BUA Junior presents research as part of BU Sustainability Earth Week
Abhi Lingareddy ’22 presented his research on the urban heat island effect at the Campus Climate Lab Info Session as part of this week’s BU Sustainability Earth Week 2021. Abhi is conducting this research for his senior thesis in concert with — and funded by — Boston University’s Campus Climate Lab under the guidance of Professor Dan Li and Ms. Victoria Perrone. This project will measure how various surfaces in an urban setting impact temperature by using sensors placed around the BU campus, with the goal of analyzing the impact of existing solutions to the urban heat island effect: white roofs, green roofs, and landscaping. The resulting data will determine how effective solutions these are at reducing temperatures, and whether BU should invest time and money into converting existing surfaces into more sustainable ones in order to slow climate change.