September 8, 2008
Richard Corsi, environmental engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, was elected a fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). The election recognizes Corsi’s work to understand sources of indoor air pollution, pollutant interactions with indoor materials and innovative control strategies to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution.
Corsi holds the E.C.H. Bantel Professorship for Professional Practice.
The society also announced three University of Texas at Austin civil engineering students received four of six new awards established by the ISIAQ. Donghyun Rim won best student paper for his paper on movement of particles in buildings under different flow conditions, including effects on air flow around the human body. Chi Hoang received second for her paper on ozone reactions with green building materials and third for best overall academic performance. Michael Waring received third for his student paper on removal and generation of ultrafine particles by commercial air purifiers. Dr, Corsi and the three students received their awards at the 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality in Copenhagen Denmark.
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