Professor Dr. Armistead Russell

Biography

Armistead (Ted) Russell is the Howard T. Tellepsen Chair and a Regents Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. His research focuses on improving air quality and health through the development of novel technologies for removing traditional air pollutants and carbon dioxide emissions. He employs advanced modeling methods to tackle global environmental problems, particularly through understanding the dynamics of air pollutants at urban and regional scales. Russell aims to assess the impacts of these pollutants on health and the environment, and to design strategies that effectively enhance air quality. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, where he also was involved in research at Caltech’s Environmental Quality Laboratory, after receiving his B.S. from Washington State University. He is a member of the EPA’s Clean Air Science Advisory Committee and serves on the National Research Council’s Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. Additionally, he is an Associate Editor for the journal Environmental Science & Technology and co-directs the Southeastern Center for Air Pollution Epidemiology as part of the NSF Sustainability Research Network project on “Environmentally Sustainable, Healthy Livable Cities.”

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