# Maryam Golbazi, Old Dominion University - Where the Heat Hits Hardest

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-academic-minute-1102038/maryam-golbazi-old-dominion-university-where-the-heat-hits-hardest
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-academic-minute-1102038/maryam-golbazi-old-dominion-university-where-the-heat-hits-hardest.md
Podcast: [The Academic Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-academic-minute-1102038)
Published: 2026-05-20T04:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.academicminute.org/p/maryam-golbazi-old-dominion-university
Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197889481/1d43dfcec5a00fdcaef4792dbe84929a.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-academic-minute-1102038/episodes/maryam-golbazi-old-dominion-university-where-the-heat-hits-hardest
Duration seconds: 150

## Resource

On Old Dominion University Week: When it’s hot out, some places are hotter than others. Maryam Golbazi , research assistant professor of climate science, examines why. Faculty Bio: Maryam Golbazi is a Research Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University working with the Joint Institute on Advanced Computing for Environmental Studies (JI-ACES). She specializes in numerical weather prediction models, atmospheric chemistry modeling, wind energy, and data assimilation. Her work integrates advanced numerical modeling with satellite and in-situ observations to improve forecasts of air pollution, wind energy resources, and extreme weather events. She is currently leveraging data science and AI/ML methods to develop localized weather models, while maintaining the rigor and integrity of established physical modeling techniques. With prior research experience at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and many collaborative projects, Dr. Golbazi’s research bridges science and application to address pressing environmental and energy challenges. She aims to leverage fundamental science and state of the art data-driven techniques to produce actionable insights that help protect communities, inform policy, and guide sustainable infrastructure planning. Transcript: On a summer afternoon in Hampton Roads, Virginia, the heat doesn’t feel the same everywhere. In some neighborhoods, the air lingers thick, heavy, slow to cool even after sunset. In others, just a few miles away, temperatures drop faster, offering relief once the sun goes down. These differences aren’t random. They’re shaped by concrete, roads, buildings, and the environment. In our study, which I conducted with my colleague Frank Liu, we used some of the highest-resolution weather simulations ever applied to a real…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-academic-minute-1102038/episodes/maryam-golbazi-old-dominion-university-where-the-heat-hits-hardest/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-academic-minute-1102038/maryam-golbazi-old-dominion-university-where-the-heat-hits-hardest.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.