August 2000 |
Ph.D., Environmental Health.
University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Environmental Health, Cincinnati, Ohio,
USA
Thesis “Electrostatic Collection of Airborne Microorganisms”.
Adviser: Professor Klaus Willeke |
July 1994 |
M.S., Physics
Vilnius University, Dept. of Physics, Vilnius, Lithuania
Thesis “Investigation of Structure and Dynamics of Atmospheric
Aerosol”
Adviser: Dr. Arvydas Juozaitis
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1992/1993 |
Exchange Studies
Dept. of Biophysics, Salzburg University, Salzburg, Austria
Adviser: Professor Werner Hofmann |
October 2004 – present |
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey,
New Brunswick, NJ, USA |
September 2001 – present |
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ,
USA
(Primary affiliation)
- To establish an innovative, forward-looking research program in
bioaerosols and other aspects of environmental health sciences
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September 2000 – August 2001 |
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH,
USA
- Analyzed performances of aerosol collection and measurement devices
- Designed experimental procedures and protocols
- Analyzed, interpreted, presented and published scientific data
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December 1995 – June 1998 |
Teaching Assistant
Dept. of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH,
USA
Assisted and tutored the following courses:
- Industrial Ventilation
- Aerosol Measurement
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September 1994 – August 2000 |
Graduate Assistant
Dept. of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH,
USA
- Developed techniques for studying electrobiological properties
of airborne microorganisms
- Analyzed parameters for efficiently collecting airborne microorganisms
by electrostatics
- Measured microorganism release in metalworking fluid environments
- Contributed to the development and preparation of major research
grants
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September 1993 – September 1994 |
Research Assistant
Aerosol Research Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Investigated hygroscopicity of atmospheric aerosol
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September 1992 –September 1993 |
Exchange Research Assistant
Dept. of Biophysics, Salzburg University, Salzburg, Austria
Adviser: Professor Werner Hofmann
- Developed computer code for analyzing aerosol deposition in the
lung
- Compared various models on aerosol deposition in the lung
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