402 N. Blackford St
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Biography
Gabriel Filippelli joined the O'Neill School as an affiliate faculty member in 2024. He is a Chancellor’s Professor of Earth Sciences and serves as the executive director of the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute. Filippelli is a biogeochemist with broad training in climate change, exposure science, and environmental health. His research focuses on biogeochemical cycling in the environment and the connections between geochemistry and the geologic record of climate change.
Filippelli has directed more than $9 million of research funding throughout his career. He is the editor-in-chief for the journal GeoHealth and is a Fellow of the International Association of Geochemistry, a 2022 Fulbright Distinguished Chair, and former National Academy of Sciences Jefferson Science Fellow, where he served as a Senior Science Advisor for the U.S. Department of State.
Education
- Ph.D. Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1994
- B.S. Geology, University of California, Davis, 1986
Professional Experience
- Director, Center for Urban Health
- Executive Director, Environmental Resilience Institute
Highlights
Fulbright Distinguished Chair, University of Newcastle, Australia (2022)
Improving Kid’s Environment Award, Hoosier Environmental Council (2021)
F. Earl Ingerson Lecturer, Geochemical Society (2021)
Chancellor’s Professor, IUPUI (highest distinguished rank on the campus) (2020)
John W. Ryan Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Programs and Studies, Indiana University (2020)
Visiting Research Fellow Award, Chinese Science Committee (2019)
Prose Award for Excellence in Physical Science and Math (top publication for the year), Association of American Publishers, for GeoHealth, Gabriel Filippelli Editor-in-Chief (2019)
School of Science Innovative Educator Award, IU Indianapolis (2016)
Visiting Research Fellow Award, Macquarie University, Sydney (2018)
Selected Intellectual Contributions
- "The impact of combined sewer outflows on urban water quality: Spatio-temporal patterns of fecal coliform in Indianapolis." (with I. Orr, K. Mazari, J.T. Shukle, and R. Li) Environmental Pollution (2023)
- "Fire in the Earth System: Introduction to the Special Collection. JGR Earth Surface." (with A. East, A. AghaKouchak, G. Caprarelli, F. Florindo, C. Luce, H. Rajaram, L. Russell, C. Santin, and I. Santos) JGR Earth Surface (2023)
- "Positive outcomes from U.S. lead regulations, continued challenges, and lessons learned for regulating emerging contaminants." (with M. Dietrich) Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2023)
- "Contributory science reveals insights into metal pollution trends across different households and environmental media." (with M. Dietrich, J. Shukle, A. Herrmann, and L. Wood) Environmental Pollution Letters (2023)
- "Predictive modeling of indoor dust lead concentrations: Sources, risks, and benefits of intervention." (with M. Dietrich, C.F. Barlow, J.A. Entwistle, D. Meza-Figueroa, C. Dong, P. Gunkel-Grillon, K. Jabeen, L. Bramwell, J.T. Shukle, L.R. Wood, R. Naidu, K. Fry, and M.P. Taylor) Environmental Pollution (2023)
- "Early-life low-level lead exposure alters anxiety-like behavior, alcohol consumption and AC5 protein expression in adult male and female C57BL/6J mice." (with M. Hernández and S. Boehm) Neurotoxicology and Teratology (2023)
- "Efficacy of low-cost sensor networks at detecting fine-scale variations in particulate matter in urban environments." (with A. Heintzelman, M.J. Moreno-Madriñan, J.S. Wilson, L. Wang, G.K. Druschel, and V.O. Lulla) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 1934. (2023)
- "Mollusk shell waste: Alternative for reuse in construction." (with A. Cardoso, T. Delmiro, J. Mocock, E. Rabbani, S. Peres, J. Macedo, and E. Monteiro) International Journal of Environmental and Waste Management. Doi: 10.1504/IJEWM.2022.10035950. (2023)