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Kaisen Lin

Assistant Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), College of Engineering

Engr Rsch Complex, 1449 Engineering Research Ct Room A111

Biography

Dr. Kaisen Lin leads research activities of the Lin Aerosol Lab. The Lin Aerosol Lab studies the environmental behavior of bioaerosols and the lung deposition of inhalable particles. Specifically, the lab studies (1) the emission, transport, and decay of airborne pathogens, and (2) the deposition location and dose of particulate matter in human respiratory tracts. Results from the group will advance ... understanding on human exposure to air pollutants and help address health-related air pollution issues.

Research Interests:
Bioaerosols
Indoor air quality
Particle exposure and health risks

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Education

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech 2020

M.S., Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech 2016

B.S., Agricultural Resources and Environments, Zhejiang University (China) 2013

Awards

Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self Finance Student Abroad (2021)

UC Davis Professors of the Future Fellowship (2021)

Virginia Tech Via Teaching Fellowship (2019)

Virginia Tech Pratt Fellowship (2016)

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Publications

Kormos D., Lin K., Pruden A., Marr L. C. Systematic Review of Antimicrobial Resistant Genes in the Atmosphere, Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impact, 2022 Huynh E., Olinger A., Wooley D., Kohli R. K., Choczynski J. M., Davies J. F., Lin K., Marr L. C., Davis R. D. Evidence for A Semi-solid Phase State of Aerosols and Droplets Relevant to the Airborne and Surface Survival of Pathogens, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022, 119(4) e2109750119

Lin K., Schulte C., and Marr L.C. Survival of Viruses in Droplets as a Function of Relative Humidity, pH, and Salt, Protein, and Surfactant Concentrations, PLoS One, 2020, 15(12) e0243505

Lin K. and Marr L.C. Humidity-dependent Decay of Viruses, but Not Bacteria, in Aerosols and Droplets Follows Disinfection Kinetics, Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54(2),1032-1042

Prussin AJ, Belser J., Bischoff W., Kelley S., Lin K., Lindsley W., Nshimyimana J., Schuit M., Wu Z., Bibby K., Marr L., Viruses in the Built Environment (VIBE) Meeting Report, Mircobiome, 2019

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