The lecture will discuss how the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute’s (QEERI) Energy Center uses its solar forecasting resources as a potential risk analysis tool to evaluate the viability of COVID-19 under different weather conditions and to forecast the probability of high contagion periods.

Speaker:

Dr. Veronica Bermudez, Senior Research Director, Energy Center, QEERI

Biography:

Dr. Veronica Bermudez is the Senior Research Director of the Energy Center at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI). She has a PhD in Physics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), and holds a number of international awards for her research activity.

Dr. Bermudez has extensive experience in laboratory to industry research and technology transfer in the field of renewable energy. Her research interests focus on sustainable energy solutions including PV alternative applications, and its integration in residential and added value markets.

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