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Careers in Indoor Environmental Science & Engineering:

Explore the evolving field of Indoor Environmental Science and Engineering with insights from Richard L. Corsi and Glenn Morrison. This field, while still maturing compared to other environmental sectors, offers tremendous opportunities for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. With a growing demand for qualified professionals in academia, industry, and government, the sector presents unique challenges and prospects. Get to know various employment sectors, including consulting, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations, and learn how you can make a real difference.

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Careers in Indoor Environmental Science & Engineering:

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  1. Careers in Indoor Environmental Science & Engineering: Richard L. Corsi & Glenn Morrison For CE397: Indoor Environmental Technical Exchange

  2. 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

  3. Dedicated experts vs. “Dabblers”* Employment Sectors • Academia • Government research laboratories • Government agencies • Consulting / commercial laboratories • Industrial/ manufacturing R&D • Not-for-profit * “Dabblers” is not derogatory

  4. 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%)

  5. Academia

  6. 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?

  7. Government Research Labs • Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) http://eande.lbl.gov/eetd-org-ie.html • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/863/iaq.html • National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/indoorenv/ • USEPA National Exposure Research Lab (NERL/HEASD) http://www.epa.gov/heasd/ • USEPA Indoor Environment Management Branch (in NRML) http://www.epa.gov/appcdwww/iemb/

  8. Government Agencies • California Air Resources Board (CARB) http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/indoor.htm • USEPA – D.C. (Office of Air & Radiation) http://www.epa.gov/air/index.html • California Department of Health Services http://www.cal-iaq.org/index.html • Others – • US Department of Defense (Jessica?) • State and local health agencies

  9. 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: http://www.aqs.com/DesktopDefault.aspx • Indoor Air Diagnostics: http://www.iaqinfo.com/ • The Chelsea Group: http://www.chelsea-grp.com/ • Building Sciences Corporation: http://www.buildingscience.com/bsc/ • Aerotech Lab: http://www.aerotechpk.com/ • Research Triangle Institute (RTI): • Larger environmental consultants • Often w/ 1 or 2 IAQ experts or dabblers (CDM, CH2M-Hill, URS etc.)

  10. 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)

  11. 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)

  12. Not-for-Profit • American Cancer Society • American Lung Association • Consumers Union • Other (MSC, etc.)

  13. 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. • http://www.fivesenses.com/ • Relatively young / entrepreneur • Small, family-owned business • Very successful (great niche = odors/perceptions)

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