Air Quality - Graduate Program
Air Quality Graduate Program

This specialty focuses on the fundamental mechanisms that control the chemistry and physics of air quality. The emphasis is on specialized study in aerosol science and engineering, gas pollution control, and air quality management.


Program Faculty


Mingming Lu (Assistant Professor; Ph.D. 2000, Georgia Institute of Technology) Dr. Lu teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in air quality, which include aerosol characterization, particulate matter control, atmospheric chemistry and combustion. Her research interests include submicron particle and PAH formation mechanisms from combustion processes, development of particulate sampling and control technologies, development of analytical methods for PAH identification and
the application of carbon based nano materials in air pollution control.


Dr. Sumana U. Keener, P.E., QEP, is the project manager and course director of the University of Cincinnati Environmental Training Institute, a specialized area training center for U.S. EPA Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI). She has almost 20 years of experience in teaching various APTI short courses as well as undergraduate, dual-level and graduate-level courses at the University of Cincinnati, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.  She earned her B.Eng from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), her M.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.  She is a registered professional engineer (PE) in the State of Ohio and is certified by the Institute of Profession Environmental Practice as a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP).


Tim C. Keener (Professor; Ph.D. 1982 University of Tennessee) Dr. Keener's teaching interests include mass transfer, air pollution control and gas cleaning. His research interests include fundamental reaction mechanisms involving non-catalytic heterogeneous gas-solid reactions, vapor adsorption on solids, and clean coal technologies.

 

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