GEDIMINAS MAINELIS, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

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Summary

Dr. Gediminas “Gedi” Mainelis is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA. He has a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Vilnius University, Lithuania, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He has over 20 years of experience in aerosol and bioaerosol research and related topics. Dr. Mainelis has focused on developing and validating bioaerosol sampling technologies, exposure assessment, and airborne microbiome. Over the past years, his research expanded to investigate indoor air quality issues, including SARS-CoV-2 exposures and their mitigation. His research efforts have resulted in over 120 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. In addition, multiple papers from Dr. Mainelis’s group have been included in most downloaded article lists of various peer-reviewed journals. His laboratory has been awarded several patents for developing novel bioaerosol collectors. Dr. Mainelis has served as Chair of the Bioaerosols and Health-Related Aerosols (twice) working groups of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). He is an editor (associate) of the Aerosol and Air Quality Research journal. Prof. Mainelis is a recipient of the Research Excellence Award from Rutgers University and the Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award presented by the A&WMA.

Education

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
1992/1993	Exchange studies Salzburg University, Dept. of Biophysics, Salzburg, Austria Adviser: Professor Werner Hofmann
July 1994	B.S., Physics (5-year program with thesis) Vilnius University, Dept. of Physics, Vilnius, Lithuania Thesis “Investigation of Structure and Dynamics of Atmospheric Aerosol” Adviser: Dr. Arvydas Juozaitis · Graduated with honors

PROFESSIONAL Experience

July 2014- present	Professor with tenure Dept. of Environmental Sciences,
July 2007- present	Associate Professor with tenure Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
September 2001 – June 2007	Assistant Professor Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA (Primary affiliation)
September 2000 – August 2001	Postdoctoral Fellow Dept. of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
September 1994 – August 2000	Graduate Assistant Dept. of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
September 1993 – September 1994	Research Assistant Aerosol Research Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Vilnius, Lithuania
September 1989 – September 1991	Research Assistant Dept. of Physics, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

SELECT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

	Co-Organizer (with P. Dabish and S. Ratnesar-Shumate), “Infectious Aerosols in the Age of COVID-19”, a special symposium at the 39^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Virtual conference, October 18-22, 2021).
	Co-Organizer (with P. Dabish), “The role of aerosol science in the understanding of the spread and control of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases” at the 38^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Virtual conference, October 5-9, 2020).
	Co-Director, NIEHS-funded training grant in Exposure Science, 2011-2022
	Chair, “Bioaerosols Working Group” of AAAR, 2020-2021
	Editor, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2012 – present
	Awards Committee Member of the AAAR, 2019-2022
	Editor (Associate), Aerosol and Air Quality Research Journal, 2012-present
	Chair of the “Health-Related Aerosol Working Group” of the AAAR for 2006 and 2012.
	Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Aerosol Science and Technology, 2011- 2019
	Reviewer for approximately 40 different peer-reviewed journals

Courses CURRENTLY TAUGHT At Rutgers University

11:375:421, Principles of Air Pollution

11:375:424 and 11:375:536, Air Sampling and Analysis Techniques

16:375:701, Research in Environmental Sciences

Research Support

Centers for Disease Control / National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health

National Science Foundation

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Cancer Institute

VA NJ Health Care System

NJ DEP

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Rutgers Tech Advance program

Department of Housing and Urban Development

National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Rutgers University Academic Excellence Funds

US Army Research Office

US National Academies

New Jersey Agriculture and Experiment Station

Charles and Johanna Busch Memorial Fund

NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Private industry

Awards and Recognitions

June 2016	Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award from the Air & Waste Management Association
April 2008	Research Excellence Award, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
February 2005	Fellowship, 2005-2006 Twinning Program, the National Academy of Sciences
September 2004	CDC/NIOSH Special Emphasis Research Career Award (SERCA) Grant
July 2003	Charles and Johanna Busch Memorial Fund Award

TUTORIAL PRESENTER

“Bioaerosols II-Assessing Risk Posed by Infectious Aerosols” (with Paul Dabisch) at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Virtual conference, October 18-22, 2021).

“Generation and Sampling Techniques for Bioaerosols” (with Joshua Santarpia) at the 38^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Virtual conference, October 5-9, 2020)

“Bioaerosol: Focus on Sampling and Analysis” at the 2014 International Aerosol Conference (Busan, South Korea, August 31 – September 5, 2014).

“Principles of Bioaerosol Sampling and Analysis” at the 32^nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Portland, OR, September 30 - October 4, 2013).

“Principles of Bioaerosol Sampling and Analysis” at the 30^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Orlando, FL, October 3-7, 2011)

“Principles of Bioaerosol Sampling and Analysis” at the 29^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research (Portland, OR, October 25-29, 2010)

Reviewer for PEER-REVIEWED Journals