Dr. Linsey Marr is an environmental engineer focused on air quality and infectious bioaerosols. She is a Charles P. Lunsford Professor and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech and a 2023 MacArthur Fellow.

From MacFound.org:

In Linsey’s Words

Air pollution is responsible for an enormous burden on our health and well-being. The recent pandemic and recurring episodes of wildfire smoke underscore the need to tackle air pollution with renewed vigor. I hope we can look back on this period as the era of peak air pollution. As we move away from fossil fuels and begin designing buildings to have good air quality, we will shift toward cleaner outdoor and indoor air. We should take advantage of this moment of greater public awareness, rich scientific knowledge, and technological advances to kick off a clean air revolution.

Read more from Linsey Marr’s site, MacArthur Foundation, Virginia Tech News, NPR, Wired, The Lancet Covid-19 Comision, Medscape, Time, and check out more from Dr. Marr on Threads and LinkedIn

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