Laboratory and Chemistry Services
The experts listed here were chosen to represent the principal fields of research at RTI because of their professional experience, published writings, and peer recognition. To request an interview or an expert opinion of any of these individuals, please contact either Lisa Bistreich (919-316-3596; lbistreich@rti.org) or Patrick Gibbons (919-541-6136; pgibbons@rti.org).
The following experts are active in the field of Laboratory & Chemistry Services.
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Filtration
Indoor Air Quality
Cleanroom Technology
Senior Fellow, Aerosol Science and Nanotechnology
- dse
rti.org - Research Triangle Park, NC
Biography
David Ensor, PhD, appointed as an RTI Senior Fellow in March 2002, has more than 30 years of experience in aerosol science and air pollution research and is director of the Center for Aerosol Technology and recognized as a leading expert in filtration, indoor air quality, and cleanroom technology. He founded the American Association for Aerosol Research and the research journal Aerosol Science and Technology. Dr. Ensor consistently contributes to scientific literature and has written 70 peer-reviewed papers and 5 book chapters. He has given more than 160 presentations to major national and international conferences, and holds four U.S. patents. Read More…
Fine Particle Measurements
Sampling and Analysis of Air Toxics
Method Development and Evaluation of VOCs
Atmospheric Chemistry
Senior Fellow, Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- rkmjrti.org
- Research Triangle Park, NC
Biography
R.K.M. Jayanty, PhD, Senior Fellow in environmental analytical chemistry, appointed in December 2005, is a senior program director of environmental and industrial sciences. He has 40 years of experience in the field of environmental analytical chemistry, including significant program management and technical experience with complex multimedia sampling and analysis, chemical speciation, and method development/evaluation of programs for air toxics and fine particles. Dr. Jayanty’s technical experience includes methods development, evaluation, and field validation studies related to the measurement of toxic organics and fine particulates in ambient and source atmospheres. He is currently program manager of the chemical speciation of PM2.5 filter samples collected through nationwide network operations, and is an adjunct professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University. Dr. Jayanty is an internationally recognized scientist and the author of more than 150 technical papers, reports, and presentations. Read More…
Genetics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics
Health and the Environment
Mass Spectrometry
Measurement and Monitoring
Senior Fellow, Analytical and Environmental Health Sciences
- edprti.org
- Research Triangle Park, NC
Biography
Edo D. Pellizzari, PhD, Senior Fellow in analytical and environmental health sciences, appointed April 2004, has 35 years of scientific leadership and accomplishment at RTI. He joined RTI in 1971 and served as vice president of Analytical and Chemical Sciences from 1983 to 2003. He is internationally known for major contributions in the environmental health sciences, specifically in chemical and aerosol exposure analysis, and for developing and applying personal exposure methodology to population-based studies on toxic chemicals. In 1989, Dr. Pellizzari helped charter the International Society for Exposure Analysis (ISEA) and established ISEA's Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, for which he served as editor-in-chief for 15 years. Dr. Pellizzari is author or co-author of 191 peer-reviewed papers, 45 book chapters, 261 abstracts for national and international conferences, and over 100 reports. He has received California State University’s Distinguished Alumni and ISEA’s Wesolowski awards for achievements in environmental research.
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