Congratulations to Alex Bigazzi who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation "Effects of the Urban Transportation System on Bicyclists Uptake of Traffic-Related Air Pollution," at Portland State University on October 1, 2014. I was pleased to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Bigazzi when he was an undergraduate and master's student and have enjoyed remaining on his dissertation committee and tracking his work these past few years. Prof. Miguel Figliozzi chaired the committee, and other committee members included Prof. James Pankow and Prof. Jennifer Dill. Alex's work is significant in that it relates bicyclists' "uptake" of pollutants as a function of the level of exertion, street/facility type and other variables. I hope that this leads to more research regarding the impacts of air pollution on travelers and on our communities. One interesting finding was related to spikes in VOCs near point source emitters.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Alex Bigazzi Successfully Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to Alex Bigazzi who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation "Effects of the Urban Transportation System on Bicyclists Uptake of Traffic-Related Air Pollution," at Portland State University on October 1, 2014. I was pleased to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Bigazzi when he was an undergraduate and master's student and have enjoyed remaining on his dissertation committee and tracking his work these past few years. Prof. Miguel Figliozzi chaired the committee, and other committee members included Prof. James Pankow and Prof. Jennifer Dill. Alex's work is significant in that it relates bicyclists' "uptake" of pollutants as a function of the level of exertion, street/facility type and other variables. I hope that this leads to more research regarding the impacts of air pollution on travelers and on our communities. One interesting finding was related to spikes in VOCs near point source emitters.
