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Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Expertise: air pollution, clean air, aerosols, fluid mechanics, Monte Carlo Modeling, ozone
Bio: Husar is the director of Washington University's Center for Air Pollution Impact, Trends and Analysis (CAPITA), the world's largest private library of air pollution literature and computerized statistics. CAPITA spans more than 100 years of American pollution and energy consumption. Using CAPITA data, Husar has made many important contributions to air quality studies involving acid rain, aerosols and haze. Recently, Husar has organized a World Wide Web site on ozone with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an accomplishment that changes the way air pollution studies are being done by making the research open to the public and inviting public participation.
WUSTL Contact Information:
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Education:
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Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota
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Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University, Berlin
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Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Zagreb

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Second Environmental Initiative lecture
 Lubchenco and Molina to speak at Assembly Series

Oct. 1,
2003 -- Marine biologist Jane Lubchenco and atmospheric chemist and Nobel laureate Mario Molina will deliver the second Sesquicentennial Environmental Initiative Lecture at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9. The lecture, which focuses on science and the impact of human society on ecological systems, is free and open to the public and will be held in Graham Chapel, located just north of Mallinckrodt Center (6445 Forsyth Blvd.) on the Washington University campus. During its Sesquicentennial year, Washington University is launching an initiative to help better understand the role that research universities can play in addressing issues related to the environment.

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Former EPA chiefs at Assembly Series
 Former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs Carol Browner and William Reilly to present the first Sesquicentennial Environmental Initiative Lecture

Sept. 22,
2003 -- Former EPA administrators Carol Browner and William Reilly will deliver the first Sesquicentennial Environmental Initiative Lecture at 3 p.m., Friday, October 3. The lecture, which focuses on politics and the environment, is free and open to the public and will be held in Graham Chapel, located just north of Mallinckrodt Center, 6445 Forsyth Blvd., on the Washington University campus.

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Additional Background:
1979-Present Director, Center for Air Pollution Impact and Trend Analysis, Washington University, US
1976-Present Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Washington U. St. Louis, US
1976 Visiting Professor, Meteorological Institute, Stockholm U. Sweden
1973-76 Associate Professor, Mechanical Eng, Washington U. St. Louis, US
1971-73 Post-Doctoral Fellow, California Institute of Techn., Pasadena, US
1966-71 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, US.
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