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title: "Nissim Lebovits"
subtitle: "Cities, Climate, Data<br>2024-25 Fulbright research fellowship grantee"
image: assets/Lebovits_Headshot.jpg
about:
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  links:
    - icon: linkedin
      text: LinkedIn
      href: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nlebovits/
    - icon: github
      text: Github
      href: https://github.com/nlebovits/
    - icon: envelope
      text: Contact me
      href: mailto:nissim@design.upenn.edu
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In 2025, I'll be headed to La Plata, Argentina on a Fulbright research fellowship to investigate the use of remote sensing for improved flood risk modeling. I have a master's degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania's [Weitzman School of Design](https://www.design.upenn.edu/), where I focused on environmental planning and spatial analysis.

Currently, I work as a research assistant for [Professor Allison Lassiter](https://www.design.upenn.edu/people/allison-lassiter), with whom I'm building a clustering model to identify vulnerable U.S. public drinking water systems. I also work for [Professor Matthijs Bouw](https://www.design.upenn.edu/people/matthijs-bouw) on a UN-Habitat project that will help urban planners in the global south mitigate conflicts between urban expansion, climate threats, and biodiversity loss. I work primarily in Python, R, and Google Earth Engine.

I'm the founder and project lead for [Clean & Green Philly](https://www.cleanandgreenphilly.org/), an open source web tool that helps community groups in Philadelphia target vacant properties for place-based, anti-gun violence interventions.

I'm interested in using data to foster civic engagement and build more sustainable, inclusive cities. I believe in open-source tech and community-driven work. Check out [my work](https://nlebovits.github.io/projects.html) to see what I've been up to lately.