Global Policy Lab

Bio: Ian works to provide decision-makers with quantitative, high-resolution projections of the socioeconomic impacts of climate change, focusing on damaging extreme events like tropical cyclones. His research blends dynamic modeling, large socio-environmental datasets, and emerging econometric and machine learning methods to quantify the complex interactions between society and a changing climate. At UC Berkeley, Ian has been a Berkeley Graduate Fellow, a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow, and a NSF Research Trainee in the “Environment and Society: Data Sciences for the 21st Century” program. He holds MS degrees in both Civil and Environmental Engineering and Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley and received his BS in Applied Mathematics, with a focus on Earth and Planetary Science, from Harvard University. Prior to graduate school, Ian worked as a Post-Bachelor Fellow and a Researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, working to estimate the Global Burden of Disease.

Fields of Interest: Climate impacts, extreme weather, tropical cyclones, remote sensing, global health, water systems, snow hydrology, renewable energy

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GPL Research:

Previous Peer-Reviewed Articles:

1. GBD 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators (including Bolliger, I.), “Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.” The Lancet, May 2018.

2. Haagsma, J., Graetz, N., Bolliger, I., et al., “The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years, and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.” Injury Prevention, Dec. 2015.

3. Murray, C. J. L., …, Bolliger, I., et al., “Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition.” The Lancet, Aug. 2015.

4. GBD 2013 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators (including Bolliger, I.). “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and YLDs for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries for 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.” The Lancet, Jun. 2015.

5. Hotez, P. J., Alvarado, M., Basáñez, M., Bolliger, I., et al., “The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation and Implications for the Neglected Tropical Diseases.” PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8, no. 7, July 24, 2014.

6. Hay, R., Johns, N., Williams, H., Bolliger, I., et al., “The Global Burden of Skin Disease in 2010: An Analysis of the Prevalence and Impact of Skin Conditions.” J Invest Dermatol, Jun. 2014.

7. 200+ authors (including Bolliger, I.), “The state of US health, 1990-2010: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors.” JAMA, vol. 310, no. 6, pp. 591–608, Aug. 2013.

8. GBD 2010 Country Collaboration (including Bolliger, I.), “GBD 2010 country results: a global public good.” The Lancet, Mar. 2013

9. 200+ authors (including Bolliger, I.), “Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.” The Lancet, vol. 380, no. 9859, pp. 2095–2128, Dec. 2012.

10. 200+ authors (including Bolliger, I.), “Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.” The Lancet, vol. 380, no. 9859, pp. 2197–2223, Dec. 2012.

11. 200+ authors (including Bolliger, I.), “Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.” The Lancet, vol. 380, no. 9859, pp. 2163–2196, Dec. 2012.

12. Bolliger, I., “Analysis of 3D numerical simulations of subsolidus thermal convection: application to Venus and Europa.” THURJ, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 10–19, May 2012.

Blog Posts:

1. Lam, L., Bolliger, I., Chen, J., Liu, A., Yang, J., and Margolis, R. “Chinese Solar Makers’ Strategies to Overcome Trade Conflicts.” The Energy Collective. Web. Nov 9, 2016.

2. Bolliger, I. “Combatting the Growing Environmental and Human Health Hazards of Microplastics.” The Inertia: Mountain. Web. Oct 13, 2015.

3. Bolliger, I. “Adventuring in an Evolving World.” The Inertia: Mountain. Web. Sep 4, 2015.

4. Bolliger, I. “HIV Positives: Uganda’s AIDS Epidemic Over Time.” Solutions Journalism Network. Web. Aug. 30, 2013.

5. Bolliger, I. “HIV Positives: Uganda Tackles AIDS.”  Solutions Journalism Network. Web. Aug. 22, 2013.