JAMES BERNARD B SIMPAS PhD
Head, Air Quality Dynamics Laboratory

Dr. James Bernard B. Simpas is head of the Air Quality Dynamics Lab of the Manila Observatory. He also teaches Physics and Atmospheric Sciences at the Ateneo de Manila University. He is the founder and present coordinator of the Master of Science in Atmospheric Science program of the University. He has a PhD in Meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University and has been with the faculty of the Ateneo since graduating with a BSc in Physics in 1985. His present research is on the monitoring and analysis of atmospheric hazards (i.e. air pollution, extreme weather events, etc) to mitigate disaster risk and improve resilience and public health. Toward this end, he has led a number of international scientific campaigns (e.g. NASA CAMP2Ex, US NRL 7SEAS, etc.) as the Philippine principal investigator or project manager.