GEDIMINAS MAINELIS, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

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Department of Environmental Sciences

Rutgers University

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New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551

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http://envsci.rutgers.edu/aerosol

Education

August 2000	Ph.D., Environmental Health. University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Environmental Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Thesis “Electrostatic Collection of Airborne Microorganisms”. Adviser: Professor Klaus Willeke
1992/1993	Exchange studies Salzburg University, Dept. of Biophysics, Salzburg, Austria Adviser: Professor Werner Hofmann
July 1994	B.S., Physics (5-year program with thesis) Vilnius University, Dept. of Physics, Vilnius, Lithuania Thesis “Investigation of Structure and Dynamics of Atmospheric Aerosol” Adviser: Dr. Arvydas Juozaitis · Graduated with honors

PROFESSIONAL Experience

July 2014- present

Professor with tenure

Dept. of Environmental Sciences,

2011-present

Co-Director, NIEHS-funded training grant in Exposure Science (first of its kind), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Training grant has been renewed until 2021

July 2007- present

Associate Professor with tenure

Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

September 2001 – June 2007

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA (Primary affiliation)

September 2000 – August 2001

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dept. of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

September 1994 – August 2000

Graduate Assistant

Dept. of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

September 1993 – September 1994

Research Assistant

Aerosol Research Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Vilnius, Lithuania

September 1989 – September 1991

Research Assistant

Dept. of Physics, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Courses TAUGHT At Rutgers University

11:015:101, Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment

11:375:301, Environment and Health

11:375:403, Principles of Epidemiology

11:375:421, Principles of Air Pollution (current assignment)

11:375:424 and 11:375:536, Air Sampling and Analysis Techniques (current assignment)

16:375:701, Research in Environmental Sciences (current assignment)

Contribution TO Courses TAUGHT At Rutgers University

32:832:586, Environmental Risk Assessment

16:375:613, Seminar in Environmental Sciences

Research Support

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Department of Housing and Urban Development

National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

National Science Foundation

Centers for Disease Control / National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

National Cancer Institute

Rutgers University Academic Excellence Funds

US Army Research Office

US National Academies

New Jersey Agriculture and Experiment Station

Charles and Johanna Busch Memorial Fund

NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Private industry

Awards and Recognitions

June 2016	Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award from the Air & Waste Management Association
April 2008	Research Excellence Award, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
February 2005	Fellowship, 2005-2006 Twinning Program, the National Academy of Sciences
September 2004	CDC/NIOSH Special Emphasis Research Career Award (SERCA) Grant
July 2003	Charles and Johanna Busch Memorial Fund Award
October 1999	Travel Award, American Association for Aerosol Research
May 1997	Scholarship Award, American Industrial Hygiene Foundation
September 1994 – August 2000	University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati
August 1994	Travel Award, Open-Society Fund Lithuania
July 1994	Diploma with Honors in Physics, Vilnius University. One of the two students in the class (70 students) who graduated with honors
August 1992	Scholarship for one year of study at Salzburg University, the Austrian Government

TUTORIAL PRESENTER

“Bioaerosol: Focus on Sampling and Analysis” at the 2014 International Aerosol Conference (Busan, South Korea, August 31 – September 5, 2014).

“Principles of Bioaerosol Sampling and Analysis” at the 32^nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Portland, OR, September 30 - October 4, 2013).

“Principles of Bioaerosol Sampling and Analysis” at the 30^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Orlando, FL, October 3-7, 2011)

“Principles of Bioaerosol Sampling and Analysis” at the 29^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Portland, OR, October 25-29, 2010)

Professional Activities

Session Convener (with Dr. V. Castranova), “Exposure Studies in Gaseous Media,” CPSC/NNI QEEN Workshop “Quantifying Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials from Manufactured Products” (Arlington, VA, July 7, 2015).

Member, “Bioaerosols Working Group” of AAAR, 2014-present

Editor, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2012 - present

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Aerosol Science and Technology, 2011- present

Member, Technical Program Committee, 31st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) (Minneapolis, MN, October 8-12, 2012)

Chair, “Health-Related Aerosol Working Group” of AAAR, 2011-2012

Co-Chair of the “Health-Related Aerosol Working Group” of AAAR, 2010-2011

Student poster judge at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Orlando, FL, October 3-7, 2011)

Member, “Exposure/ Indoor Air Aerosols Working Group” of AAAR, 2010-present

Session Convener (with Dr. D. Fennell), “The Microbiology of the Atmosphere”, Session 090/Q, 109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (Philadelphia, PA, May 17-21, 2009)

Member, Multi State Research Project (NC-1187) entitled “The Chemical and Physical Nature of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water, and Soil Quality” supported by CSREES (USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service), 10/01/2004 – present

Member, Aerosol Technology Committee, American Industrial Hygiene Association, May 2006 - present

Member, Technical Program Committee, 7th International Aerosol Conference (St. Paul, Minnesota, September 10-15, 2006)

Chair, “Health-Related Aerosol Working Group” of AAAR, 2005-2006

Vice-Chair, “Health-Related Aerosol Working Group” of AAAR, 2004-2005