Shelly L. Miller

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering

E-mail: shelly.miller@colorado.edu

Campus Box 427

Phone: (303) 492-0587

http://stripe.colorado.edu/~shellym

University of Colorado

Fax: (303) 492-3498

 

Boulder, CO 80309-0427

 

 

 

 

Education

Ph.D. (1996) Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Dissertation Title: “Characterization and Control of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants Generated by Occupants.” Committee: William Nazaroff (Chair), Robert Harley, Catherine Koshland

M.S. (1991) Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

M.S. (1987) Operations Research and Statistics, Claremont Graduate School

B.S. (1986) Applied Mathematics with honors, Harvey Mudd College

Research Interests

Air pollutant exposure assessments; engineering control technology for reducing indoor air pollutant levels; indoor aerosols and bioaerosols; indoor air quality modeling, including statistical and physical models

Professional Experience

University of Colorado, Boulder Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor, 1998-present

University of Colorado, Boulder, Mechanical Engineering, Chancellor’s Fellow, 1996-1998

University of California, Berkeley, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate Student Researcher, 1992-96

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Indoor Environment Program, Graduate Student Researcher, 1991-95

U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Concord, CA, Data Systems, Operations Research Analyst, 1990

Claremont Graduate School, Mathematics, Research Team Leader, 1986-1987

TRW, Inc., San Bernardino, CA, Navigation Engineering, Member of the Technical Staff, 1986-1988

Teaching

University of Colorado, Boulder, Mechanical Engineering, Air Pollution Control Engineering MCEN 4131/5131; Indoor Air Pollution MCEN 4141/5141; Measurements Laboratory MCEN 3027

Recent Publications

Peccia, J., Werth, H., Miller, S. L., and Hernandez, M., Effects of relative humidity on the ultraviolet induced inactivation of airborne bacteria, Aerosol Science & Technology, in press, 2000

Miller, S. L. and Macher, J. M., Evaluation of a methodology for quantifying the effect of room air ultraviolet germicidal irradiation on airborne bacteria, Aerosol Science & Technology, 33: 274-295, 2000

Rahn, R. O., Xu, P., and Miller, S. L., Dosimetry of room-air germicidal irradiation using spherical actinometry, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 70: 314-318, 1999

Nicas, M. and Miller, S. L., An evaluation of the reported efficacy of upper room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation against airborne mycobacteria, Applied Environmental and Occupational Hygiene, 14: 317-328, 1999

Miller, S. L., Cheng, Y. S., and Macher, J. M., Welcome to a special issue on bioaerosol generation and sampling, Aerosol Science and Technology, 30: 93-99, 1999

Hernandez, M., Miller, S. L., and Macher, J. M., A combined fluorochrome method for quantitation of active and inactive airborne bacteria, Aerosol Science & Technology, 30: 145-160, 1999

Nazaroff, W. W., Nicas, M., and Miller, S. L., Framework for evaluating measures to control nosocomial tuberculosis transmission, Indoor Air, 8: 204-218, 1998

Miller, S. L., Branoff, S., and Nazaroff, W. W., Exposure to toxic air contaminants in environmental tobacco smoke: an assessment for California based on personal monitoring data, Journal of Exposure Analysis & Environmental Epidemiology, 8: 287-311, 1998

Miller, S. L., Leiserson, K., and Nazaroff, W. W., Nonlinear least-squares minimization applied to tracer gas decay for determining air flow rates in a two-zone building, Indoor Air, 7: 64-75, 1997

Miller-Leiden, S., Lobascio, C., Macher, J. M., and Nazaroff, W. W., Effectiveness of in-room air filtration for tuberculosis control in healthcare settings, Journal of the Air & Waste Manage Assoc, 46: 869-882, 1996

Wampler, D., Miller-Leiden, S., Nazaroff, W. W., Gadgil, A., Litvak, A., Mahanama, K.R.R., and Nematollahi, M., Effectiveness of smokeless ashtrays, Journal of the Air & Waste Manage Assoc, 45: 494-500, 1995

Nero, A. V., Miller-Leiden, S., Nolan, D. A., Price, P. R., Rein, S., Revzan, K. L., Wollenberg, H. A., and Gadgil, A. J., Statistically based methodologies for mapping of radon actual concentrations - the case of Minnesota, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 56: 215-219, 1994

Recent Conference Presentations

Anderson, M., Miller, S. L., and Milford, J. B. Source apportionment of exposure to toxic volatile organic compounds, Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Quality Problems Symposium, Raleigh, NC, 17-19 Jul 2000

Duffy, M. E., Dutton, S., Mackie, T., Wysmuller, S., Rabinovitch, N., and Miller, S. L. Pilot indoor environmental intervention study in grade schools and residences to reduce childhood asthma symptoms, Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Quality Problems Symposium, Raleigh, NC, 17-19 Jul 2000

Xu, P., Peccia, J., Hernandez, M., and Miller, S. L. The efficacy of upper room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in inactivating airborne microorganisms under incomplete mixing conditions, Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Quality Problems Symposium, Raleigh, NC, 17-19 Jul 2000

select research grants

National Science Foundation, POWRE, S. Miller (Principal Investigator), Bioaerosols: Gaining Expertise through Education and Research, $75,000 1.5 year grant funded Mar 2000

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, S. Miller (Principal Investigator), Pilot Indoor Environmental Intervention Study in Day-care Centers and Grade Schools to Reduce Childhood Asthma Symptoms, $25,400, one-year grant funded Sep 1999

National Science Foundation, D. W. Toohey (Principal Investigator), A. M. Middlebrook, S. L. Miller, M. A. Tolbert, O. B. Toon, Major Research Instrumentation Grant, Atmospheric Chemistry Directorate for Geosciences, Development of an Integrated System for Analyses of Aerosol Composition and Chemistry, $703,500

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, S. Miller (Principal Investigator) and M. Hernandez, Efficacy of Ultraviolet Irradiation in Controlling the Spread of Tuberculosis, $99,000, one-year contract funded Oct 1999

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, S. Miller and J. Milford (Principal Investigator), Source Apportionment of Exposure to Toxic Volatile Organic Compounds, $129,700, two-year grant funded Sep 1998

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, S. Miller (Principal Investigator), M. Hernandez, and K. P. Fennelly, Efficacy of Ultraviolet Irradiation in Controlling the Spread of Tuberculosis, $353,000, three-year contract funded Sep 1997

Select Honors and Awards

Environmental Achievement Award, US EPA Region 8, 2000

NSF Engineering Education Scholar, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998

Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Academic Diversity, University of Colorado, 1996-1998

Scientific and Professional Societies

International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate

International Society of Exposure Analysis

American Association for Aerosol Research

Air and Waste Management Association

Association for Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

 

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Limited, mostly non-scholarly (conferences) visits to Europe

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS: French (Beginner)

 

NATIONALITY: US Citizen