Avril Challoner CEnv CSci
Principal Air Quality and Climate Consultant at AWN Consulting Ltd.- Claim this Profile
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French Limited working proficiency
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Irish Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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Chartered Environmentalist
Society for the Environment (SocEnv)Jun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Full Membership IEMA
IEMAJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Chartered Scientist
Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)Apr, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Full IAQM Membership
Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM)Feb, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Full IAQM Membership
Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM)Feb, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Full IES Membership
Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)Feb, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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AWN Consulting Ltd.
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Ireland
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Air Quality and Climate Consultant
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Jan 2023 - Present
Principal Air Quality and Climate Consultant at AWN with a focus on transport infrastructure project including; MetroLink, Dart+, BusConnects. Experienced in the use of ADMS, TII REM, TII Carbon Tool, and AERMOD.
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Senior Air Quality Consultant
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Jul 2017 - Jan 2023
Senior member of the air quality and climate team at AWN Consulting experience in the monitoring, modelling (AERMOD, ENEVAL & ADMS-Roads), assessment and reporting of air quality and climate impacts associated with major industrial and infrastructural projects.
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Air Quality Consultant
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2017
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AECOM
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Air Quality Consultant
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Dec 2012 - Dec 2014
I joined Aecom in December 2012 and have since gained experience on a wide variety of projects. This experience includes Air Quality Progress Reports, Updating and Screen Assessments, DMRB assesement, WebTAG and AAQuIRE modelling. I regularly use programs such as ArcGIS to aid with the preparation and presentation of work. While working with Aecom, I am gaining experience in various forms of air quality monitoring including diffusion tube, TEOM, FDMS, chemiluminescence and landfill gas monitoring. Part of my responsibilities include the ratification and reporting of the monitored data, management of the monitoring campaigns and client interactions. Show less
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Trinity College Dublin
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Ireland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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PhD Researcher
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Jul 2009 - Jan 2013
This research project aimed to improve the understanding of the Indoor/Outdoor air quality relationship at urban commercial buildings in Dublin, Ireland. In order to gain the required understanding, I required data for Dublin sites, therefore monitoring was conducted. I collected real-time concentrations of PM2.5 and NO2 at 10 commercial buildings. I then analysed the collected data with respect to; time series plots of the indoor and outdoor concentrations for each site, indoor/outdoor air quality ratios, lag times between outdoor fluctuations and the associated indoor fluctuations, NO/NO2 relationships and the dosage of PM2.5 and NO2 to occupants of the 10 monitored buildings. I combined the use of the regression and recursive mass balance technique proved useful for predicting NO2 concentrations indoors using building characteristics. Finally, I used forward prediction ability of trained Artificial Neural Networks using outdoor data an meteorological concentrations in order to predict indoor concentrations. Show less
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Laing O'Rourke
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Engineer
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Jan 2007 - Sep 2009
• Supervising operatives carrying out various tasks, ensuring that they were carried out safely and correctly • Cube and Slump tests during concrete pours • Implementing and enforcing site safety regulations • Using site instruments (EDM, Dumpy Level, Laser) • Environmental coordinator on site, Site audited to British Standard level • Supervising operatives carrying out various tasks, ensuring that they were carried out safely and correctly • Cube and Slump tests during concrete pours • Implementing and enforcing site safety regulations • Using site instruments (EDM, Dumpy Level, Laser) • Environmental coordinator on site, Site audited to British Standard level
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Education
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Trinity College, Dublin
Research PhD, Indoor/Outdoor Air Pollution -
Trinity College, Dublin
P.Grad.Dip Statistics, Statistics -
National University of Ireland, Galway
B.E. Environmental, Engineering