Eric Lebel is a Senior Scientist at PSE Healthy Energy (www.psehealthyenergy.org), where he started in 2021 after he graduated from Stanford University with a PhD in Environmental Earth System Science. His research focuses on emissions of methane and health-damaging air pollutants in California. Specifically, he studies abandoned oil and gas wells and residential appliances. He has worked to develop new methods for quantifying these emissions and has designed and executed research campaigns to systematically quantify emissions of methane and other pollutants throughout the state.
Dr. Lebel continues to lead work studying emissions of methane and air pollutants and their impact on climate and public health.