Theo Lim Email and Phone Number

I currently have research projects in two areas: (1) community-engaged climate adaptation planning, specifically to extreme heat -- this work has been funded by the NOAA Environmental Literacy Program and the National Science Foundation; and (2) the use of scientific data and models in environmental planning and management -- this work has been funded by an NSF CAREER award.I received my PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, my Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Tsinghua University, and my Bachelor’s in Immigrant Studies from Swarthmore College. I have also worked in industry as an environmental data scientist in the agricultural technology sector, as a civil engineer on sustainable water infrastructure planning and design, and in the public health sector as a Fulbright Scholar in Northeast China. At Virginia Tech, I teach classes related to sustainable urban infrastructure, community engagement, environmental policy/planning, and urban analytics.