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Appendix A: Biographical Information on the Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter
Pages 156-167

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From page 156...
... He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in ~ 997 and currently serves as chairman of the present committee. He also served recently as chairman of the NRC Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI)
From page 157...
... Research conducted by Professor Cass focuses on developing methods for identifying the least costly means of air pollution abatement in a complex regional setting. He is currently studying the formation and control of gaseous and fine-particle pollutants, control strategies for visibility improvement, indoor air quality, economic optimization of pollution control strategies, anti strategies for protection of works of art from damage due to air pollution.
From page 158...
... Aerosol Program and former manager of atmospheric processes, particulate matter, and acid deposition research at the California Air Resources Board. He is on the Executive Steering Committee for the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO)
From page 159...
... His research interests include human exposure assessment, ambient and indoor air pollution, environmental analytical chemistry, and environmental management.
From page 160...
... His research interests include assessing human exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollutants, and techniques and field studies for characterizing atmospheric pollutants. He is a former chairman ofthe NewJersey Clean Air Council.
From page 161...
... He is a past chairn~.an ofthe Environmental and Occupational Health Assembly of the American Thoracic Society and a past president and councilor of the Inhalation Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology. He is a former chairman of the Electric Power Research Institute's Air Pollution Health Studies Advisory Committee and a former member of the Health Effects Institute's Research Committee.
From page 162...
... , the Inhalation Specialty Section of SOT, and the American Association for Aerosol Research and a fellow ofthe Society for Risk Analysis, the Health Physics Society, and theAmericanAssociation forAdvancement of Science. He serves or has served on various editorial boards, incluciing Journal of Fundamental and Applied Toxicology, Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, and Inhalation Toxicology, and serves as editor of Critical Reviews in Toxicology.
From page 163...
... She is a former director of scientific, professional, and section affairs at the American Public Health Association as well as assistant commissioner for the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health of the Newdersey Department of Health. She is a member of the NRC Water Science and Technology Board and has served on several NRC and lOM committees, including the Committee on Risk Assessment of Hazardous Air Pollutants.
From page 164...
... in biology from New York University and has held a number of research and academic appointments at the NYU Medical School since ~ 969. He was a recipient of a Research Career Development Award from NIEHS and the Kenneth Morgareidge Award from the International Life Sciences Institute for contributions to the field of inhalation toxicology.
From page 165...
... He earned his Master of Science in environmental studies from Antioch University in ~ 978. Prior to joining the American Lung Association, he was a senior transportation/air quality planner and then a public participation coordinator with the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission in New York.
From page 166...
... since 1975, including senior manager of air quality and risk. He has been involved in air quality research on particulate matter, ozone, air tonics, and visibility issues.
From page 167...
... Appendix A 167 He was a member ofthe NRC Committee to Review the Structure and Performance ofthe Health Effects Institute and currently serves on the NRC's Boarci on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. He is also a consultant to EPA's Science Advisory Board.


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