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Postdoctoral Researchers

Sudheer Salana

Dr. Sudheer SalanaPh.D.

joined Fall 2024

Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
M.S.   Indian Institute of Technology

Research Project: Toxicity of Airborne Particles

Ph.D Students

Luis

Luis Angel Nino Barreat, PhD Student, 

joined fall 2022 

B.S. Universidad de Los Andes

Research Project: The atmospheric life cycle of airborne nucleotides

amir-sharafudin

Amir R. Sharafudin, PhD Student,

joined Spring 2024

M.S. University of Tehran 

Research Project: Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Growth Tube Reactor

bright

Bright Amponsem, PhD Student,

joined Spring 2024

M.S. Kumasi Technical University

Research Project: Oil-Resistant Respirator for Firefighters at Wildland Fires

washeem

Mohammad Washeem, PhD Student, 

joined Fall 2023

 M.S. University of Florida

Research Project: Optimization and Efficiency validation of aerosol samplers using Machine Learning; Size fractionated bioaerosol collection and Whole genomic seq Analysis

Visiting Scholars

chang-gyu-woo

Chang Gyu Woo, Associate Professor

joined Summer 2025

Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, Korea

Research Project: Developing an Aerosol and Gas Exposure System on Lung-on-chip, Developing ISO Standards Regarding Lung-on-chip System

APRL Alumni


PhD Alumni

Student

 Research Topic

 Complete Date

Amin Shirkhani

Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Aerosol Size Amplification in a Condensation Growth System

12/26

William Brad Vass

Integrating Air Sampling Methodologies to Improve the Collection of Viable Airborne Viruses and Associated Exposure Health Risk Estimations (Instructor at West Point, 2024-present)

05/24
Sripriya Nannu Shankar

Evaluating Next Generation in Vitro Systems for Exposure Assessment of Airborne Particles (Assistant Professor at University of Cincinnati, 2024-present)

08/23
Maohua Pan Highly Efficient Virus Aerosol Collection System and its Application in Investigating Particle Size Distribution of Infectious Viruses (Air chemist coordinator, Air-Liquid Electronics; 2018-present) 05/18
Chih-Hsiang Chien Development and Testing of a Novel Size-Selective Personal Sampler for Inorganic Acidic Mists and Gases (postdoc, UF, 2018-19; NCASI 2019, ORNL postdoc, 2020-22; Senior Scientist, Altria, 2022-present) 12/17
Nima Afshar-Mohajer Control of Charged Lunar Dust Using Electrostatic Technologies (postdoc, John Hopkins University; Env. Scientist, Gradient Corp, 2020-present) 05/14
Lin Shou Diffusional Release of Pollutants into Ambient Air and Method for Enhancing Diffusional Collection in Air Sampling (CEO, 7Shoppers Inc., 2015-present) 12/13

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