Dr. Elisephane Irankunda
Dr. Elisephane Irankunda
Scientific ResearcherI am an environmental scientist specializing in air quality monitoring and dispersion modeling. Passionate about understanding the impact of environmental factors on atmospheric and ecological systems.
Email:
elisephane.irankunda@icbcluj.ro
- REASEARCH
- PROJECTS
- PUBLICATIONS
- Investigating species interactions and biomass fluctuations using mathematical models
- Modeling atmospheric dynamics and dispersion of air pollutants
- Studying the impact of climate change on air quality and ecological networks
- Predaqua (2024): Predictive food web models for aquatic ecosystems (member)
- Kigali, Rwanda: From December 2021 to January 2024 (Air quality and House-hold wood burning effects)
- Danube-TMF project, Romania: From December 2023 to December 2024 (Air quality monitoring and dispersion modelling in Tailing Ponds)
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania: From December 2021 to January 2024 (Mining pollution and emission factor determination, air pollutants quantification)
- Yo I., Shinji Y., Kan S., Tin-Tin W., & Irankunda, E. (2024). Assessing personal PM2.5 exposure using a novel neck-mounted monitoring device in rural Rwanda. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-13106-y
- Irankunda, E., & Ozunu, A. (2024). Assessment of urban air pollution by PM10 and NO₂ and associated impacts and risks through computational analysis in Kigali, Rwanda. Energy, Ecology and Environment Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s40974-024-00333-9
- Irankunda, E., & Ozunu, A. (2024). Emission flux and dispersion analysis of particulate matter (PM10) from mining and industrial areas in Rusizi District, Rwanda. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-024-07127-z
- Török, Z., Irankunda, E., & Ozunu, A.* (2023). Modeling the dispersion of PM10 via wind erosion from opencast mining—Moldova Nouă tailings ponds, Romania. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-12199-1
- Irankunda, E., Török, Z., Alexandru, M., Gasore, J., & Ozunu, A. (2023). AERMOD performance evaluation for modeling the dispersion of particulate matter (PM10) in complex topography of Kigali, Rwanda. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. http://doi.org/10.30638/eemj.2024.020
- Irankunda, E., T¨or¨ok, Z., Alexandru, M., Gasore, J.,Kalisa, E., Akimpaye, B., et al. (2022). The com-parison between in-situ monitored data and modeled nitrogen dioxide (NO2) results case-study, Kigali city, Rwanda road networks. Heliyon Journal.http://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12390