Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Workshop on the Health Risks of
Indoor Exposure to Particulate Matter
500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
8:30 a.m. | Welcome, Workshop Goals, and Introductions |
William Nazaroff, Ph.D., Chair | |
8:40 a.m. | Sponsor Remarks |
David Rowson, M.S. | |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
9:00 a.m. | SESSION I: SOURCES OF INDOOR PARTICULATE MATTER |
Moderated by: William Nazaroff, Ph.D. | |
Outdoor Air and Appliances as Sources of Indoor Particulate Matter | |
Brent Stephens, Ph.D. | |
Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology | |
Indoor Sources of Airborne Allergens and Smoke | |
Lynn M. Hildemann, Ph.D. | |
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University | |
Surrounded by a Cloud of Dust: Particle Resuspension in Indoor Environments | |
Brandon E. Boor, Ph.D. | |
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University | |
10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:45 a.m. | SESSION II: PARTICLE DYNAMICS AND CHEMISTRY |
Moderated by: Richard Corsi, Ph.D., P.E. | |
Indoor Chemistry and Aerosols | |
Glenn Morrison, Ph.D. | |
Professor of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology | |
Dynamics of Particle Size and Concentration Indoors: A Building Science Perspective | |
Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D. | |
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto | |
Composition of Indoor PM, Including the Influence of SVOC Partitioning | |
Charles Weschler, Ph.D. | |
Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University; Visiting Professor, Technical University of Denmark and Tsinghua University | |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
1:15 p.m. | SESSION III: EXPOSURE LEVELS AND CHARACTERIZATION |
Moderated by: Terry Brennan, M.S. | |
Fine PM Exposure Characterization Provides Insights into Sources and Transformations | |
Barbara Turpin, Ph.D. | |
Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health | |
Some Determinants of Indoor Concentrations and Exposures to Particulate Matter | |
Roy Harrison, Ph.D., D.Sc. (presenting via web conference) | |
Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health, University of Birmingham | |
Socioeconomic Determinants of Indoor PM Exposure: Understanding Sources, Structures and Settings | |
Gary Adamkiewicz, Ph.D., M.P.H. | |
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | |
2:45 p.m. | Break |
3:00 p.m. | SESSION IV: EXPOSURE MITIGATION |
Moderated by: Tiina Reponen, Ph.D. | |
Indoor Particle Mitigation with Filtration | |
William Fisk, M.S. | |
Senior Scientist, Indoor Environment Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
Methods and Approaches for Controlling Exposure to Biological Aerosols | |
Sergey A. Grinshpun, Ph.D. | |
Professor of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | |
Indoor PM Exposure Mitigation in Low-Socioeconomic Status Households | |
Brett C. Singer, Ph.D. | |
Staff Scientist, Residential Building Systems, Indoor Environment Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
4:30 p.m. | General Discussion and Summary |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016
8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
William Nazaroff, Ph.D., Chair | |
8:35 a.m. | SESSION V: IDENTIFIED AND EMERGING HEALTH CONCERNS |
Moderated by: Howard Kipen, M.D., M.P.H. | |
Indoor Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Health | |
Ryan Allen, Ph.D. (presenting via web conference) Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University | |
Ambient Particulate Matter (PM) Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes: Targets for Studies on Health Effects of Indoor PM | |
David Rich, Sc.D., M.P.H. | |
Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center | |
Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders | |
Marc Weisskopf, Ph.D., Sc.D. | |
Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | |
10:05 a.m. | Break |
10:20 a.m. | SESSION VI: INTERVENTIONS AND RISK COMMUNICATION |
Moderated by: William Nazaroff, Ph.D. | |
The Challenge of Communicating Indoor PM Risk | |
George Gray, Ph.D. | |
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University | |
Empowering People to Reduce Indoor Exposures to Particulate Matter: What Can We Learn from Communicating About Other Health Risks? | |
William K. Hallman, Ph.D. | |
Professor and Chair, Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University | |
Public Understanding and Information Seeking Related to Indoor PM Risk: The Need for a Benchmark Study | |
Lee Ann Kahlor, Ph.D. | |
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising, The University of Texas at Austin | |
11:50 a.m. | Closing Remarks |
William Nazaroff, Ph.D., Chair | |
12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
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