Kaisen Lin
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Biography
Dr. Kaisen Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). He leads research activities of the Lin Aerosol Lab, which studies the environmental behavior of bioaerosols and the lung deposition of inhalable particles. Specifically, the lab studies (1) the emission, transport, and decay of airborne pathogens, and (2) the deposition location and dose of particulate matter in human respiratory tracts. Results from the group will advance understanding on human exposure to air pollutants and help address health-related air pollution issues. Beyond his research activities, Dr. Lin has been recognized for his efforts in the classroom though recognition by the American Society of Civil Engineers as an Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) fellow, and his selection by CEE students as a Withrow Teaching Excellence Award winner.
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2020
- M.S., Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2016
- B.A., Agricultural Resources and Environmental, Zhejiang University 2013
Research Lab
Lin Aerosol LabSelected Publications
- Wang S., Zhang X., Lin K., Huang G., Zhao Y., Chu H., Chan A.W.H., “Impact of Secondary Organic Aerosol on the Pathogenesis of Respiratory Viral Infection in Virto”, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2024. doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00217
- Lin K.*, Wallis C., Wong E., Edwards P, Cole A., Van-Winkle L., and Wexler A. S. “Heterogeneous Deposition of Regular and Mentholated Little Cigar Smoke in the Lungs of Sprague-Dawley Rats”, Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2023. 10.1186/s12989-023-00554-6
- Kormos D., Lin K., Pruden A., Marr L. C.* “Critical Review of Antimicrobial Resistant Genes in the Atmosphere”, Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impact, 2022. doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00091A
- Huynh E., Olinger A., Wooley D., Kohli R. K., Choczynski J. M., Davies J. F., Lin K., Marr L. C., Davis R. D.* “Evidence for A Semi-solid Phase State of Aerosols and Droplets Relevant to the Airborne and Surface Survival of Pathogens”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2109750119
- Lin K.*, Schulte C., and Marr L.C. “Survival of Viruses in Droplets as a Function of Relative Humidity, pH, and Salt, Protein, and Surfactant Concentrations”, PLoS One, 2020. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243505
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Awards
- ASCE ExCEED Teaching Workshop Fellowship (2023)
- Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts Best Review Paper of 2022 (2023)
- Michigan State University Withrow Teaching Excellence Award (2023)
- Association of Environmental Engineering & Sciences Professors Conference Travel Grant (2022)
- Certificate of Completion for the Fall 2021 Seminar on College Teaching UC Davis (2021)
- Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self Finance Student Abroad (2021)
- UC Davis Professors of the Future Fellowship UC Davis (2021)
- Awardee of The Graduate Research Development Program Virginia Tech, (2019)
- Awardee of The Travel Fund Program Virginia Tech, (2019)
- American Association for Aerosol Research Travel Grant (2019)
- Via Teaching Fellowship Virginia Tech (2019)
- Silver Award at Graduate Student Assembly’s Research Symposium Virginia Tech (2019)
- 2nd Place at the 9th Annual CEE Research Day Poster Session Virginia Tech (2019)
- Future Professoriate Certificate Virginia Tech (2018)
- Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Interdisciplinary Instructional Institute (QMRA III) Seattle (2017)
- Pratt Fellowship Virginia Tech (2016)
- 3rd Place at the 6th Annual CEE Research Day Poster Session Virginia Tech (2016)
- Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Zhejiang University (2013)
