KLAUS WILLEKE, Ph.D.
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Professor Emeritus (University of Cincinnati)

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EDUCATION
1952-1960 Adolfinum, Moers, Federal Republic of Germany, Abitur, 1960
1960-1963 Univ. of New Hampshire, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1963
1963-1965 Stanford University, M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1964
1965-1966 Von Kármán Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Rhode-St-Genèse, Belgium, Diploma, 1966; Thesis: Experimental Determination of the Electrical Conductivity of an Argon Plasma with and without Seeding
1966-1969 Stanford University, Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1969; Dissertation:  "Shock-Tube Study of the Transient Thermal Behavior of Gases at High Temperatures"
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1964-1965 Research Assistant, Hotshot Tunnel Facility, Stanford University
1966-1967 Teaching Assistant, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
1967-1969 Research Assistant, Shock Tube Facility, Stanford University
1969-1970 Postdoctoral Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Garching near Munich, Germany
1970-1976 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
1972-1973 Visiting Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
1976-1981 Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
1981-Pres. Professor of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati
1983-1984 Visiting Professor, Institut für Strahlen und Umweltforschung, Neuherberg bei München, Germany, and Hunan Medical College, Changsha, Peoples' Republic of China
1985-1990 Associate Director of Department of Environmental Health
1986-1988 Director of Graduate Education Programs in Environmental Hygiene Science and Engineering
1987-2003 Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Cincinnati
1992-1993 Visiting Professor, Technical University of Munich and GSF-Institute for Environmental Research (Neuherberg), Germany
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AWARDS
1991 Recipient, Richard Akeson Excellence in Teaching Award, Univ. of Cinci
1993 Outstanding Aerosol Paper Award (with P. Baron and W. Heitbrink), American Industrial Hygiene Association
1994 Outstanding Aerosol Paper Award (with C.C. Chen and M. Lehtimäki), American Industrial Hygiene Association
1995 University of Cincinnati 1995 Faculty Achievement Award
1996 International Aerosol Fellow Award - given every 2 years by the International Aerosol Research Assembly, the umbrella organization of all national and discipline specific aerosol associations.
1996 Outstanding Aerosol Paper Award (with Y. Qian, J. Donnelly, S. Grinshpun, V. Ulevicius) American Industrial Hygiene Association
1997 John White Respiratory Protection Award, Am. Ind. Hygiene Assoc.
1997 Best Aerosol Paper Award; American Industrial Hygiene Association
1998 John White Respiratory Protection Award, Am. Ind. Hygiene Assoc.
1999  Best Poster Award, American Industrial Hygiene Association
2000 Swift Memorial Award for the 2000 Outstanding Aerosol Paper, AIHA.
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MAJOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS SINCE 1990
1990 Invited Lecturer, Gesellschaft für Strahlen und Umweltforschung, Frankfurt and München, Germany; Universität Duisburg, Germany; Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany
1990 Invited Lecturer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC
1990 Invited Lecturer, Central Institute for Labor Protection, Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland; National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland; University of Kuopio, Finland; Research Centre of the Finnish Defence Forces, Lakiaka, Finland; National Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland; National Institute of Occupational Health, Stockholm, Sweden
1990 Session Chairman and Speaker, Third International Aerosol Conference, Kyoto, Japan
1990 Invited Lecturer, Toyahashi University, Japan; National Institute of Industrial Health, Kawasaki, Japan
1991 Invited Speaker, Airborne Aerosol Inlet Workshop, Boulder, CO
1991 Invited Panelist, American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
1991 Invited Plenary Session Lecturer, First Symposium on Pollution Control and Health Effects of Aerosols, Taipei, Taiwan; Invited Speaker, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan; National Taiwan University, Taipei
1991 Session Chairman and Speaker, Tenth American Association for Aerosol Research Conference, Traverse City, MI
1991 Invited Speaker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
1992 Invited Speaker, Ten Year Anniversary of the Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology, Ohta, Japan
1992 Invited Speaker, Occupational Health Seminar, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
1992 Invited Participant, International Conference on Ecological Approaches to Environment and Health in Urban Areas in Central and Eastern Europe, Katowice and Cracow, Poland
1992 Invited Lecturer, Universität Mainz, Germany
1993 Invited Lecturer, Universität Duisburg, Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany
1993 Chairman, 12th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Oak Brook, IL
1993 Invited Lecturer, Nordic Association for Aerosol Research Symposium, Lilleström near Oslo, Norway
1994 Session Chair and Speaker, European Aerosol Conference, Blois, France
1994 Invited Speaker, Scientific Conference on Obscuration and Aerosol Research, U.S. Army Edgewood Research Center, MD
1994 Session Chair and Speaker, Fourth International Aerosol Conference, Los Angeles, CA
1994 Invited Speaker, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV
1994 Invited Speaker, Conference on Tuberculosis Control in the Workplace, Rockville, MD
1995 Invited Lecturer, U.S. Army Proving Groungs, Dugway, UT
1995 Invited Speaker, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
1995 Invited Speaker, Workshop on Aerosol Inhalation, Lung Transport and Deposition, and the Relation to the Environment, Warsaw, Poland
1995 Invited Speaker, Institute of Physics, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995 Invited Speaker, Army Research Center, Edgewood, MD
1996 Keynote Speaker, NIOSH Occupational Aerosol Research Conference, Columbus, Ohio
1996 Plenary Lecturer, 15th Annual Conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, Florida
1996 Invited Speaker, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1997 Invited Speaker , American Filtration and Separation Society Conference, Minneapolis
1997 Invited Plenary Lecturer, 11th Biannual Congress of the International Society for      Aerosols in Medicine, Sendai, Japan
1997 Invited Speaker, NIOSH, Morgantown, WVA
1998 Invited Speaker, Conference on Bioaerosol Collection, Dahlgren, VA
1998 Invited Lecturer, Academy of Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania
1998 Invited Lecturer, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
1999 Session Chair and Speaker, European Aerosol Conf., Prague, Czech Republic
2000 Session Chair and Speaker, European Aerosol Conf., Dublin, Ireland
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BOARD CERTIFICATION
Diplomate of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, certified in Comprehensive  Practice of Industrial Hygiene, May 1981, No. 2070
EPA-Certified Asbestos Building Inspector and Management Planner, 1988
State of Ohio Certified Asbestos Hazard Evaluation Specialist, since 10-88, #3960
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES
Member, Aerosol Technology Committee, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1976-1981, 1987-1991.
Member, Safety and Occupational Health Study Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1978-80.
Board Member, Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung, 1980-82.
Member, Education Committee, Am. Assoc. for Aerosol Research, 1986-89.
Member, Committee on Respiratory Protection, Am. Assoc. for Aerosol Research, 1987-1989.
Member, "Particle Total Exposure Assessment Methodology" Program Peer Review Committee, EPA, 1989-1991.
Member, Bioaerosols Committee, Am. Conf. of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 1989-1998.
Member, ANSI Z88 Subcommittee on Respiratory Protection from Infectious Aerosols, 1990-1999.
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 1993-2000.
Member, Board of Directors, American Association for Aerosol Research, 1994 - 1997.
Chair, Aerosol Science and Technology (Journal) Committee, 1995-1996.
Co-Chair, Membership Review Committee of the Int. Aerosol Research Assembly, 1996.
Member, Nominations Committee, American Assoc. for Aerosol Research, 1996-1998.
Member, Am. Soc.for Testing and Materials, Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners, 1997-2000.
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SOCIETIES 
American Association for Aerosol Research
American Board of Industrial Hygiene
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung
International Association for Aerobiology
Pan American Aerobiology Association
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LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
 Klaus Willeke has given lectures in German, French, and Lithuanian.
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