ESE students receive awards for air quality research
| April 22, 2009 | |
Kim de Bruijne (R), with Dr. Ken Sexton
Doctoral students in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have received recognition for air quality research presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in Baltimore, Md., in March. Kim de Bruijne, Seth Ebersviller and Ying-Hsuan Liu, who conduct research through a Gillings Innovation Laboratory (GIL) directed by William Vizuete, PhD, assistant professor of environmental sciences and engineering, co-authored the research. De Bruijne, a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) trainee fellow, received a $500 Best Student Presentation Award for “Comparing the Toxicity of Fresh and Aged Biodiesel and Diesel Exhaust Using Separate Particle and Gaseous Exposure Systems.” 
Seth Ebersviller
Ebersviller’s abstract, “Atmospheric Gas-Particle Interactions Cause a Rapid Shift in Toxicity from the Gas Phase to the Particle Phase,” was selected as one of the top ten abstracts on mixtures. Ebersviller also is a trainee fellow with the NIEHS. Ying-Hsuan Liu, first-year doctoral student, was a co-author on both presentations. “Kim, Seth and Ying represent a new breed of scholars who understand both the atmospheric chemistry science/engineering elements and the biological effects and who work in complex, real-world systems,” said Harvey Jeffries, PhD, professor of environmental sciences and engineering and thesis adviser for all three students. “It is wonderful that their work is so nicely recognized by the toxicological community. We are all proud of them.” he said. Jeffries added that the unique facilities in the laboratory made the work possible. Other faculty members on the project include Ken Sexton, PhD, research associate in environmental sciences and engineering, and Ilona Jaspers, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine and investigator with The UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology. The Gillings Innovation Laboratories are awarded to develop high-impact research, demonstration projects, and/or teaching practices that anticipate future public health challenges and accelerate sustainable solutions in North Carolina and around the world. Funding for the research awards was provided by Dennis and Joan Gillings. Read more about the Gillings awards at Read news about Vizuete on the School’s website. UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health contact: Ramona DuBose, director of communications, (919) 966-7467 or ramona_dubose@unc.edu. |
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