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Lydia Bourouiba is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She obtained her PhD in Fluid Dynamics - Turbulence from McGill University in 2008. Her research focuses on infectious disease transmission and the underlying fluid dynamics that influence it. In her laboratory, known as the Bourouiba Research Group, she studies various phenomena such as multiphase flows, non-Newtonian fluids, and turbulence. Her work aims to develop a deeper understanding of how diseases spread through fluid mediums, integrating aspects of epidemiology with advanced fluid dynamics. Bourouiba's research contributes to the broader field of public health by providing insights that could improve disease prevention strategies.