., Speth, R.L., Henze, D.K., Barrett, S.R.H. (2022) “Identifying the ozone-neutral aircraft cruise altitude.” Atmospheric Environment 276, 119057.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119057
11. Verhoeven, V.B., Dedoussi, I.C. (2022) “Annual satellite-based NDVI-derived land cover of Europe for 2001-2019.” Journal of Environmental Management 302A, 15, 113917.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113917
12. Dedoussi, I.C. (2021) “Implications of future atmospheric composition in decision-making for sustainable aviation.” Environmental Research Letters 16, 031002.
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abe74d

    
13. Valera-Medina, A., Amer-Hatem, F., Azad, A. K., Dedoussi, I.C., de Joannon, M., Fernandes, R. X., Glarborg, P., Hashemi, H., He, X., Mashruk, S., McGowan, J., Mounaim-Rouselle, C., Ortiz-Prado, A., Ortiz-Valera, A., Rossetti, I., Shu, B., Yehia, M., Xiao, H., Costa, M. (2021) “Review on Ammonia as a Potential Fuel: From Synthesis to Economics.” Energy & Fuels 35, 9, 6964-7029.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03685

    
14. Henneman, L.R.F., Dedoussi, I.C., Casey, J.A., Choirat, C., Barrett, S.R.H., Zigler, C.M. (2021) “Comparisons of simple and complex methods for quantifying exposure to individual point source air pollution emissions.” Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 31, 654-663.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41370-020-0219-1

    
15. Quadros, F.D.A., Snellen, M., Dedoussi, I.C. (2020) “Regional sensitivities of air quality and human health impacts to aviation emissions.” Environmental Research Letters 15, 105013.
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abb2c5

    
16. Dedoussi, I.C., Eastham, S.D., Μonier, E., Barrett, S.R.H. (2020) “Premature mortality related to United States cross-state air pollution.” Nature 578, 261-265.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-1983-8

    
17. Grobler, C., Wolfe, P.J., Dasadhikari, K., Dedoussi, I.C., Allroggen, F., Speth, R.L., Eastham, S.D., Agarwal, A., Staples, M.D., Sabnis, J., Barrett, S.R.H. (2019) “Marginal climate and air quality costs of aviation emissions.” Environmental Research Letters 14, 114031.
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab4942

    
18. Dedoussi, I.C., Allroggen, F., Flanagan, R., Hansen, T., Taylor, B., Barrett, S.R.H., Boyce, J.K. (2019) “The co-pollutant cost of carbon emissions: an analysis of the U.S. electric power generation sector.” Environmental Research Letters 14, 094004.
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab34e3

    
19. Chossière, G.P., Malina, R., Ashok, A., Dedoussi, I.C., Eastham, S.D., Speth, R.L., Barrett, S.R.H. (2017) “Public health impacts of excess NO_x emissions from Volkswagen diesel passenger vehicles in Germany.” Environmental Research Letters 12, 034014.
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa5987

    
20. Barrett, S.R.H., Speth, R.L., Eastham, S.D., Dedoussi, I.C., Ashok, A., Malina, R., Keith, D. (2015) “Impact of the Volkswagen emissions control defeat device on US public health.” Environmental Research Letters 10, 114005.
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/11/114005

    
    ["Best article of 2015" award]
21. Dedoussi, I.C., Barrett, S.R.H. (2014) “Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. Part II: Attribution of PM_2.5 exposure to emissions species, time, location and sector.” Atmospheric Environment 99, pp. 610-617.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.033

    
22. Ashok, A., Dedoussi, I.C., Yim, S.H.L, Balakrishnan, H., Barrett, S.R.H. (2014) “Quantifying the air quality-CO₂ tradeoff potential for airports.” Atmospheric Environment 99, pp. 546-555.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.024

    

Conference papers

1. Quadros, F.D.A., Snellen, M., Dedoussi, I.C. (2022) “Recent and projected trends in global civil aviation NO_x emission indices” AIAA SciTech, 3-7 January 2022, San Diego, USA & Virtual. AIAA 2022-2051.
   DOI: 10.2514/6.2022-2051
2. Sun, J., Dedoussi, I.C. (2021) “Evaluation of aviation emissions and environmental costs in Europe using OpenSky and OpenAP” presented at the OpenSky Symposium, 18-19 November 2021, Brussels, Belgium & Virtual, published in Engineering Proceedings, 13 (1), 5.
   DOI: 10.3390/engproc2021013005

   
3. Dedoussi, I.C., Hynes, T.P., Siller, H. (2013) “Investigating landing gear noise using fly-over data: the case of a Boeing 747-400.” 19^th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (34^th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference) 27-29 May 2013, Berlin, Germany. AIAA 2013-2115.
   DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-2115

Contributions to policy documents & white papers

1. Accelerating the path towards carbon-free aviation, Sustainable and Energy Efficient Aviation CoE & Aeronautics Research Centre Niedersachsen, July 2022 [Author].
2. MER 3456. Evaluation of nitrogen calculations for Lelystad Airport (Evaluatie stikstofberekeningen Lelystad Airport), Dutch Commission for Environmental Assessments, Commissie voor de milieueffectrapportage (Commissie MER), Utrecht, March 2020 [Contributor].
3. Advisory Board on Nitrogen Problem: Advice on the aviation sector (Adviescollege Stikstofproblematiek: Advies luchtvaartsector), Dutch Advisory Board on Nitrogen Problem, Adviescollege Stikstofproblematiek, The Hague, January 2020 [Expert panel member].
4. ICAO-CAEP/10 Agenda Item 5: CO₂ Standard development. CAEP/10-IP/24. “Global cost-benefit analysis of ICAO CO₂ standard stringency options.” ICAO, Montréal, February 2016 [Contributor].

Theses

1. Dedoussi, I.C. (2018) “Adjoint sensitivity analysis of the atmospheric impacts of combustion emissions.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Ph.D. Thesis. MIT DSpace.
2. Dedoussi, I.C. (2014) “Air pollution and early deaths in the United States: Attribution of PM_2.5 exposure to emissions species, time, location and sector.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, S.M. Thesis. MIT DSpace.
3. Dedoussi, I.C. (2012) “Landing gear noise analysis of a Boeing 747-400”. Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, M.Eng. Thesis.