The Thomas T. Mercer Joint Prize American Association for Aerosol Research & International Society for Aerosols in Medicine

The Thomas T. Mercer Joint Prize The award honors the legacy of Thomas T. Mercer, an outstanding researcher and author, whose work encompassed aerosol physics and chemistry as well as inhalation toxicology, industrial hygiene, and health physics. The Thomas T. Mercer Joint Prize “recognizes excellence in the areas of pharmaceutical aerosols and inhalable materials.”

The recipient was nominated by Harm Tiddens Seconded by Gerald Smaldone and William Bennett

2006 Recipient of the Thomas T. Mercer Joint Prize Myrna Dolovich Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University Studies include: particle deposition in lungs; distribution of inhaled particles in lungs; new aerosol delivery devices and their use; particle clearance from lungs; studies in both adults and children. “bridged the gap between the medical and engineering professions” “a giant of aerosol medicine”