Hannah Safford
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Bridging engineering and
public policy to advance environmental solutions.
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Academic Articles / Conference Presentations
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Hrudey, S.E.; Bischel, H.N.; Charrois, J.; Chik, A.H.S.; Conant, B.; Delatolla, R.; Dorner, S.; Graber, T.; Hubert, C.; Isaac-Renton, J.; Pons, W.; Safford, H.; Servos, M.; Sikora, C. (2022). Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Canada. In review.
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Safford, H.; Zuniga-Montanez, R.E.; Kim, M.; Wu, X.; Wei, L.; Sharpnack, J.; Shapiro, K.; Bischel, H.N. (2022). Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for COVID-19: Handling qPCR Nondetects and Comparing Spatially Granular Wastewater and Clinical Data Trends. Environmental Science & Technology Water.
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Safford, H.R.; Shapiro, K.; Bischel, H.N. (2022). Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it's done sensibly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(6).
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Safford, H. (2021). The value of wastewater surveillance to support COVID-19 response in a community with large-scale asymptomatic testing. National Environmental Monitoring Conference 2021, Seattle, WA.
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Harris-Lovett, S.; Nelson, K.; Beamer, P.; Bischel, H.; Bivins, A.; Bruder, A.; Butler, C.; Camenisch, T.; De Long, S.; Karthikeyan, S.; Larsen, D.; Meierdiercks, K.; Mouser, P.; Pagsuyoin, S.; Prasek, S.; Radniecki, T.; Ram, J.; Roper, D.K.; Safford, H.; Sherchan, S.; Shuster, W.; Stalder, T.; Wheeler, R.; Korfmacher, K. (2021). Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 on college campuses: Initial efforts, lessons learned and research needs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9).
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Brown, A.L.; Safford, H.; Fleming, K.L. (2020). Prospects for a Highly Electric Road Transportation Sector in the USA. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 7: 84–93.
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Brown, A.; Safford, H.; Sperling, D. (2019). Chapter One: Historical perspectives on managing automation and other disruptions in transportation. In: Reeb, T. [Ed.]. Empowering the New Mobility Workforce. Elsevier, pp. 3–30.
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Safford, H.R.; Bischel, H.N. (2019). Performance comparison of four commercially available cytometers using fluorescent, polystyrene, submicron-scale beads. Data in Brief, 103872.​​
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​Safford, H.R.; Bischel, H.N. (2019). Flow cytometry applications for assessing microbial quality in water treatment, distribution, and reuse: a systematic review. Water Research, 151: 110–133.
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Safford, H.; Bischel, H. (2018). Flow cytometry for rapid detection, enumeration, and characterization of waterborne viruses. SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA.
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Taiebat, M.; Brown, A.L.; Safford, H.R.; Qu, S.; Xu, M. (2018). A Review on Energy, Environmental, and Sustainability Implications of Connected and Automated Vehicles. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(20): 11449–11465.
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Safford, H.; Peters, C.A. (2018). Citizen Science for Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring: Case Studies from Georgia and Rhode Island. Environmental Engineering Science, 35(4): 362–372.
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Liu, P.; Safford, H.R.; Couzin, I.D.; Kevrekidis, I.G. (2014). Coarse-grained variables for particle-based models: diffusion maps and animal swarming simulations. Computational Particle Mechanics, 1(4): 425–440.
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Soderberg, K.; Good, S.P.; Safford, H.; Ryan, K.; O’Connor, M.; Wang, L.; Caylor, K.K. (2011). Soil water vapor isotopes: Combining continuous field measurements with experimental and modeling approaches in a semi-arid ecosystem, 9th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Tarragonna, Spain.
Scientific Whitepapers / Policy Briefs
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Elliott, J.; Safford, H. (2022). Strengthening Policy by Bringing Evidence to Life. Day One Project.
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Gillespie, C.; Safford, H. (2022). Putting Redlines in the Green: Economic Revitalization Through Innovative Neighborhood Markets. Day One Project.
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D'Agostino, M.; Pellaton, P.; Brown, A. (2019). Mobility Data Sharing: Challenges and Policy Recommendations. [Listed contributor].
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Anderson, G.J.; Brown, A.L.; Safford, H.R. (2019). Automated Vehicle Liability and Insurance.
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Brown, A.; Rodriguez, G.; Hoang, T. (2018). Federal, State, and Local Governance of Automated Vehicles. [Listed contributor].
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Chang, V.; Goldenberg, C.; Hoskins, J.; Lassiter, S.; Li, Z.; Nakatani, E.; Oluwafemi, S.; Safford, H. (2017). Solar Gardens in the Garden State: Community Solar Recommendations for New Jersey. Advisors: Fox, J.; Hoskins, A.
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National Science and Technology Council. (2015). Ecosystem-service assessment: research needs for coastal green infrastructure. [Lead writer].
Other Articles / Blog Posts
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Environmental Data in the Inflation Reduction Act. Federation of American Scientists blog (August 16, 2022).
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Renewable portfolio standards are propelling the US to a clean-energy future. But data practices are lagging. Utility Dive (December 10, 2020).
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The business case for mobility data sharing. Forbes (August 19, 2019).
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Communicating science to policymakers: six strategies for success. Nature Careers (August 12, 2019).
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When do water bonds pass? Lessons from past elections. California WaterBlog (April 14, 2019).
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Improving public perception of water reuse. California WaterBlog (January 20, 2019).
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Get Ex-Sci-Ted and Tune In to the Largest-Ever White House Science Fair! OSTP blog (April 13, 2016).
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Celebrating a Week of Science. OSTP blog (April 12, 2016).
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Working Together to Build a Sustainable Water Future. White House blog (March 22, 2016).
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Calling Citizen Scientists: You Can Help When Disasters Strike! OSTP blog (September 28, 2015).
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Announcing the National Climate Game Jam. OSTP blog (September 25, 2015).
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Using New Elevation Data to Explore the Arctic. OSTP blog (September 2, 2015).
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Honoring Grace Hopper. OSTP blog (December 22, 2014).