Publications & Presentations

Selected publications, presentations, and technical reports on heat stress, climate adaptation, and environmental engineering.

Articles & Reports [A]

Get the heat index right

Gadgil, A., Kilic, E. (2024, June). Down To Earth.

Discussion of the importance of accurate heat index measurement for public health protection during extreme heat events.

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Primer on heat stress

Kilic, E., Gadgil, A. (2024, July). Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies.

Comprehensive primer covering the science of heat stress, its health and economic impacts, and evidence-based adaptation strategies.

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Conference Proceedings [C]

Passive cooling strategies in India

Wu, Y., Malik, J., Kilic, E., et al. (2024, Sept.). In ASim2024 Proceedings, Osaka, Japan.

Analysis of passive cooling approaches for designing climate-resilient cooling shelters in Indian communities.

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Thesis [T]

Modifications to the Extended Heat Index to Account for Outdoor Workers in Humid Heat

Kilic, E. (2025, May). Master's thesis, University of California, Berkeley.

Development and validation of the Extended Heat Index (EHI-N*) for assessing occupational heat stress in outdoor workers under extreme humid heat conditions.

Forthcoming May 2025

Patents [P]

HEAT RADAR – Seeing future heat extremes at any location

Gadgil, A., Kilic, E. (2025, July). U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/123,456. Filed July 21, 2025.

Machine learning system for projecting location-specific future heat extremes using climate model outputs and physiological heat stress indices.

UC Berkeley Tech Transfer Portal Listing Pending

In Submission [S]

Evaluating indoor thermal resilience of passive and low-power cooling shelters for outdoor workers in India

Wu, Y., Malik, J., Hong, T., Kilic, E., et al. (2025, Aug.). Manuscript under review at Building Simulation.

Assessment of passive cooling strategies for maintaining safe indoor temperatures in cooling shelters for heat-stressed outdoor workers.

Under Review

Work in Progress [W]

Integrating behavioral and physiological vulnerability into the Extended Heat Index: A case study for Indian laborers

Kilic, E., et al. (in preparation). Target journal: Environmental Research Letters.

Framework for incorporating behavioral adaptation and physiological vulnerability factors into heat stress assessment for vulnerable worker populations.

In Preparation

Presentations

Climate and Impacts Research Hub Guest Lecture

UC Berkeley, 2024

Presentation on Extended Heat Index methodology and applications for climate adaptation planning.

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Center for the Built Environment Guest Lecture

2024

Talk on heat stress impacts on women workers and gender-specific vulnerabilities to extreme heat.

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Poster Presentation: Extended Heat Index for India

UC Berkeley, 2024

Research poster presenting EHI-N* validation and application to Indian heat stress assessment.

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Cosmos Club Presentation

2024

Collaborative presentation on heat stress research and adaptation strategies.

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Machine Learning for Future Heat Projections

2024

Technical presentation on machine learning approaches for forecasting future heat stress scenarios.

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