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Claudiu T. Lungu, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health

Department of Environmental Health Sciences 530 Ryals Public Health Building, 1665 University Boulevard

Birmingham, AL 35294-0022

Voice: 205-934-2072 Fax: 205-975-6341 Email: clungu@uab.edu

EDUCATION

1998 Ph.D. Environmental Health Sciences (Industrial Hygiene track),

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1994 M.S. Physics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1983 M.S. Nuclear Materials’ Engineering, Department of Physics, University

of Bucharest, Romania 1981 B.S. Physics, Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2013-present Affiliated faculty, Materials Processing & Applications Development Center, UAB wide interdisciplinary research Center

2012-present Director, Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety, a NIOSH funded Education and Research Center

2011-present Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

2011-present Associate Professor (secondary appointment), Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

2012-2017 Director, Pilot/Small Project Research Training program, Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety, a NIOSH funded Education and Research Center

2010-present Affiliated faculty, Center for Nanoscale Materials and Biointegration, University of Alabama at Birmingham

2005-present Director, Industrial Hygiene Academic Training program, Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety, a NIOSH funded Education and Research Center

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2005-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

1998-2005 Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1994-1998 Teaching/Research Graduate Assistant, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

1994-1997 Laboratory Instructor, Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

1991-1994 Teaching/Research Graduate Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

1991 International Atomic Energy Agency Fellow, Central Research Institute of Physics, Budapest, Hungary, February 15 – May 15

1987-1991 Research Scientist, Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania

1984-1987 Research Associate, Institute of Automation, Bucharest, Romania 1983-1984 Research Associate, Research Institute of Nuclear Reactors, Piteşti,

Romania

HONORS and AWARDS

2014 The research conducted by Paula Joe, Ph.D. (alumnus) and Claudiu T. Lungu on new respiratory protection design and testing was featured in the UAB research blog, The Mix at UAB: "Using 3D printers and movie modeling techniques, UAB researchers enhance workplace safety devices"

2012 Nominated as one of the “101 Most Influential Professors of Public Health 2012” by MPHProgramsList.com.

2011 Invited keynote speaker for the Graduate School Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, May 7, UAB Birmingham, AL

2010 The Graduate School Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship, UAB Birmingham, AL

2009 Leadership Award – American Industrial Hygiene Association, Toronto 2008 Inaugural Back of the Envelope Award – School of Public Health, UAB

Birmingham, AL 2007 Outstanding Volunteer, Ionizing Radiation Committee – American

Industrial Hygiene Association, Philadelphia, PA 2003 Best Presentation of Podium Session, Gas and Vapor Detection

Committee, American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, TX

1998 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

1997 Recognition of Outstanding Graduate Work, Graduate Student Day, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

1996 Elected member, Sigma Xi, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1994 American Industrial Hygiene Foundation Scholarship, Columbia, SC

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1991 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Research Fellowship, Budapest, Hungary

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS and PROFFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Affiliation:

Health Physics Society, member since 1995 Sigma-Xi: The Research Scientific Society, member since 1996 American Industrial Hygiene Association, member since 1997 American Industrial Hygiene Association, Alabama Chapter, member since 2006, treasurer 2014-2015, President elect February, 2015-March 2016, President 2016 – 2017, Past president Health Physics Society – Alabama Chapter, member since 2008 American Industrial Hygiene Association – Ionizing Radiation Committee, member since

2000, vice-chair 2006 – 2007, chair 2007 – 2009 American Industrial Hygiene Association – International Affairs Committee, member

since 2010 American Industrial Hygiene Association – Academic Special Interest Group (SIG),

member since 2011 American Chemical Society, member since 2013

Review Activity Journals:

1999-2003 Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 2000, 2013 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Environmental Science & Technology 2000-2001 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Science of the Total Environment 2006 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Monitoring 2005-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2011 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 2011 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2011 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Environmental Pollution 2012 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Chemical Engineering Journal 2014-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2015 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly 2015-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Aerosol Science and Technology 2017-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Materials, MDPI AG 2018 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Current Nanomedicine 2018 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Polymers 2018 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2018 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Composites Part B

Books: 2007 Reviewer, Modern Industrial Hygiene – Jimmy Perkins – Chapter 23

Gases and Vapors Grants:

2004 Reviewer, South Carolina Space Grant Consortium and South Carolina EPSCoR Program Research Grant

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2007-2009 Member, NIH, Small Business Innovation Research [NIH/ZRG1 HOPE 10] Study Section

2009 Member, CDC/NIOSH Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants [ZOH1 GGB (51) 1], University of West Virginia TPG Site Visit Workgroup, November, 2009

2010 Member, CDC/NIOSH Special Emphases Panel/Scientific Review Group (SEP) TPG Study Section, January, 2010

2011 Member, CDC/NIOSH Educational and Research Centers [2011/05 ZOH1 EEO (50)] University of South Florida ERC Site Visit Workgroup, January, 2011

2015 Ad Hoc Member, NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group: Centers for Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research, Study section: [ZRG1 HDM-S (50) R], March 30 – April 1, Washington, DC.

2015 Ad Hoc Member, CDC Special Emphasis Panel/ National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC): Youth Violence Prevention Centers FOA RFA CE15-002, June 29-30, Atlanta, GA.

2015 Ad Hoc Member, NIH IMST-12 Small Business [ZRG1 IMST – T (12)] Study Section November, 16 – 17, Washington, DC.

2016 Ad Hoc Member, CDC Special Emphasis Panel: Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health PAR-15-353, May 9-13, Atlanta, GA.

2016-2017 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), reviewer for scientific research proposals for the Nazarbayev University Research Council in Astana, Kazakhstan.

2017 Ad Hoc Member, CDC Special Emphasis Panel/ Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC) [RFA-CE12-0010501SUPP16], February 21-22, Atlanta GA.

2017 Ad Hoc Member, NIH Special Emphasis Panel/ IMST-12 Small Business: Instrumentation, Environmental, and Occupational Safety, June 26-27.

2018 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), reviewer for scientific research proposals for the Nazarbayev University Research Council in Astana, Kazakhstan, January 12.

Other professional activities:

2004, 2005 Session arranger, Physical Agents, American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition. 2004 Session moderator, Ionizing & Non-ionizing radiation, American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition. 2004-2006 Member of the Users Group, Low background Screening and Prototyping

Facility at the Soudan Underground Mine, MN. 1997-2007 Contributed with articles and reviews to “The Synergist” – the newsletter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. 2006-2010 Participant, NIOSH-ERC Industrial hygiene program director's annual/ bi

annual meeting. 2006-2010 Participant, NIOSH-ERC Hazardous substances academic training

program director's annual meeting.

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2012 Moderator and host: Deep South Center annual Research Symposium, April 13, UAB.

2012 Participant, NIOSH – ERC Director’s annual meeting, Chicago IL, October 3, 4.

2013 Moderator and host: Deep South Center annual Research Symposium, April 12, Opelika.

2013 Participant, NIOSH – ERC Directors annual meeting, Denver CO, October 3-5.

2014 Third ScienceOne International Conference on Environmental Sciences, ICES2014 – Member, Program Technical Committee, Dubai, January 21-23.

2014 Participant, Association of University Programs in Occupational Health and Safety (AUPOHS) annual meeting, Washington DC, February 3-4

2015 Participant and presenter, NIOSH – ERC Directors annual meeting, Cincinnati OH, March 18-20.

2015 Member of the Scientific Committee, IS-SSM, Second International Conference for Occupational Safety and Health, Iasi, Romania, May, 29 –

30. 2016 Participant, Association of University Programs in Occupational Health

and Safety (AUPOHS) annual meeting, Washington DC, February 3-5. 2016 Member of the Organizing Committee, International Conference on

Environmental Health and Safety, Valencia, Spain, October 24-26. 2016 - Editorial Board member: Advances in Environmental Studies. 2017 Participant, Association of University Programs in Occupational Health

and Safety (AUPOHS) annual meeting, Washington DC, February 8-10. 2017 Deep South Center Annual Research Symposium, Auburn Marriott

Opelika Hotel & Conference Center, March 30-31. 2017 Member of the Scientific Committee, IS-SSM, Third International

Conference for Occupational Safety and Health, Iasi, Romania, May, 17 – 19. 2018 Participant, Association of University Programs in Occupational Health

and Safety (AUPOHS) annual meeting, Washington DC, February 5-6. 2018- Editorial Advisory Board member: Current Analysis on Instrumentation

and Control, Mesford Publisher Inc. 2018 International Abstract Reviewer: The 11th International Occupational

Hygiene Association (IOHA) International Scientific Conference, Washington, DC, September 24-26.

2018 Organizer and Moderator, Southeast Occupational Safety and Health Research Symposium, Savanah, GA, April 3-4.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2018-present Chair, Search Committee for open rank position in Environmental Health

Sciences, UAB School of Public Health 2018-present Member, Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC), UAB School of Public Health

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2018 Member, Search Committee for the Chair position in Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health

2016-2018 Chair, Search Committee for 3 open rank positions in Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health

2015-2016 UAB Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee (FPPC), Representative for the SOPH

2015-2016 Alternate Senator UAB, Representative for the SOPH 2015-2018 Member, Admission and Graduation Committee, UAB School of Public

Health (Chair 2017-2018) 2014 Member, Lavoisier Endowed Professorship of Energetics and Healthy

Lifestyles selection committee 2014 Chair, Search Committee for the position of Associate/Assistant Professor

Exposure Science/Environmental health, UAB School of Public Health 2013-2015 Member, President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Committee 2013 Member, Selection Committee for the Alumnus/Alumna of the Year 2012-2017 Member, Space Committee, UAB School of Public Health 2011-2016 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC), UAB School of Public Health 2011-present Member, Admission Committee, Department of Environmental Health

Sciences, UAB School of Public Health 2011-2016 Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Environmental Health

Sciences, UAB School of Public Health 2011-present Chair, Space Committee, Department of Environmental Health Sciences,

UAB School of Public Health 2010 Member, Search Committee for the position of Associate

Professor/Assistant Professor in Industrial Hygiene, UAB School of Public Health

2009-2010 Member, Named Scholarship Award Committee, UAB School of Public Health

2008-2009 Member, DrPH Curriculum Committee, UAB School of Public Health 2008-2009 Member, Search Committee for the position of Associate

Professor/Professor in Industrial Hygiene/Environmental Health – potential ERC director, UAB School of Public Health

2008-2014 Member, Ad Hoc Honor Code Review Committee, UAB School of Public Health

2007-2015 Member, Advisory Committee on Information Technology, UAB School of Public Health

2006-2009 Member, Department representative, EPC Committee, UAB School of Public Health

2006-2008 Member, Search Committee for the Position of Assistant Professor In Environmental Health Policy, Environmental Management, Environmental Disasters, UAB School of Public Health

2005 Member, Search Committee for the position of Assistant Professor in Industrial Hygiene, UAB School of Public Health

2002-2005 Member, Admission Committee, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

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2000-2004 Co-Director, Hazardous Substances Academic Training Program, The Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

2000-2002 Member, Laboratory Committee, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

2002 Member, School of Public Health Consolidation Project Subcommittee, University of Minnesota

2001 Participant, the ABET Accreditation Subcommittee for the Industrial Hygiene program, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

1998-2000 Member, Computer Committee, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

1998-1999 Member, Search Committee for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor in Industrial Hygiene, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CONTINUING EDUCATION

2018 Participation and presentation at the AIHA, Alabama section “Future of

Occupational Health and Safety Profession”, Birmingham, AL March 9. 2017 Expanding Research Partnerships: State of the Science Conference

organized by NIOSH, Aurora, Colorado, June 21-23. 2017 Participation and presentation at the AIHA, Alabama section “Future of

Occupational Health and Safety Profession”, Birmingham, AL March 3. 2016 Participation and presentation at the AIHA, Alabama section “Future of

Occupational Health and Safety Profession”, Florence, AL March 11. 2016 Participant, AIHA Leadership Workshop, Falls Church, VA January 29 –

31. 2015 Participation and presentation at the 2015 Alabama Environmental

Conference, Orange Beach, AL, October 26-28. 2015 Participant, NanoBio Summit 2015, UAB, October 15-16. 2015 Participant, 28th Annual Alabama Governor's Safety and Health

Conference, Orange Beach, AL August 31 – September 2nd. 2015 Participation and presentation at the AIHA, Alabama section “Future of

Occupational Health and Safety Profession”, March 6. 2014 Participation to the 9th Annual Southeast US Mining Safety and Health

Conference, Birmingham, AL, November 4-7. 2014 Participation to the NanoBio Summit 2014, University of Alabama,

Tuscaloosa, AL, October 23-24. 2013 Emerging Issues in Occupational Health and Safety, Opelika AL, April 11 2013 American Society of Safety Engineers Region IV PDC, Birmingham AL,

April 3-5. 2013 Creativity in Research, Pt. 1. Professional workshop series, January 25. 2012-2013 BLAZE (Building Leadership Attributes with Zeal and Excellence)

Academy, a leadership program at UAB. 2012 Participant, Clean Air Initiative – A Scientific and Educational

Symposium, September 21.

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2012 Participant, Emerging Sustainable Smart Cities Symposium, Birmingham, AL February 16.

2011 Participant, Putting Approaches to Safety Nanotechnology into Practice – Tennessee Valley section, AIHA, Knoxville, TN October 19.

2011 Faculty Development and Diversity Workshop – JoAnn Moody, September UAB School of Public Health, 29 – 30.

2011 Seminar on Grant Writing and Review of NIH Submissions – Norman Braveman, UAB School of Public Health, July 27.

2010 Diversity Awareness Education, UAB 2008 Blackboard Vista training 2006 CITI Basic course – February 2001 Responsible Conduct of Research, a two days course/workshop (Part 1

and Part 2), University of Minnesota 2000 Participant, ABET Workshop – Engineering Criteria 2000 – Redondo

Beach, CA, May, 2000 2000 Grant Writing Seminar/Workshop, University of Minnesota 2000 Comprehensive Gas Chromatography Seminar – RESTEK Co.,

Minneapolis, MN

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2018 IH hands on lab session instructor: Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene ENH 621Q, EHS, UAB

2017 Course Director: Environmental and Occupational Exposure Assessment ENH 611Q (3 semester credits), EHS, UAB

2016 - present Course Director: Journal Club ENH 781 (1 semester credit), EHS, UAB 2016 Guest Lecturer: Environmental and Occupational Toxicology and

Diseases ENH 650 (3 semester credits) “Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation” lecture, EHS, UAB

2013 –present Guest Lecturer: EGR 710: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Engineering (3 semester credits) “The Work Environment” lecture, Engineering, UAB

2012-present Course Director: Environmental Sampling and Analysis ENH 661L (2 semester credits), EHS, UAB

2014-2017 Guest Lecturer: Environmental and Occupational Exposure Assessment ENH 611 (3 semester credits) “Gases and Vapors in the Workplace”, “Occupational Exposure to Aerosols” lectures, EHS, UAB

2014 Course Director: Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene ENH 621Q (3 semester credits), EHS, UAB

2014-present Course Director: Current Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety ENH 691and ENH 691Q (1 semester credit Spring & Fall), concurrently with Current Topics in EOH Research ENH 790 (1 semester credit) EHS, UAB

2012, 2013 Guest Lecturer: Environmental and Occupational Exposure Assessment ENH 611 (3 semester credits) “Variability and Uncertainty in Exposure Analysis; Statistical Methods”, “Exposure Assessment

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Strategies, GIS”, “Gases and Vapors in the Workplace”, “Occupational Exposure to Aerosols” lectures, EHS, UAB

2012 Course Director: Current Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health ENH 691(1 semester credit), EHS, UAB

2005-2011 Course Director: Air Sampling and Analysis ENH 661 (3 semester credits) EHS, UAB

2005-2008 Course Director: Air Sampling and Analysis Laboratory ENH 662 (1 semester credit EHS, UAB 2007-2018 Course Co-Director: Fundamentals of Air and Water Pollution ENH

660 (3 semester credits) EHS, UAB 2007-2016 Global Environmental Epidemiology EPI 616 (2 semester credits), “The indoor environment” lecture, UAB 2009-2011 Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science ENH 600 (3 semester credits), EHS, UAB (“Ionizing Radiation”, “Indoor Air Quality” lectures), Spring semester 2005-2008 Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science ENH 600 (3 semester credits), EHS, UAB (“The Workplace Environment”, “Indoor Air Quality” lectures), Spring and Fall semesters 2006 Co-Instructor: Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluation ENH 681 (1 semester credits) EHS, UAB 2006 Co-Instructor: Field Interdisciplinary Studies ENH 682 (2 semester credits) EHS, UAB 2006 Co-Instructor: The Public Health Integrative Experience PUH 690 (2 semester credits) EHS, UAB 2006 Instructor: Special Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health ENH 705 (2 semester credits) EHS, UAB 2005-2006 Instructor: Industrial Hygiene Seminar ENH 691 (1 year credit). EHS, UAB (fall 2005, spring 2006) 200-2005 Course Director: Industrial Hygiene Measurements Laboratory PubH 5175 (2 semester credits). Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota 2003 Instructor: Hazard-Related Exposure to Physical Agents in the Environment PubH 5173 (2 semester credits). Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota 2001-2002 Guest Lecturer: Environmental Microbiology PubH 5180. (Sampling for bio aerosol” lecture) Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota 1999 Co-Instructor: Hazard-Related Exposure to Physical Agents in the Environment PubH 5173. Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota 1991-2003 Guest lecturer: Exposure to Environmental Hazards PubH 5103. Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota, (three lectures: 1999, 2000, two lectures: 2001, 2002, one lecture: 2003) 1998-1999 Guest lecturer: Properties, Behavior and Measurement of Airborne Contaminants PubH 5171. Division of Environmental Health Science, University of Minnesota (2 lectures: 1998, 1999)

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1998, 2000 Co-Instructor: Industrial Hygiene Applications PubH 5150. Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota (six lectures: 1998, two lectures: 2000) 1998 Instructor: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Exposure Assessment and Sampling. Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, November 16 – 18, 1998, Minneapolis, MN 1998 Workshop Co-instructor with Nicole McCullough (3M), Air Sampling Instrumentation. Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, November 18, 1998, Minneapolis, MN 1997-1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant: Concepts of Environmental Health Sciences ENHS 660. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1996-1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant: Industrial Hygiene Evaluation ENHS 761. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1994-1997 Laboratory Instructor: Nuclear Physics PHYS 511. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1991-1993 Instructor: Laboratory Instructor for a series of laboratory classes in

Mechanics, Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

MENTORING Postdoctoral Research Associate

2003-2004 Andrea Bartekova - Fulbright fellow in the Department of Wood and Paper Science and Division of Environmental Health Sciences, currently Group Leader - Global Chocolate RD&Q at Mondelez International (Birmingham, UK).

Visiting Scientist August 2011 Mehdi Jahan-Giri, Research fellow at the Institute for Work and Health in

Lausanne, Switzerland, Ph.D. candidate in occupational hygiene, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Visiting Scholar 2014 - 2015 Tevfik Pinar, MD, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health,

Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Visiting Scientist

2016 - 2017 Jonghwa Oh, Postdoctoral visiting scientist in the Occupational hygiene lab.

List of Graduate Students:

Student Name

Degree

Major

Advisor’s Role

Date of Degree Completion

Mira Grice MS EHS-U of M Academic Advisor Aug. 2002 Jo Anne Goot MS EHS-U of M Academic/Research May 2003 Steven Phillips MS EHS-U of M Research Adviser May 2003

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Jodi Quam MS EHS-U of M Research Advisor Dec. 2003 Rui Yang MS EHS-U of M Academic/Research Dec. 2004 Stefan Saravia MPH EHS-U of M Academic Advisor Dec. 2005 Megan Johnson MPH EHS-U of M Academic Advisor Dec. 2005 Ji Young Park Ph.D. EHS-U of M Academic/Research

(2003-2005) May 2009

Glenn Sturchio Ph.D. EHS-U of M Research Adviser May 2008 Lakisha Anderson MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Aug. 2006 Amanda Brown MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Aug. 2006 Derek Bocard MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Aug. 2007 Colin McDaniel MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2008 Kevin Young MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Aug. 2009 Lydia Wade MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2010 Hatem Aldeeb MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2010 Michael Russell MPH ENH-UAB Academic/Research Dec. 2010 Rupkatha Bardhan

MPH

EHS-UAB

Academic/Research

May 2011

Jo Anne Balanay PhD EHS-UAB Research Advisor May. 2011 Shaun Crawford PhD EHS-UAB Research advisor Aug. 2011 Norman Bolus MSPH EHS-UAB Research Advisor Aug. 2011 Brad Brinkley DrPH EHS-UAB Research Advisor May 2011 Celeste Hemphill PhD EHS-UAB Research Advisor

2008-2010 Withdrawn 2011

Brittany Travis MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2012 Evan Floyd PhD ENH-UAB Research Advisor August 2013 Paula Joe PhD EHS-UAB Research Advisor May 2014 Jonghwa Oh MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research August 2012 Samantha Connell MSPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research August 2013 Sarah Garst MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research August 2013 David Houston MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research August 2013 Melike Dizbay-Onat

PhD Interdiscipl. Engineering

Research Co-Advisor May 2015

Jonghwa Oh PhD EHS-UAB Research Advisor August 2016 Megan Moore MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2014 Joseph Fruehbrodt MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2014 Gumi Mabvuta MSPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research August 2015 Adell Meyer MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2014 Carly Dedeaux MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2015 Katie Eversole MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2015 Tasha Stanfield MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2015 Alexander Ream MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research August 2015 Quachel Bazile MSPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Dec. 2015 Garrett Godsey MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Dec. 2015 Jeff Hall Jr. MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Dec. 2016

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Doctoral Students

2008 Glenn Sturchio, Ph.D. Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota: Radiation Dose from Radioactive Patients: A New Exposure Assessment Methodology – currently Director of Health Physics Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

2011 Jo Anne Balanay, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health: Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs) for Toluene – currently Assistant professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

2011 Bradley S. Brinkley, DrPH Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health: Experimental Determination of Shielding Requirements for PET Medical Facilities – RSO, UAB, deceased.

2011 Shaun Crawford, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health: Characterization and Modeling of Styrene Emissions from Vinyl Ester Resin Thermoset Composite Material – currently Crawsa Environment and Health, LLC.

Stephanie Jacobs MSPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2017 Rupkatha Bardhan

PhD EHS-UAB Research Advisor August 2018

Jonathan Allred MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2017 Melissa Davis MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2017 Hayley Seaman MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2017 Laura Hurst MSPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2017 Ashley Price MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research May 2018 Autumn Yatabe MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Dec. 2018 Jake Shedd PhD EHS-UAB Research Adviser Margret Summers PhD EHS-UAB Research Adviser Jordan Roberts PhD EHS-UAB Academic/Research Tyea M. Johnson MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Van Thursby MPH EHS-UAB Academic Dec. 2017 Young-Mi Han MPH EHS-UAB Academic May 2018 Morgan Dean MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Brenna Hogan MPH EHS-UAB Academic Reese Koehler MPH EHS-UAB Academic/Research Steven Petz MPH EHS-UAB Academic Holden Phillips MPH EHS-UAB Academic Charles Boyd MPH EHS-UAB Academic Shanita Thomas MPH EHS-UAB Academic Lawrence Rasmussen

PhD ENH-UAB Academic/Research

Oluwabunmi Dada

PhD ENH-UAB Academic/Research

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2013 Evan Floyd, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health: Photothermal Desorption of Toluene from Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Activated Carbon Sorbents – currently Assistant professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

2014 Paula S. Joe, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health: New NIOSH Headforms: Developing Novel Methods for Fabricating a More Realistic Physical Headform and Custom Facepieces and Evaluating Existing Commercially-Available Respirators- currently VA Technical Career Field Intern at VA hospital facility, Augusta, GA.

2016 Jonghwa Oh, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health: Fabrication and Characterization of Buckypapers for Use in Air Sampling – currently Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL.

2018 Rupkatha Bardhan, Ph.D. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UAB School of Public Health: Psychosocial Job Stress and Oxidative Stress in Emergency Department Nurses – currently Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Murray State University, Murray, KY.

Masters Students Committees:

May 2000 Nicole Flessner, MS Environmental Health/Industrial Hygiene (U of M) – Committee Member Aug. 2000 Mira Grice, MS Environmental Health/General Program (U of M) – Committee Member Oct. 2002 Gina M. Letts, MS Environmental Health/Industrial Hygiene (U of M) – Committee Member July 2005 Britt J. Davis, MPH /Industrial Hygiene (UAB) – Committee Member July 2005 Meredith Tilley, MPH /Industrial Hygiene (UAB) – Committee Member Oct. 2008 Ashwini Katre, MS ENH (UAB) – Committee Member Dec. 2008 Meghan S. Tipre, MS Epidemiology (UAB) – Committee Member June, 2013 Samantha Connell, MSPH EHS/IH: Comparison of Fabricated Carbon

Nanotube Sorbent Felts and 3M Charcoal Sorbent Wafers to Assess Passive Sampling Capabilities for VOCs – Committee Chair

Dec. 2015 Quachel Bazile, MSPH EHS/IH: An analysis of selecting Personal Protective Equipment clothing used in Foundries – Committee Chair

Aug. 2015 Gumindenga F. Mabvuta, MSPH EHS/IH: Assessing Potential Diesel Exhaust Exposure in Truckers Resting at Truck Stops – Committee Chair

May 2017 Laura Hurst, MSPH EHS/IH: Comparative Analysis of New Techniques for Hearing Conservation Program Selection – Committee Chair

May 2017 Stephanie L. Marzette: Formaldehyde Emission from Laminate Flooring – Committee Chair

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Doctoral Examination Committees: 2000 - 2004 Michael Kingsley, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota,

Doctoral Dissertation Committee member 2000- 2005 Wei Liu, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Doctoral

Dissertation Committee member 2003-2005 Seung Won Kim, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota, Doctoral Dissertation Committee 2005-2007 Katrina Wright, EHS, UAB SOPH, Doctoral Dissertation Committee member 2005-2007 Mark Brooks, EHS, UAB, SOPH, Doctoral Dissertation Committee

member 2005- 2008 Leshan Elliott, EHS, UAB, SOPH, Doctoral Dissertation Committee

member 2005- 2009 Lisa McCormick, DrPH, EHS, UAB, SOPH, Doctoral Dissertation

Committee member 2005- 2011 Gwendolyn Hudson, EHS, UAB, SOPH, Doctoral Dissertation Committee

member 2006 - 2010 Eric Boelhouwer, Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Doctoral

Dissertation Committee member 2009- Michael Pool, EHS, UAB, SOPH, Doctoral Dissertation Committee

member 2010- 2014 Sandeep Mishra, DrPH, Epidemiology, UAB, SOPH, Doctoral

Dissertation Committee member 2010- 2015 Melike Dizbay-Onat, Material Science and Engineering, UAB, Doctoral

Dissertation Committee member 2012- 2017 Fei Liu, Department of Chemistry, UAB, Doctoral Dissertation

Committee member 2012- 2016 Dominique Everett, Materials Science and Engineering, UAB, Doctoral

Dissertation Committee member 2016- Remi Meyer, EHS, UAB, SOPH, Doctoral Dissertation Committee

member 2017- Miranda Trentle, Department of Chemistry, UAB, Doctoral Dissertation

Committee member

OUTREACH and OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2015 Wicked Problem Case Competition, Judge, UAB, School of Public Health,

March 2015 2014-2018 McWane Ergo-Cup Competition, Judge, Birmingham AL

2013 National Public Health Week, Wicked Problem Case Competition - Advisor to Team 3: Kung Fu Pandas and Team 10: Team Challenge Accepted (third place), Birmingham AL, April 2 – 4

2012 Science and Technology Honors Program Quick Connections – EHS Participant, October 26

2012 PBR Connections Event: Biotechnology and DoD Applications - Aug. 2, Huntsville, AL

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2012 UAB School of Public Health, Judge for the Delta Omega Honorary Society Abstract Student Competition

2011 Reviewer for the Back of the Envelope (BOTE) for Staff applications 2011 UAB Graduate Student Research Day Competition, Judge for the Public

Health section, February 24 2010 Claudiu T. Lungu: Update on the Gulf Oil Spill Accident, Emerging Issues

in Occupational Health and Safety, June 23-24, Destin, FL 2010 UAB School of Public Health, Judge for the Delta Omega Honorary

Society Abstract Student Competition 2009 UAB Graduate Student Research Day Competition, Judge for the Physical

Sciences and Engineering section, March 17 2007 The 8th Annual Public Employees Safety Council of Alabama Conference PESCA, Lecturer, Indoor Air Quality: When Simple Solutions are the Best November 17, Gardendale, AL 2006 American Composites Manufacturing Association – Structural

Composites Conference, Feb. 8-9, Birmingham, AL. participant and judge for the student poster session.

2006 Alabama Environmental Education Consortium (ALEEC) Second Annual Conference: Sustainability and Nuclear Power. April 28-29, Birmingham, AL. participant

RESEARCH SUPPORT Active Grants

CDC-NIOSH 2T42OH008436-13 07/01/17 – 06/30/22 Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety $8,114,852 Role: PI, Center director, IH program director (6.0 calendar) NIEHS – R01 (Gohlke PI) Environmental Exposures across Urban and 01/2015 - 12/2019 Rural Communities in the Deep South $1,260,000 Role: Co-Investigator (0.6 calendar) CDC/NIOSH – Auburn University PPRT 07/2018 – 06/2019 Characterization of sorbent-loaded non-woven media $12,000 and activated carbon fiber (ACF) as adsorbents of volatile organic compounds at low exposure concentrations Role: PI, Mentor to Margaret Summers

Pending Grants CDC/NIOSH – R21 submitted: 10/16/2018 Investigation of Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs) as Dual Filtration and Sorbent Media for Respiratory Protection Role: PI

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CDC/NIOSH – R21 (Oh, PI) submitted: 10/16/2018 A Fit Matching Tool for Protective Eyewear to Lower Traumatic Eye Injuries Role: Co-Investigator (12%) NIH – R01 (Rice, PI) submitted: 10/06/2018 Child Factors That Influence Blood Pressure in 4-Year-Old Children Role: Co-Investigator (5%) Dep. of Health & Human Services – R01 (Sathiakumar, PI) submitted: 11/07/2018 The Sri Lanka Household Air Pollution and Neurobehavioral Development (SHAPND) Birth Cohort Study Role: Co-Investigator (5%) NIH/NIEHS – Superfund Research Center (P42) submitted: 12/18/2018 Impact of Airborne Heavy Metals on Lung Disease and the Environment - Project 5: Nano-Micro Hybrid Fibrous Materials for Contaminant Removal and Site Remediation Role: Co-PI

Completed Grants University of MN Grant-in-Aid of Research (PI) 07/1/99-12/30/00 Radon Sorption of Building Materials; $15,504 Pilot Test Using a Surrogate Gas SPH / Minnesota Medical Foundation (Raynor, PI) 07/01/01-12/31/01 Measuring Air Pollutants near an Urban Ethanol $24,994 Production Facility Role: Co-Investigator, (20%) American Industrial Hygiene Association 07/01/01-06/30/02 Respiratory Protection Committee (PI) $5,000 Effect of Sulfur Dioxide Co-adsorption on the Adsorption Performance of Respirator Cartridges for Organic Vapors NIOSH/ Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Sampling Protocol to Measure Fugitive Emission in the 06/30/00 – 06/29/01 Fiber Glass Reinforced Plastic Industry $5,154 Pilot Project Research Training Program Role: Adviser to student PI Pamela Russel University of Minnesota Grant-in-Aid of Research, 01/01/02 – 12/31/03

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Artistry and Scholarship (PI) $19,981 Experimental Study of Aerosol Deposition in the Human Lower Respiratory Tract NIOSH/ Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Study of the Sink Effect Influence on the Vapor 12/01/01 – 06/30/02 Concentration Caused by Volatile Chemical Spills $6,030 Pilot Project Research Training Program Role: Adviser to student PI, Steven Phillip NIOSH/ Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Study of the Membrane Windscreen Influence on the 12/01/01 – 06/30/02 Diffusive Sampler Performance $12,091 Pilot Project Research Training Program Role: Adviser to student PI, Jodi Quam NIOSH/ Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Study of the Effect of Ethanol Interference in Toluene 02/25/03 – 06/30/03 Sampling $14,097 Pilot Project Research Training Program Role: Adviser to student PI, Sreeram Kailasanathan University of Minnesota International Travel Grant for Faculty 05/23/04–05/28/04 For participation to the 11th International Congress of the $500 Radiation Protection Society, Madrid, Spain NIOSH/ Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Characterization of New Composite Microporous 09/30/03- 07/30/04 Fibers (CMF) as Gas and Vapor Adsorbents $12,058 Pilot Project Research Training Program Role: Adviser to student PI, Ji Young Park CDC NIOSH- K01 (SERCA) OH00184-01 (PI) 09/30/00-09/29/04 Adsorption of Gas Phase Contaminant Mixtures $158,337 Prairie Island Tribal Council (Alexander, PI) Prairie Island Health Study; 01/01/05-12/31/05 Phase I: Feasibility Work Scope $114,970 Role: Co-Investigator (5%) University of Minnesota, Grant in Aid of Research (Kushman, PI) 07/14/04-07/13/06 The Soudan Low Background Counting Facility: $20,550 A Proposal to Develop an Intercollegiate Collaboration Role: Co-Investigator (5%) Jefferson County Department of Health (Oestenstad PI) 08/01/06-07/31/07

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South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness $28,868 Proposal to Design and Develop Level One of a Web-based Environmental Health Specialist Certificate Program Role: Co-Investigator (5%) UAB – School of Public Health BOTE Award (PI) 01/05/09 – 06/05/10 Use of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for $21,038 Personal Air Sampling DHS/MACRO 35242-8S-1231 (Becker PI) 08/01/08 –07/31/09 Comprehensive Guide to Existing RDD $171,821 Public Education Resources Role: Co-Investigator (5%) CDC NIOSH – R01 08-ROH008080B (PI) 08/03/05 – 07/31/10 Adsorption of Gas Phase Contaminants $515,000 UAB/SOPH Gulf Oil Response Pilot Project (PI) 10/01/10 – 03/31/11 Method Development for the Use of Dispersant as $20,000 Leading Indicator of Oil Contamination and Exposure Following the Gulf Oil Spill NIEHS – 1R21ES18730-1 Sathiakumar (PI) 07/01/10 – 6/30/12 Prenatal Exposure to Solid Fuel Smoke and Birth $270,000 Outcomes in Sri Lanka Pilot study to evaluate relationship between exposure to solid fuels smoke during pregnancy and birth outcomes among infants born to mothers in Sri Lanka Role: Co-Investigator (0.6 calendar) USDHS; CAZADOR, LLC Becker (PI) 09/01/10 – 8/31/12 Task Force Project 6: Protective Action Guides $206,485 Role: Co-Investigator (0.6 calendar) CDC NIOSH – 1R21OH010373-01A1 (PI) 09/01/13-08/31/15 A Novel Desorption Technique for Improved $394,672 Sensitivity in Sampling for Gases and Vapors Role: PI (3.6 calendar) University of Alabama System Collaborative Research 01/01/15 – 12/31/15 Initiation Grants $5,000 The level of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds in the commercial nail salons: A pilot study Role: Co-PI with Azita Amiri, UA Huntsville Alabama Department of Public Health 06/01/15- 08/31/15 Emergency Preparedness Fit Testing Training $8,700

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Role: Co-PI UAB – School of Public Health BOTE Award (PI) 01/01/15 – 12/31/15 Association of Job Stress Indicators with Oxidative $20,000 Biomarkers in ER Physician and Nurses in a US Hospital CDC/NIOSH – PPRT (Oh PI) 07/01/17 - 6/30/18 Synthesis and Characterization of Carbonfiber Paper $15,000 For Air Sampling Role: Co-Investigator CDC/NIOSH – PPRT (N. Carolina) 01/01/18 – 6/30/18 Characterization and Photothermal Desorption of $10,000 Buckypapers for Air Sampling Role: PI, mentor to Jacob Shedd CDC/NIOSH – K01 (Huynh, PI) 08/2016 – 07/2018 Health and Safety Training Module for Vietnamese Nail Salon Workers: A Feasibility Study Role: Co-Investigator, Mentor

BIBLIOGRAPHY Manuscripts

* Shows corresponding (senior) author role

1. Dumitru C, Lungu C, Iosif S. 1992. Cs-134 and Cs-137 Body Contamination of Human Adults in the Bucharest Area in the Aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 42:45-49.

2. Feigley C, Underhill D, Lungu C, Riley T. 1996.The Sampling Rates of Diffusive Samplers Measured in the Laboratory and in Simulated Use as Personal Samplers. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 57:551-557.

3. Lungu C, Underhill D. 1999.The Effect of Moisture on the Adsorption of Xenon by Activated Carbon. Health Physics 77:298-303.

4. Brosseau LM, Raynor P, Lungu C. 2005. Employers’ Expectations of Knowledge and Skills of Masters-Trained Industrial Hygienists. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2:1-7.

5. Barteková A, Huelman P, Lungu C* 2005. The Potential Exposure of Residents to Emissions from Building Materials used in a New Composite Panel House. The Air & Waste Management Association’s 98th Annual Conference & Exhibition Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota, ISBN 0-923204-88-1.

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6. Brosseau LM, Lungu CT. 2005. The Nature and Properties of Workplace Airborne Contaminants. In: Gardiner K, Harrington JM, editors. Occupational Hygiene. 3rd ed. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. P. 85-105.

7. Bartekova A, Lungu C*, Shmulsky R, Huelman P, Park JY 2006. Laboratory

Evaluation of Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Coated and Uncoated Oriented Strandboard. Forest Products Journal 56(2):85-90.

8. Bartekova A, Lungu C, Huelman P, Cheple M 2006. Research Summary of Indoor Air Quality Monitoring with respect to Volatile Organic Compounds Concentration in New Composite Panel Houses. The Air & Waste Management Association’s 99th Annual Conference & Exhibition Proceedings, New Orleans, LA. ISBN 978-1-60423-702-3:599-613.

9. Vatani Javad, Faghihi Ali, Bahrami Abdul Rahman, Raei Dehaghi Mehdi, Hakimi Hossenali, Esmaeilzadeh Esmat, Khosravi Ahmad, A Ribes, G Carrera, E Gallego, X Roca, MJ Berenguer, X Guardino, AR Bahrami, BC Blount, RJ Kobelski, DO McElprang, DL Ashley, JC Morrow, DM Chambers, FL Cardinali, DWT Chan, CSY Tam, AP Jones, DO Atari, IN Luginaah, EA Woolfenden, FA Wichmann, A Muller, LE Busi, N Cianni, L Massolo, H Pekey, D Arslanbas, AL Hinwood, PN di Marco, M Hippelein, J Xu, Y Gao, S Uchiyama, T Sodesawa, JA Balanay, CT Lungu, JA Bernstein, N Alexis, H Bacchus, IL Bernstein, P Fritz, KH Chiu, BZ Wu, CC Chang, U Sree, JG Lo, NG Turan, A Akdemir, ON Ergun, P Rao, S Ankam, M Ansari, AG Gavane, A Kumar, VI Pandit, P Nema, MA Parra, D Elustondo, R Bermejo, JM Santamaria, PI Serrano-Trespalacios, L Ryan, JD Spengler, J Vatani, A Faghihi, A Bahrami, M Akhgar, H Hakimi, E Esmaeilzadeh, WK Jo, JW Lee, DC Shin 2006. Exposure to volatile organic compounds in residences adjacent to dyeing industrial complex. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 5(6):44-45.

10. Balanay JG, and Lungu CT.* 2009. Exposure of Jeepney Drivers in Manila, Philippines, to Selected Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Industrial Health 47:33-42.

11. Zhang Y, Banerjee S, Young R, Lungu C, Ramachandran G. 2009. Bayesian Modeling of Exposure and Airflow Using Two-Zone Models. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 53(4):409-424.

12. Katre AA, Ballinger C, Gaston Pravia KA, Kim D-K, Fanucchi M, Lungu C, Postlethwait EM, Liu R-M. 2009. Ozone Induces Pulmonary Fibrosis via a TGF-beta Signaling Pathway. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 47:S101.

13. Crawford S, Lungu CT.* 2011. Influence of Temperature on Styrene Emission

from a Vinyl Ester Resin Thermoset Composite Material. Science of the Total Environment 409:3403-3408.

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14. Balanay JG, Crawford S, Lungu CT.* 2011. Comparison of Toluene Adsorption among Granular Activated Carbon and Different Types of Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 8:573–579.

15. Joe P, Ito Y, Shih A, Oestenstad RK, Lungu CT.* 2012. Comparison of a Novel Surface Laser Scanning Anthropometric Technique to Traditional Methods for Facial Parameter Measurements. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 9:81–88.

16. Floyd E, Lungu CT, Gohlke J. 2012. An Evaluation of Nearshore Sediment Data after the Deepwater Horizon Blowout. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 1(3): 341-350.

17. Balanay JG, Lungu CT.* 2012. Morphologic and Surface Characterization of Activated Carbon Fibers. Adsorption Science and Technology, 30(4): 355-368.

18. Lungu CT*, Dizbay-Onat M, Vaidya U. 2012. Physical Adsorption Properties of Natural Fibers and Natural Fiber-Based Activated Carbons for CO2 Emissions. Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials. June 24-28, Venice-Italy.

19. Joe PS, Floyd E, Lungu CT.* 2012. Physical Fabrication and Verification of New NIOSH Digital Headform Designs with Skin-analog for Use in Fit Testing Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection, 29(2): 82-93, (published in 2013).

20. Boelhouwer E, Davis J, Franco-Watkins A, Dorris N, Lungu CT. 2013. Comprehension of hazard communication: Effects of Pictograms on Safety Data Sheets and Labels. Journal of Safety Research 46:145-155.

21. Crawford S, Lungu CT.* 2013. Application and Limitations of a Mass Transfer VOC Emission Model for a Dry Building Material. Atmospheric Environment 81:25-31.

22. Balanay JG, Bartolucci A, Lungu CT.* 2014. Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs) for Toluene: Application to Respiratory Protection. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 11(3):133-143.

23. Kozlovskaya V, Chen J, Tedjo C, Liang X, Campos-Gomez J, Oh J, Saeed M,

Lungu CT, Kharlampieva E. 2014. pH-Responsive Hydrogel Cubes via Sequential Polymer Assembly: Synthesis and Release of Doxorubicin in Cancer Cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2:2494 – 2507.

24. Joe PS, Shum PC, Brown DW, Lungu CT.* 2014. A Novel Method for

Designing and Fabricating Low-Cost Facepiece Prototypes. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 11(10):665-671.

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25. Floyd E, Sapag K, Oh J, Lungu CT.* 2014. Photothermal Desorption of Single-

walled Carbon Nanotubes and Coconut Shell-Activated Carbons Using a Continuous Light Source for Application in Air Sampling. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 58(7):877-888.

26. Balanay JG, Floyd E, Lungu CT. 2015. Breakthrough Curves for Toluene Adsorption on Different Types of Activated Carbon Fibers: Application in Respiratory Protection. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 59(4):481-490.

27. Balanay JG, Lungu CT. 2016. Determination of Pressure Drop across Activated

Carbon Fiber Respirator Cartridges. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 13(2):141-147.

28. Oh J, Floyd EL, Watson TC, Lungu CT.* 2016. Fabrication and Adsorption Characterization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Buckypaper (BP) for Use in Air Samplers. Analytical Methods, 8:4197-4203.

29. Oh J, Floyd EL, Parit M, Davis VA, Lungu CT.* 2016. Heat Treatment of

Buckypaper (BP) for Use in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Sampling. Journal of Nanomaterials, doi:10.1155/2016/3248059.

30. Dizbay-Onat M, Vaidya UK, Lungu CT. 2017. Preparation of Industrial Sisal

Fiber Waste Derived Activated Carbon by Chemical Activation and Effects of Carbonization Parameters on Surface Characteristics. Industrial Crops and Products 95:583-590.

31. Connell SL, Floyd EL, Lungu CT.* 2017. Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube

Buckypaper as Sorbent for Passive Sampling of Toluene. Advanced Materials and Technologies for Environmental Applications. 1(3):118-125.

32. Dizbay-Onat M, Lungu CT, Balanay JG, Vaidya U. 2018. Preparation and Characterization of Flax, Hemp and Sisal Fiber-Derived Mesoporous Activated Carbon Adsorbents. Adsorption Science and Technology, 36 (1-2):441-457

33. Dizbay-Onat M, Floyd EL, Vaidya UK, Lungu CT. 2018. Applicability of

Industrial Sisal Fiber Waste Derived Activated Carbon for the Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Fibers and Polymers. 19(4):805-811.

34. Tipre M, Wickremesinghe R, Nandasena S, Kasturiratne A, Larson R, Meleth S,

Wimalasiri U, Smith T, Lungu CT, Sathiakumar N. 2018. Prenatal exposure to household air pollution and adverse birth outcomes in Sri Lanka. bioRxiv, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/461632.

35. Heaton T, Hurst L, Amiri A, Lungu, CT, Oh J. 2019. Laboratory Estimation of

Occupational Exposures to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) during Nail

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Polish Application. Workplace Health and Safety DOI: 10.1177/2165079918821701.

36. Shedd JS, Floyd EL, Oh J, Lungu CT*. ATR-FTIR Determination of Surfactant

Removal from Arc Discharge Buckypapers for Air Sampling. Journal of Advances in Nanomaterials. Accepted.

37. Wang S, Richardson MB, Wu CYH, Cholewa CD, Lungu CT, Zaitchik BF,

Gohlke JM. Estimating Occupational Heath Exposure from Personal Sampling of Public Works Employees in Birmingham, Alabama. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Accepted.

38. Tipre M, Lungu CT, Sathiakumar N. Relationship between Diabetes and Indoor Air Pollution: an Exploratory Analysis. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. In review.

39. Floyd EL, Sapag K, Oh J, Lungu CT. Photothermal Desorption of Toluene from

Carbonaceous Substrates Using Light Flash. Analytica Chimica Acta. In review.

40. Bardhan R, Heaton K, Chen P, Dickinson D, Davis M, Lungu, CT*. Psychosocial Job Stress and Lipid Peroxidation in Emergency Department Nurses, American Journal of Industrial Medicine. In review.

41. Mabvuta G, Oh J, Lungu CT.* Assessing Potential Diesel Exhaust Exposure in

Truckers Resting at Truck Stops, in preparation.

42. Oh J, Shedd J, Floyd EL, Lungu CT.* Mechanical Properties of Buckypapers for Use in Air Sampling, in preparation.

Oral Presentations

1. Lungu, C. and Dumitru, C: Determination of Internal Contamination in the

Aftermath of the Chernobyl Accident using the Whole Body Counter (Romanian), Annual Meeting of the Romanian Physics Society, Cluj, Romania, October, 1990.

2. Lungu, C. and Dumitru, C: In Vivo Measurements of the Internal Contamination (of the Human Body) after the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Charleston Chapter of the Health Physics Society Meeting, Columbia, SC, August, 1993.

3. Feigley, C., Underhill, D., Lungu, C.: Body Effect on the Diffusive Sampler Mass Transfer. Fall Meeting of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Carolinas Section, Myrtle Beach, SC, October, 1994.

4. Lungu, C.: Humidity Effect on the Adsorption by Activated Carbon of Toxic

Compounds. The Spring Meeting of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Carolinas Section, Charlotte, NC, March, 1997.

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5. Lungu, C.: Adsorption on Charcoal: Black Magic or Physics? Presentation at the

Graduate Student Day Session, Columbia, SC, April, 1997.

6. Lungu, C.: From Chernobyl to Tokaimura; Facts and Fiction. Special Seminar of the Environmental and Occupational Health Division, Minneapolis, MN, November, 1999.

7. Lungu, CT: Sorption of Radioactive Xenon in Building Materials; Implications for Radon Sampling. Fall Meeting – North Central Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Lake Elmo, MN, October 2002.

8. Lungu, CT: Novel Materials in Occupational and Environmental Health Applications. NSF Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Green Materials and Products, UAB School of Engineering, Birmingham, AL, July 2012.

9. Lungu, CT: Application of New Technological Advances in the Industrial Hygiene Practice. Southeast Mine Safety & Health Conference, Birmingham AL, November 4-7, 2013.

10. Claudiu T. Lungu and Ilias Kavouras: Greenhouse gases and occupational hazards: Current status, future directions and implications to energy, industry and transportation. 2015 Alabama Environmental Conference, Orange Beach, AL, October 26-28, 2015.

Conference Proceedings, Papers and Abstracts

1. Kingsley, M.L., Davidson, J., and Lungu, C.: A proposed Challenge Gas Mixture for Indoor Gas Contaminant Removal Equipment. Proceedings of the Air Filtration Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October, 20-21, 1999.

2. Lungu, CT and Kingsley M.: Radon Sorption of Building Materials. American

Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 2001.

3. Russell P. and Lungu, CT: Assessing Worker Exposure to Styrene in the Reinforced Fiber Glass Industry from Limited Personal and Area Sampling. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 2001.

4. Brosseau, LM, Lungu, CT. Ramachandran, G. Raynor, P: Expectations of

Employers Hiring Entry-Level Masters-Trained Industrial Hygienists, American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Dallas, TX, 2003.

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5. Quam, J. and Lungu CT: A Laboratory Comparison of Active and Passive Sampling for the Monitoring of Styrene. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Dallas, TX, May 2003.

6. Phillips, S. and Lungu, CT: Building Material Sink Effect Influence on Vapor

Concentration from Volatile Organic Chemical Spills. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Dallas, TX, May 2003.

7. Kailasanathan, S. and Lungu, CT: Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption

Capacity for Low Concentration Binary Mixtures of Toluene and Sulfur Dioxide. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Dallas, TX, May 2003.

8. Rui, Y. and Lungu, CT: Airflow Patterns around a Mannequin – Determination

of Critical Parameters for Indoor Air Modeling American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, May 2004.

9. Park, JY and Lungu, CT: Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption of Toluene-

Ethanol Binary Mixture American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, May 2004.

10. Lungu, CT: Determination of 137Cs Biological Half-Life from Individual Whole

Body Counter Measurements, Following the Chernobyl Accident. 11th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA), Madrid, Spain, May 2004.

11. Bartekova, A. Huelman, P. and Lungu, CT: Emissions from Building Materials

used in a New Experimental House. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, May 2005.

12. Bocard, D. Crawford, S. McDaniel, C. and Lungu, CT.: Modeling Styrene

Concentration Profile Emitted from Vinyl Ester Resin. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, June 2007.

13. McDaniel, C. Crawford, S. and Lungu, CT: Influence of Temperature on the

Evaporation Rates of Styrene, Vinyl Ester Resin and Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 2008.

14. Balanay, JG. Crawford, S. and Lungu, CT: Comparison of Adsorption

Characteristics between Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Activated Carbon Fibers (ACF) for Toluene. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 2008.

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15. Balanay, JG. Crawford, S. Lungu, CT: Toluene Adsorption on Various Types of Activated Carbon Fibers. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Toronto, June 2009.

16. Wade, L. Balanay, JG. Lungu, CT: Physisorption as a Method to Determine

Surface Area and Porosity of PPE Materials. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Toronto, June 2009.

17. Brinkley, B. White, S., Yester, M. Lungu, C.: Calculation of Broad Beam

Transmission Factor for 511-keV Photons Using Energy Spectra Measured in the Presence of Scatter. American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 51st Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA July 2009.

18. Balanay, J.G. Crawford, S. Lungu, CT: Adsorption Characteristics of Various

Types of Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs) for Toluene. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO May 2010.

19. Crawford, S. and Lungu, C.: Characterization of Styrene Emissions from a

Thermoset Composite Material over a Range of Temperatures. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO May 2010.

20. Aldeeb, H. and Lungu, C.: Radiation Dose Received During Routine Instrument

Calibration. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO May 2010.

21. Joe, PS. Lungu, CT and Ito, Y: Comparison of Traditional and Surface Laser

Scanning Anthropometric Techniques for Facial Dimensions. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO May 2010.

22. Floyd, E. Smith, P. Lungu, CT and Maples, E.: Comparison of Carbon

Nanotubes to Activated Carbon for Air Sampling. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO May 2010.

23. Crawford, S. and Lungu, CT: Characterization and Modeling of Styrene

Emissions from a Thermoset Composite Material over a Range of Temperatures. Alabama Composites Conference, Birmingham AL, August 2010.

24. Crawford S. and Lungu, CT: Characterization and Modeling of Styrene

Emissions from a Thermoset Composite Material over a Range of Temperatures. Society of Plastics Engineers’ Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, Detroit MI, September 2010.

25. Balanay, J.G. Crawford, S. and Lungu, CT: Testing Activated Carbon Fibers for

Respiratory Protection Use. 8th International Scientific Conference of the

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International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA), Roma, Italy, September 2010.

26. Floyd, E. Gohlke, J. and Lungu, CT: Process Safety Failure Results in

Increased Gulf Sediment Contamination During the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, May, 2011.

27. Joe, PS. Lungu, CT: Use of 3D Methods to Design Respirator Facepieces for

Testing New NIOSH Headforms’ Representativeness. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, May, 2011.

28. Hemphill, C. Oestenstad, K. Balanay, J. Lungu, CT: Characterization of

Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth and Felt. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, May, 2011.

29. Bardhan, R. Maples, E. Liu, RM. Squadrito, G. Lungu, CT: Low Dose Ionizing

Radiation Induced Oxidative Damage in Occupationally Exposed Radiation Workers. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, May, 2011.

30. Crawford, S.A. and Lungu, CT: Validation, Expansion and Application of a

Mass Transfer Model to Predict Diffusive Styrene Emissions from a Composite Building Material. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, May, 2011.

31. Balanay, J. Lungu CT: Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Carbon Fibers

for Toluene: Application on Respiratory Protection. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, May, 2011.

32. Dizbay-Onat, M. Balanay, J. Lungu, CT: Carbon Capture with Natural Fiber-

Based Activated Carbon Composites SPE-Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, Detroit, MI, September 13-15, 2011.

33. Dizbay-Onat, M. Vaidya, U. Balanay, J. Lungu, CT: Carbon Capture with

Natural Fiber-Based Activated Carbons, Global Plastics Environmental Conference, At Atlanta, Georgia, September, 2011.

34. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: A Novel Desorption Technique for Improved Sensitivity in

Environmental Air Sampling. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 2012.

35. Joe, PS, Lungu CT: New NIOSH Digital Headform Physical Fabrication and

Verification. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 2012.

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36. Oh, J. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: Comparison of Desorption Efficiency (DE) of Vapor and Liquid Dosing Methods on Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) Beds with Various Concentrations of Toluene. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 2012.

37. Connell, SL. Jankovic, JT. Hollenbeck, SM. Lungu, CT: An Assessment of

Oxygen Deficiency Hazards within Research and Development (R&D) Laboratories. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 2012.

38. Dizbay-Onat, M. Vaidya, U. Floyd, E. and Lungu CT: Application of Natural

Fiber Derived Activated Carbon as Respiratory Filter. American Society of Safety Engineers, Region IV Professional development Conference, Birmingham, AL, April 2013.

39. Houston, D. Bullock, B. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: Comparison between Short Term

and Time Weighted Average Air Sampling and Analysis. American Society of Safety Engineers, Region IV Professional development Conference, Birmingham, AL, April 2013.

40. Joe, P. and Lungu, C.: Physical Fabrication and Verification of New NIOSH

Digital Headform Designs with Skin-analog for Use in Fit Testing. American Society of Safety Engineers, Region IV Professional development Conference, Birmingham, AL, April 2013.

41. Oh, J. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: Desorption Efficiency Comparison: Vapor Dosing

and Liquid Dosing of Granular Activated Carbon and Carbon Nanotube Sorbents. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, May, 2013.

42. Connell, S. Floyd, E. Lungu CT: Comparison of Fabricated Carbon Nanotube

Sorbent Felts and 3M™ Charcoal Sorbent Wafers to Assess Passive Sampling Capabilities for VOCs. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, May, 2013.

43. Houston, D. Bullock, B. Floyd, E. Lungu CT: Comparison between short term

and time weighted average air sampling and analysis. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, May, 2013.

44. Dizbay-Onat, M. Vaidya, U. Floyd, E. Lungu CT: Preparation and

Characterization of Sisal Derived Activated Carbon for Respiratory Applications. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, May, 2013.

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45. Dizbay-Onat, M. Vaidya, U. Floyd, E. Lungu CT: Comparison of Flax, Hemp and Sisal Fiber Derived Activated Carbon for Respiratory Filter Application. Alabama Composites Conference, Birmingham AL, June 18-20, 2013.

46. Floyd, E. Lungu CT: Photo Thermal Desorption of Toluene from Processed

Single Walled Carbon nanotube and Activated Carbon Sorbents. Alabama Composites Conference, Birmingham AL, June 18-20, 2013.

47. Oh, J. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: Comparison of Two High Performance

Carbonaceous Materials for Air Sampling. Alabama Composites Conference, Birmingham AL, June 18-20, 2013.

48. Megan Moore; Claudiu Lungu, Ph.D.; Burton Ogle, Ph.D., CIH, CSP; Tracy

Zontek, Ph.D., CIH, CSP; Scott Hollenbeck, CIH; John Jankovic, CIH presented the poster: Industrial Hygiene Sampling in Research and Development (R&D) Laboratories, at the Women in Science Symposium at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 1, 2013.

49. Floyd E, Connell S. Oh, J. Lungu CT: Fabrication of Single Walled Carbon

Nanotube Adsorbent Pads and the Photo-Thermal Desorption of Toluene from these Pads. NanoBio Summit 2013, Montgomery AL, October 17-18, 2013.

50. Oh J, Floyd E, Lungu CT: Comparison of Desorption Efficiency (DE) of Vapor

and Liquid Dosing Methods on Coconut Shell Charcoal (CSC) and Single Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Sorbents. Tennessee Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Fall Conference and PDC, Knoxville, TN, October 16-18, 2013.

51. Joe P, Lungu CT: Development and Evaluation of Silicon Skinned NIOSH

Headforms. Tennessee Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Fall Conference and PDC, Knoxville, TN, October 16-18, 2013.

52. Melike Dizbay-Onat, Claudiu Lungu and Uday Vaidya: Development of

Composite Adsorbent Materials: Activated Carbon Derived From Sisal Fiber Industrial Waste. SAMPE (Society of Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) Tech '13 Conference, Wichita, KS, October 21-24, 2013.

53. Melike Dizbay-Onat, Claudiu T. Lungu and Uday Vaidya: Effects of

Carbonization and Activation Parameters on Natural Fiber Derived Activated Carbons. NSF Science & Technology open house - Third place in the PhD category among 42 entries in the Physical Sciences & Engineering category, Montgomery, AL, Feb 6-7, 2014.

54. Megan Moore, Evan Floyd, Claudiu T. Lungu: Comparison of Nanoparticle

Aerosol Filtration Efficiencies using Standard Particulate-filtering Respirator Media versus Activated Carbon Fabrics. American Industrial Hygiene

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Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June, 2014 – best poster in session.

55. Paula S. Joe, Claudiu T. Lungu: Novel Method for Designing and Fabricating

Facepieces to Accommodate the New NIOSH Headforms. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June, 2014 – award from the Computer Application Committee.

56. Jonghwa Oh, Evan Floyd, Claudiu T. Lungu: Fabrication of Single-walled

Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Sorbent for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Sampling. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June, 2014.

57. Jonghwa Oh, Evan Floyd, Claudiu T. Lungu: Fabrication of Single Walled

Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Sorbent for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Sampling. Presentation at the Tennessee Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Fall Conference and PDC, Knoxville, TN, October 1-3, 2014.

58. Melike Dizbay-Onat, Uday Vaidya, Claudiu T. Lungu: Preparation and

Characterization of Sisal derived Activated Carbon for Toluene Adsorption. Poster at the Tennessee Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Fall Conference and PDC, Knoxville, TN, October 1-3, 2014.

59. Jonghwa Oh, Evan L. Floyd and Claudiu T. Lungu: Surface Area and Toluene

Adsorption Capacity for Fabricated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Buckypaper. NanoBio Summit, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL October 23-24, 2014 -Third place in the graduate student poster competition.

60. Jonghwa Oh, Evan Floyd, Claudiu T. Lungu: Toluene Adsorption Efficiency of

Fabricated Single-walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT) Buckypaper. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, May 30 – June 4, 2015 - Best poster in session award. Award of the Nanoparticles Technology Committee.

61. Gumi Mabvuta, Claudiu T. Lungu: Assessing Potential Diesel Exposure in

Truckers Resting at Truck Stops. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, May 30 – June 4, 2015 - Award of the Aerosol Exposure Committee.

62. Tasha Stanfield, Laura Hurst, Claudiu T. Lungu: Worst Case Nail Salon Worker

8-hour Time Weighted Average Exposure to Formaldehyde and Volatile Organic Compounds During Nail Lacquer Application. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, May 30 – June 4, 2015 - Award of the Social Concerns Committee.

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63. G. Godsey, S. Baker, C. Cholewa, B. Marsh, J. Ketzler, M. Sarratt, A. Sherman,

X. Zhang, Claudiu T. Lungu: Evaluating Occupational Exposure Hazards on a Rural Active Farm. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, May 30 – June 4, 2015.

64. Gabriel D. Judd, Paula S. Joe, Jonghwa Oh, Claudiu T. Lungu: Improving

Safety Eyewear Fit for the US Workforce. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Baltimore MA May 22-27, 2016 – First Place, Best Poster in Session award.

65. Rupkatha Bardhan, Marie Cecile Chalbot, Ilias Kavouras, Tran Huynh, Claudiu

T. Lungu: Job Stress and Oxidative Damage in ER Physicians and Nurses American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Baltimore MA May 22-27, 2016 – First Place, Best Poster in Session award.

66. Stephanie Jacobs, Shaun Crawford, Claudiu T. Lungu: Formaldehyde Emission

Profiles from Household Flooring American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Baltimore MA May 22-27, 2016.

67. Rajitha WICKREMESINGHE, Anuradhini Kasturiratne, Arunasalem

Pathmeswaran, Meghan Tipre, Claudiu Lungu, Nalini Sathiakumar: Effects of exposure to indoor air pollution due to biomass fuel combustion on birth outcomes: a prospective birth cohort study. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology conference, Rome, Italy, September 1-4, 2016.

68. Rupkatha Bardhan, Marie Cecile Chalbot, Melissa Davis, Ilias Kavouras,

Claudiu T. Lungu: Assessment of Psychosocial Work Stress and Oxidative Stress among Emergency Room Nurses in a US Hospital American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA June 4-7, 2017.

69. Jonathan Allred, Shaun Crawford, Oluwabunmi Dada, Marie-Cecile Chalbot,

Claudiu T. Lungu: Potential Respiratory Irritants in Artificial Fog American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA June 4-7, 2017.

70. Laura Hurst, Claudiu T. Lungu, Billy Bullock: Comparative analysis of new

techniques for hearing conservation program selection American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA June 4-7, 2017.

71. Margaret Summers, Jonghwa Oh, Adam Nored, Claudiu T. Lungu: Particulate

Filtration Efficiencies of Phenolic Resin-Derived Activated Carbon Fiber Felt and Cloth American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA June 4-7, 2017 – Award of the Respiratory Protection Committee.

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72. Gabriel D. Judd, Jonghwa Oh, Claudiu T. Lungu: Custom Designed Safety Eyewear for Personalized Fit American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA June 4-7, 2017.

73. Evan L. Floyd, Claudiu T. Lungu: Sampling for Low Concentration and/or

Short Duration Exposures American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA June 4-7, 2017.

74. Margaret Summers, Jonghwa Oh, Claudiu T. Lungu: A Possible Tool for

Mitigating Heat Stress in Extreme Thermal Environments: Measuring the Effectiveness of a Liquid-Circulating Cooling Garment in an Actual Occupational Setting. South Eastern Environmental Conference, Orange Beach, AL October 30 –November 1, 2017.

75. Jake Shedd, Jonghwa Oh, Claudiu T. Lungu: Fabrication and Characterization

of Chemical Vapor Deposition Buckypapers for Use in Airborne Volatile Organic Compound Sampling. South Eastern Environmental Conference, Orange Beach, AL October 30 –November 1, 2017 – Third place, outstanding student presentation.

76. Remi Myers, Nataliya Ivankova, Lisa C. McCormick, Claudiu Lungu, Thomas

Creger, and Michelle Fanucchi: Examining the Social Effectiveness of State Implementation Plans for Air Quality: A Mixed Methods Approach. APHA Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA November 4 – 8, 2017.

77. Margaret Summers, Reese Koehler, Jonghwa Oh, Claudiu T. Lungu:

Characterization of carbon-loaded polypropylene webs as nuisance-level organic vapor adsorbents. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA May 20-24, 2018 - Award of the Respiratory Protection Committee.

78. Rupkatha Bardhan, Karen Heaton, Peter Chen, Dale A. Dickinson, and Claudiu

T. Lungu: Can Extended Work Hours and Shiftwork Lead to Psychosocial Work Stress in Emergency Room Nurses? American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA May 20-24, 2018 - Student Poster Recognition by the Social Concerns Committee.

79. Jake Shedd, Jonghwa Oh, Claudiu T. Lungu: Fabrication and Characterization

of Chemical Vapor Deposition Buckypapers for Use in Air Sampling of Volatile Organic Compounds. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA May 20-24, 2018.

80. Claudiu T. Lungu and Jonghwa Oh: Emerging Issues in Industrial Hygiene

Research. 31st Annual Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference, Orange Beach, AL August 26-28, 2018.

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81. Oh J, Heaton T, Hurst L, Amiri A, Lungu CT: Potential Exposure to VOCs during Nail Polish Application. The 11th International Occupational Hygiene Association International Scientific Conference, Washington, DC September 24-26, 2018.

82. Summers M, Koehler R, Oh, J, and Lungu CT: Nuisance-Level Organic Vapor

Adsorption: Evaluating the Performance of a Commercial Paint Odor Respirator. International Society for Respiratory Protection Conference, Denver, CO September 17-19, 2018.

Invited Presentations

1. Feigley, C., Underhill, D., Riley, T. and Lungu, C: The Sampling Rates of Diffusive Samplers as Measured in the Laboratory and in Simulated Use as Personal Dosimeters. “International Symposium: Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants” sponsored by the Air and Waste Management Association, Research Triangle Park, NC, May 1995.

2. Lungu, C.: Adsorption of Noble Gases on Activated Carbon; Moisture Effect. Division of Environmental and Occupational Health - Special Seminar, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, March, 1998.

3. Lungu, C.: The Effect of Moisture on the Adsorption of Xenon by Activated Carbon. 15th Review Meeting of the Center for Filtration Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, May 7 1999.

4. Lungu, CT: Temperature Profile of a Respirator Cartridge for Organic Vapors during Adsorption. American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition, Toronto, June 1999.

5. Lungu, CT: Building Materials as Radon Sinks. American Radiation Safety Conference and Exposition, Cleveland, OH, June 2001.

6. Lungu, CT. and Kailasanathan, S: The Effect of Sulfur Dioxide Co-adsorption on the Toluene Adsorption Performance of Activated Carbon. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA, June 2002.

7. Lungu, CT and Russell, P.: Comparison of Styrene Exposure in Two Open Mold Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Manufacturing Sites. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA, June 2002.

8. Lungu, CT and Quam, J.: Membrane Damage Influence on Diffusive Sampler Performance. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Dallas, TX, May 2003. Best Podium Presentation, Award of the Sampling and Analysis Committee.

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9. Lungu, CT and Park, JY: Comparing the Adsorption of Toluene and Ethanol on Granular Activated Carbon American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, May 2004.

10. Claudiu T. Lungu: Adsorption in Industrial Hygiene; Conventional and Less Conventional Applications. Special Seminar of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, November, 2004.

11. Claudiu T. Lungu: Using Personal Protective Equipment in Complex Environments: Challenges and Solutions. Special Seminar of the School of Health Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH January, 2005.

12. Claudiu T. Lungu: Evaluation of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Motor Vehicles and from Building Materials. Seminar of the School of Public Health, Louisiana State University - Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA February, 2005.

13. Claudiu T. Lungu: Evaluation of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Motor Vehicles and Building Materials. Seminar of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT March, 2005.

14. Lungu, CT and Park, JY: Comparing the Adsorption Characteristics of a New Composite Material with Granular Activated Carbon. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, May 2005.

15. Sturchio, G. and Lungu, C: Uncertainties in Calculating the Radiation Exposure from Radioactive Patients. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, May 2006.

16. Lungu C. Crawford, S. and Bocard, D: Estimate of Exposure to Styrene Emitted from Thermoset Composite Materials using a Small Environmental Test Chamber. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, June 2007.

17. Lungu, C. and Crawford, S.: Laboratory Determination of Styrene Emission from Thermoset Composite Materials. Second International Conference on Environment – The Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.), Athens, Greece, August 2007.

18. Sturchio, G. and Lungu, C: Exposure Assessment of Radioiodine Therapy Patients – Implication for Patient Release. International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) Regional Congress for Central and Eastern Europe, Braşov, Romania, September 2007.

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19. Claudiu T. Lungu: Community Impacts of the Chernobyl and Fukushima Incidents. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, May, 2011.

20. Dizbay-Onat M. Vaidya, U. Lungu, CT: Carbon Capture with Natural Fiber-Based Composite Adsorbents. Podium presentation at the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM15), Venice, Italy, June 2012.

21. Balanay, JG. Lungu, CT: Breakthrough Curves for Toluene Adsorption on Different Types of Activated Carbon Fibers: Application for Respiratory Protection. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, May, 2013.

22. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: Photo Thermal Desorption of Toluene from Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube and Activated Carbon Sorbents. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, May, 2013.

23. Joe, P. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: Fabrication and Verification of New NIOSH Headform Designs with Skin-Analog. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, May, 2013.

24. Crawford, S. Lungu, CT: Styrene Emission from a Thermoset Composite Material; Experimental Data and Modeling. Alabama Composites Conference, Birmingham AL, June 18-20, 2013.

25. Floyd, E. Lungu, CT: Estimating Integrated VOC Exposure in Near Real-Time. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June, 2014.

26. Lungu, CT. Oh, J. Floyd, E: Photo Thermal Desorption of Toluene from Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Adsorbent Pads in Air Samplers, podium presentation at CIMTEC 2014, 6th Forum on New Materials, Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 15-19, 2014.

27. J. Oh, C. T. Lungu, E. Floyd: Fabrication of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Sorbent for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Sampling. 10th IOHA International Scientific Conference. London, UK April 25-30, 2015.

28. Claudiu T. Lungu, Jonghwa Oh, Evan. L. Floyd: Adsorption Characterization of

Fabricated Single Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Buckypapers for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sampling. Podium presentation at the AIHC&e, Salt Lake City, June 1-5, 2015.

29. Jo Anne Balanay, Claudiu T. Lungu: Determination of Pressure Drop across Activated Carbon Fiber Respirator Cartridges. Podium presentation at the AIHC&e, Salt Lake City, June 1-5, 2015.

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30. R. Bardhan, M. Richard, R. Heath, E. Maples, C.T. Lungu: Anti-Oxidant Rich

Diet, Healthy Life-Style and a Rigorous Radiation Exposure Control Program Protect Healthcare Employees from Radiation-Induced Oxidative Damage. Podium presentation at the AIHC&e, Salt Lake City, June 1-5, 2015.

31. E. Floyd, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK; C. T. Lungu, J. Oh, M. Saina, UAB: Evaluation of Self-Supporting, Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Bucky Paper Sorbents for the Application in Diffusive Sampling and Photothermal Desorption. Podium presentation at the AIHC&e, Salt Lake City, June 1-5, 2015.

32. J. Oh, C.T. Lungu, E.L. Floyd: Adsorption Efficiency Comparison of Fabricated Buckypapers (BPs) for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sampling and Analysis Podium presentation at the AIHC&e, Baltimore, May 22-26, 2016.

33. J. Oh, C.T. Lungu, E.L. Floyd: Adsorption Characterization of Fabricated Buckypapers (BPs) for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sampling and Analysis, Podium presentation at the 5th International Conference Smart and Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Systems, CIMTEC 2016, Perugia, Italy, June 5-9, 2016.

34. C.T. Lungu, J. Oh, E.L. Floyd: Photothermal Desorption (PTD) of Buckypapers (BPs) for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sampling and Analysis, International Conference on Environmental Health and Safety, Valencia, Spain, October 24-25, 2016.

35. Claudiu T. Lungu: Novel Approaches to Occupational Exposure Assessment and Control, Special Seminar of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, January 17, 2019.

Reports and Other Publications 1. Lungu, Claudiu T: Method for Regeneration of Industrial X-Ray Tubes (Romanian).

Thesis, for the fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree, Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, Romania, 1983.

2. Lungu, Claudiu T: Low Gamma Energy Measurement System for the Quantification

of Natural Uranium Deposition in the Human Lungs. Technical report at the completion of the IAEA fellowship training, Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest, Hungary, 1991.

3. Lungu, Claudiu T: Body Effect on the Diffusive Sampler Mass Transfer. Thesis, for

the fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1994.

4. Lungu, Claudiu T: The Effect of Humidity on the Physical Adsorption of Radioactive

Xenon by Activated Carbon. Dissertation, for the fulfillment of requirements for the

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Doctor of Philosophy degree, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1998.

5. Russell, P. and Lungu, C.: Assessing Worker Exposure to Styrene in the Reinforced

Fiber Plastics Industry from Limited Personal and Area Sampling in Pollution Prevention Assistance Tools for Fiber Reinforced Plastics and Boat Manufacturing Industries. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency – Small Business Assistance Program; MnTAP – Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics final report, December 2001.

6. Becker, S. Baker, L.R. Cormier, L.A. Lungu, C.T. Wisotsky, J.: Comprehensive

Guide to Existing Radiological Dispersal Device Public Education Resources, U.S. DHS Project Report, January, 2010.

7. Lungu, C.T: Adsorption of Gas Phase Contaminants, Final Report at the completion

of the CDC/NIOSH R01 grant, ROH008080B, December 2010. 8. Judson Kenoyer, Claudiu Lungu, and Ron Beethe: “Health Physics Resources and

Industrial Hygienists” The Synergist, May 2013.