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Research
COVID-19 Research
The Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering faculty have been undertaking several research and educational projects. We provide a selected list of some of the current projects here.
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In the media: St. Louis engineers put homemade mask materials to the test, as N95 supply dwindles
Researchers
![Richard Axelbaum](https://mckelveyengineeringfaculty.imgix.net/Axelbaum.jpg?w=600&h=400&auto=format&q=65&cs=tinysrgb&fit=facearea&facepad=5)
The Stifel & Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Richard Axelbaum
Advising health care professionals and workers on choice of filters for respiratory protection.![Richard Axelbaum](https://mckelveyengineeringfaculty.imgix.net/Chakrabarty_Rajan.jpg?w=600&h=400&auto=format&q=65&cs=tinysrgb&fit=facearea&facepad=5)
Associate Professor
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Rajan Chakrabarty
- Spread of COVID-19: Modeling studies (Payton Beeler)
The Chakrabarty group has developed an age-stratified metapopulation model to predict the epidemic dynamics across the 50 U.S. States, DC, and Puerto Rico. This model forecasts state-wise statistics that include:- Epidemic Curve – time evolution of infected population
- Number of ICU and hospital beds needed
- Estimated number of unreported active COVID-19 cases
- School closures
- Business closures
- Distancing elder
- Antiviral Drug Development Studies
![Richard Axelbaum](https://mckelveyengineeringfaculty.imgix.net/Randall Martin.jpg?w=600&h=400&auto=format&q=65&cs=tinysrgb&fit=facearea&facepad=5)
Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished Professor
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Randall Martin
- Applying satellite remote sensing to assess how air pollution is changing around the world in response to COVID-19
- Collaborating with colleagues to understand how air pollution affects COVID-19 mortality rates. Examples:
![Richard Axelbaum](https://mckelveyengineeringfaculty.imgix.net/Williams_Brent.jpg?w=600&h=400&auto=format&q=65&cs=tinysrgb&fit=facearea&facepad=5)
Associate Professor
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Brent Williams
- Indoor Air Quality Projects
- Filter Media Testing Facility (Audrey Dang, Ben Kumfer)