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The Class of 2014 has some fun at orientation!

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Lou Dobbs Tonight visits campus to film Michael Nyberg '07 and his Larvasonic Invention.

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Indoor Environmental Quality

Alan Rossner - Director of Environmental Health Sciences, Clarkson University

Sustainable building design is necessarily to minimize the impact on our environment. To receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, a building must receive credits for sustainable site, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, as well as indoor environmental quality. Therefore evaluating the indoor air quality becomes an integral part of sustainable design. To that end, I direct my research in areas that minimize people’s exposure to contaminants, improve working conditions, improve living conditions and minimize risk of disease. A continuing challenge in environmental health sciences is that of accurately estimating an individual’s long-term exposure to the multitude of contaminants found in our work and community environments. These challenges are further magnified by the constant influx of new chemicals and new processes into our living and working environments. Research into improved exposure assessment strategies and air sampling methodologies that better characterize individuals’ exposures are necessary to further our understanding of the health effects related to airborne contaminants. My current research projects encompass three areas: 1) The development of air sampling methodologies; 2) exposure assessment strategies for occupational and environmental air sampling, and 3) indoor/outdoor air contaminant monitoring.

An REU student could explore several projects currently ongoing in my lab associated with the above categories. Examples of projects include: 1) the air quality evaluation in a LEED certified building using several different air sampling methods; 2) evaluation of a small personal air sampling device capable of collecting gases and vapors using helium displacement; or 3) a project using historical data to develop a relationship between life time exposure in work environments and disease.

Prerequisites: Students must have a strong interest in environmental issues and they should have completed core courses in chemistry (Analytical Chemistry is encouraged) and biology.