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Andrea Ferro

Professor
Department(s) / Center(s)

Civil & Environmental Engineering , Center for Air and Aquatic Resources Engineering & Sciences (CAARES)

School(s)

Coulter School of Engineering & Applied Sciences , Institute for a Sustainable Environment

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Biography

Andrea Ferro is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. Her technical expertise is focused on indoor air quality and human exposure to particulate pollutants. She has also worked in the private industry, engineering consulting and non-profit sectors. The overall goal of Prof. Ferro’s work is to improve human health by improving air quality through source control, ventilation and purification strategies, education, and regulatory policy. Dr. Ferro is currently the PI for NSF ADVANCE project called Strategic Partnership for Alignment of Community Engagement in STEM (SPACES). She is a recent past president of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) and a Fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ).

Education Background

Ph.D. - 2002 Stanford University
M.S. - 1992 Stanford University
B.S. - 1989 University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Courses Taught

  • CE/EV/BY313 - Biogeochemical Earth Systems
  • CE340 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • CE477/577 - Atmospheric Chemistry (also listed as CM476/576, CH576)
  • CE491 - Senior Design (Water Resources/Environmental)
  • CE433/ES533 - Human Exposure Analysis
  • EV432/532 – Risk Analysis
  • CE434/534 – Sustainable Development Engineering

Teaching Interests

Registration

Registered Professional Engineer, State of Massachusetts

Teaching

Dr. Ferro teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental engineering, sustainable development, air pollution, and human exposure analysis. She is the faculty co-advisor for the Clarkson student chapter of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). 

Research Interests

Dr. Ferro's research interests are in the areas of indoor air quality, fate and transport of pollutants in the built environment, resuspension of particulate matter, respiratory aerosol emissions, and community-engaged research to address impacts of climate change and pollutant exposure.

Awards

  • Fellow, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), October 2023.
  • Fellow, International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) Academy of Fellows, for recognition of research, practice, and/or outstanding service in the field of indoor air sciences, November 2020.
  • Distinguished Service Award, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), for service as 2019-2020 AAAR President, October 2020.
  • Distinction in Faculty Mentoring for Research and Scholarship Award, Clarkson University, May 2020 (recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to faculty mentoring in research and scholarship by actively assisting pre-tenure and mid-career faculty in developing their careers).
  • Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), for “Outstanding service as AEESP Foundation Treasurer and Board Member,” September 2018.
  • Distinguished Service Award, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), for distinguished service as 2015 Annual Conference Chair and dedication to the Board and members of AAAR.
  • Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), for outstanding service as AEESP Treasurer and Board Member, June 2015
  • The Albert D. Merrill Award, Clarkson University, May 2013
  • The John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award, Clarkson University, May 2009
  • The Commendable Service Award, Clarkson University Phalanx, April 2009
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, December 2008
  • University Outstanding Advisor Award, Clarkson University, April 2008
  • Recognition of Teaching Excellence, Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Clarkson University, January 2006

Publications

  • Abbas Khanmohammadi, Goodarz Ahmadi, Andrea R. Ferro, Suresh Dhaniyala. 2024. Electrical Detachment of Triboelectrically Charged Bumpy Particles from Rough Surfaces. Journal of Particulate Science and Technology, Published online 18 May 2024 https://doi.org/10.1080/02726351.2024.2347836
  • Bielefeldt, Angela, Lupita Montoya, Gabriela Chavira, and Andrea R. Ferro. 2024. Perceptions of the Value of Community-Engaged Research in the Promotion and Tenure Process for Environmental Engineering and Science Faculty. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, accepted.
  • Zhang, Huihui, Andrea R. Ferro, Iris W.S. Li, Alvin C.K. Lai. 2024. Effects of surface-attached durations, nutrients, and relative humidity on the resuspension of bacteria during human walking. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 470, 134278, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134278
  • Elisa Caracci, Luca Stabile, Andrea R. Ferro, Lidia Morawska, Giorgio Buonanno. 2023. Respiratory particle emission rates from children during speaking activities. Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, 18294, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45615-0  
  • Rawat, Mahender Singh, Mehtap Agirsoy, Dinushani Senarathna, Byron D. Erath, Tanvir Ahmed, Sumona Mondal and Andrea R. Ferro. 2023. Comparing respiratory aerosol emissions between children and adults during sustained phonation, Aerosol Science & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2023.2261715.
  • Huihui Zhang, Andrea R. Ferro, Vivian, Alvin C.K. Lai. 2023. Effects of Triboelectric Charging, Flooring Materials, Relative Humidity, and Shoe Sole Materials on Human Walking-induced Particle Resuspension. Building and Environment, Vol. 244, 110838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110838.
  • Rawat, Mahender Singh, Alan Roberts, Deborah M. Brown and Andrea R. Ferro. 2023. Resuspension of seeded particles containing live influenza A virus in a full-scale laboratory. MDPI Buildings, Buildings, Vol. 13:7, 1734; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071734.
  • Yang, S.Y., Zhang, Huihui, Hsiao, Ta-Chih, Ferro, Andrea R., Lai, Alvin C.K. 2023. Evaluation of human walking-induced resuspension of bacteria on different flooring materials. Building and Environment, Vol. 235, 110218, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110218.
  • Obeid, Sohaib, Paul White, Jacky Rosati Rowe, Vito Ilacqua, Mahender Singh Rawat, Andrea R. Ferro, Goodarz Ahmadi. 2023. Airborne respiratory aerosol transport and deposition in a two-person office using a novel diffusion-based numerical model. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-023-00546-w.
  • Ferro, Andrea R. 2022. “Chapter III.4 Resuspension,” in Zhang, Hopke and Mandin, eds.-in-chief, Handbook of Indoor Air Quality: Chemical Pollutants, Springer Publishing Company, New York, NY. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7680-2_37
  • Ferro, Andrea R. and Hopke, Philip K.. 2022. “Chapter VIII.1 Fundamentals of Exposure Science,” in Zhang, Hopke and Mandin, eds-in-chief., Handbook of Indoor Air Quality: Chemical Pollutants, Springer Publishing Company, New York, NY.
  • Gawel, James, Erica C. Cline; Sharon Hunter; Rebecca Cesa; Andrea R. Ferro. 2022. Long-term changes in metal deposition and metal stress in red spruce along elevational and longitudinal transects in the Appalachian forests of New England, USA. Water Air Soil Pollut 233: 370 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05836-x
  • Mofakham, Amir A., Brian T. Helenbrook, Byron D. Erath, Andrea R. Ferro, Tanvir Ahmed, Deborah M. Brown, Goodarz Ahmadi. 2022. On the Variation of Fricative Airflow Dynamics with Vocal Tract Geometry and Speech Loudness. Aerosol Science & Technology, Vol. 56:5, pp. 446-460, DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2022.2045001.
  • Erath, Byron and Andrea R. Ferro. 2022. Infections disease transmission from bioaerosols. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, Vol. 32, 645–646. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-022-00476-z
  • Ahmed, Tanvir, Mahender Singh Rawat, Andrea R. Ferro, Amir A. Mofakham, Brian T. Helenbrook, Goodarz Ahmadi, Dinushani Senarathna, Sumona Mondal, Deborah M. Brown, Byron D. Erath. 2022. Characterizing respiratory aerosol emissions during sustained phonation. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-022-00430-z
  • Rawat, Mahender Singh and Andrea R. Ferro. 2022. “Respiratory Virus Deposition and Resuspension from Indoor Surfaces,” in Barry and Kanematsu, eds.-in-chief, Studies to Combat COVID-19 using Science and Engineering, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7680-2_11
  • Palmisani, Jolanda, Alessia Di Gilio, Mar Viana, Gianluigi de Gennaro, Andrea Ferro. 2021. Indoor air quality evaluation in oncology units at two European hospitals: low-cost sensors for TVOCs, PM2.5 and CO2 real-time monitoring. Building and Environment, Vol. 205, 108237.
  • Ahmed, Tanvir, Hannah E. Wendling, Amir A. Mofakham, Goodarz Ahmadi, Brian T. Helenbrook, Andrea R. Ferro, Deborah M. Brown, Byron D. Erath. 2021. Variability in expiratory trajectory angles during consonant production by one human subject and from a physical mouth model: Application to respiratory droplet emission. Indoor Air, Vol. 31, pp. 1896-1912. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12908
  • Williamson, Kristin, Sourav Das, Andrea R. Ferro and Shankar Chellam. 2021. Elemental Composition of Indoor and Outdoor Coarse Particulate Matter at an Inner-City High School. Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 261, 118559
  • Nasr, Babak, Goodarz Ahmadi, Andrea R. Ferro, Suresh Dhaniyala. 2020. “A model for particle removal from surfaces with large-scale roughness in turbulent flows”. Aerosol Science & Technology, Vol. 54, pp. 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2019.1692126
  • Haines SR, Adams RI, Boor BE, Bruton T, Downey J, Ferro AR, Gall E, GreenBJ, Hegarty B, Horner E, Jacobs D, Lemieux P, Misztal PK, Morrison G, Perzanowski M, ReponenT, Rush R, Virgo T, Alkhayri C, Bope A, Cochran S, Cox J, Donohue A, May AA, Nastasi N, NishiokaM, Renninger N, Tian Y, Uebel-Niemeier C, Wilkinson D, Wu T, Zambrana J, Dannemiller KC. 2020. “Ten questions concerning the implications of carpet on indoor chemistry and microbiology.” Building and Environment, Vol. 170, 106589 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106589
  • Nasr, Babak, Goodarz Ahmadi, Andrea R. Ferro, Suresh Dhaniyala. 2019. “Overview of mechanistic particle resuspension models: Comparison with compilation of experimental data.” Adhesion Science & Technology, Vol. 33, pp. 2631-2660. https://doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2019.1650989
  • Masiol, Mauro, Naděžda Zíková, David C. Chalupa, David Q. Rich, Andrea R. Ferro, Philip K. Hopke. 2018. Hourly land-use regression models based on low-cost PM monitor data. Environmental Research, Vol. 167, pp. 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.052
  • Jiang, Yu, Lin Lu, Andrea R. Ferro, Goodarz Ahmadi. 2018. “Analyzing wind cleaning process on the accumulated dust on solar photovoltaic (PV) modules on flat surfaces.” Solar Energy, Vol. 159, pp. 1031-1036 (doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.083).
  • Zíková, Nadezda, Mauro Masiol, David C. Chalupa, David Q. Rich, Andrea R. Ferro, and Philip K. Hopke. 2017. “Estimating hourly concentrations of PM2.5 across a metropolitan area using low-cost particle monitors.” Sensors, Vol. 17, 1922 (doi:10.3390/s17081922).
  • Lai, Alvin C.K., Yilin Tian, Judy Y.L. Tsoi, and Andrea R. Ferro. 2017. “Experimental Study of the Effect of Shoes on Particle Resuspension from Indoor Flooring Materials.” Building and Environment, Vol. 118, pp. 251-258 (doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.02.024).
  • Zíková, Nadezda, Philip K. Hopke, and Andrea R. Ferro. 2017. “Evaluation of new low-cost particle monitors for PM2.5 concentration measurements.” Journal of Aerosol Science, Vol. 105, pp. 24-34. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17081922

Contact

Email: aferro@clarkson.edu

Office Phone Number: 315/268-7649

Office Location: 206 Rowley Lab

Clarkson Box Number: CU Box 5710