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P. Ole Fanger
P. Ole Fanger
Pages 120-125
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BERGLES PAVEL OLE FANGER, widely considered the world's leading expert on the effects of indoor environments on human comfort, health, and productivity, died September 18, 2006, at the age of 72, during his second visit to Syracuse University in his new role as a University Professor. The cause of his sudden, premature death was an abdominal aortic aneurism.
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The facility, funded by a 10-year grant from the Danish government for 10 million euros, had unique environmental chambers that attracted numerous world-class researchers from many disciplines, including classical engineering disciplines, medicine, chemistry, and psychology. The personnel, from some 15 nations, now number more than 50, including 30 graduate students.
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The olf concept can also be applied to other sensory sources, such as building materials and even personal computers. Extensive field studies have shown that indoor air quality can be improved and the ventilation requirement decreased by reducing superfluous sources of pollution.
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From early on, Fanger promoted international collaboration and the dissemination of research results and publications to a wide audience. He attracted more than 100 international postdoctoral students and visiting professors to his research group at DTU, and he was recognized worldwide and in the English-speaking press as one of the top Danish researchers.
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