| Trained as a physicist,
Sergey A. Grinshpun received his M.S. degree in Physics in 1982 and Ph.D.
degree in Thermophysics (Aerosol Science) in 1987 from Odessa University,
Ukraine. With his research group in Odessa University he studied the
sampling efficiency of aerosol inlets as well as other aspects of
measurement and characterization of aerosol particles. Since 1988, he has
been an invited speaker, panelist, organizing committee member and session
chair at national and international conferences as well as a guest lecturer
at various universities and research institutions in more than 20 countries
of Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. In 1991, he joined Professor
Willeke's research group at the University of Cincinnati, USA, as a visiting
faculty member, and was subsequently appointed Associate Professor (1993)
and Full Professor (2003) of Environmental Health. Dr. Grinshpun has been
involved in the experimental and theoretical evaluation of existing aerosol
sampling techniques and the development of new methods for the stationary
and personal aerosol sampling. His research findings have been applied to
aerosols of biological origin with the focus on sampling, analysis,
real-time detection, aerosolizaton and characterization of airborne viruses,
bacteria, fungi, and pollen. He is also engaged in the laboratory and field
studies on the behavior and transport of airborne particles in indoor and
outdoor environments as well as in the development and evaluation of aerosol
generation systems, respiratory protection and indoor air purification
techniques, and other methods and devices related to environmental and
industrial aerosols. His research program has been supported by the US
government agencies and international organizations (e.g., CDC/NIOSH, NIEHS,
NIST, DHS, DHUD, DoD, EPA, and NATO) and major industries. Dr. Grinshpun
directs the Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, which was established
at the University of Cincinnati in 2000 and since then has supported 10-20
researchers at any given time. Through his career, Dr. Grinshpun authored or
co-authored about 400 scientific publications, including almost 130 original
articles in peer-reviewed journals, 90 book chapters and full proceeding
papers, as well as about 180 conference abstracts. He has served as a
reviewer, panel member or consultant to several federal agencies and
professional associations nationally and internationally as well as for
major companies and research institutions. He has also served on the
Editorial Boards of four journals with international circulation. Dr.
Grinshpun’s accomplishments in aerosol research were recognized through the
International Smoluchowski Award from the European Aerosol Assembly (1996,
The Netherlands), the AIHA Outstanding Aerosol Paper Award (1997, USA), and
the David L. Swift Memorial Award (2001, USA). He also received two John M.
White Awards from AIHA (1997, 1998, USA) for his contribution to respiratory
protection studies and Best Practice Award from the US Department of HUD
(2000) for his studies of leaded particles in indoor air. |
