Careers in Indoor Environmental Science & Engineering: For CE397: Indoor Environmental Technical Exchange Richard L. Corsi & Glenn Morrison
Some General Thoughts Immature field relative to other environmental fields Limited regulatory drivers Still in need of a great deal of research Tremendous opportunity to make a real difference Opportunities for entrepreneurs Significant international opportunities U.S. industry often ahead of government # jobs > # of qualified applicants
Employment Sectors Academia Government research laboratories Government agencies Consulting / commercial laboratories Industrial/ manufacturing R&D Not-for-profit Dedicated experts vs. “Dabblers”* * “Dabblers” is not derogatory
Academia AEESP: Atmospheric Chemistry & Air Quality 60 list as major area of interest 12 list indoor air quality (2 retired + 1 dabbler) 9 AEESP members as IAQ faculty More that are not AEESP (especially health crowd) Morrison / Corsi brainstorm 31 faculty members (guess = captured > 70%)
Academia
UC Berkeley: Hammond, Nazaroff, Smith …… U Texas: Corsi, Novoselac, Siegel, …. EOHSI: Fan, Lioy, Weschler, Zhang, …. Harvard: Spengler & company Syracuse: Kahlifa, Zhang, ….. Some others (research): Clarkson, Carnegie Mellon, U. Colorado, UC Davis, U Michigan, U Missouri-Rolla, Purdue, U Nevada Las Vegas, Stanford, Virginia Tech, UTHSC-Houston, Penn State, RPI, U MN, Texas Tech, U Illinois-Chicago Some others (teaching/research): Humboldt State, New Mexico Tech, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Smith College, UTEP, UT Tyler ……. Others?
Government Research Labs Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) USEPA National Exposure Research Lab (NERL/HEASD) USEPA Indoor Environment Management Branch (in NRML)
Government Agencies California Air Resources Board (CARB) USEPA – D.C. (Office of Air & Radiation) California Department of Health Services Others – US Department of Defense (Jessica?) State and local health agencies
Consulting / Labs A very wide range Mostly small companies Problems/diagnostics --- mold and SBS A few large(r) companies (some examples below) Air Quality Sciences: Indoor Air Diagnostics: The Chelsea Group: Building Sciences Corporation: Aerotech Lab: Research Triangle Institute (RTI): Larger environmental consultants Often w/ 1 or 2 IAQ experts or dabblers (CDM, CH2M-Hill, URS etc.)
Industry/Manufacturing R&D Consumer product manufacturers SC Johnson, Proctor & Gamble Filtration companies The Filtration Group, etc. Air conditioning companies Trane, Carrier, Lennox, etc. Coatings/architectural materials Sherwin Williams, etc. Green building materials Large industry (chemical, electronics, etc)
Industry/Manufacturing R&D Consumer product manufacturers SC Johnson, Proctor & Gamble Filtration companies The Filtration Group, etc. Air conditioning companies Trane, Carrier, Lennox, etc. Coatings/architectural materials Sherwin Williams, etc. Green building materials Large industry (chemical, electronics, etc)
Not-for-Profit American Cancer Society American Lung Association Consumers Union Other (MSC, etc.)
Career Calls Select individuals from each sector – make a call 10 minute background 20 minutes of Q and A Today = Michael McGinley St. Croix Sensory, inc. Relatively young / entrepreneur Small, family-owned business Very successful (great niche = odors/perceptions)