Gediminas Mainelis
· ProfessorRutgers University · Soil, Water and Environmental Science
Active 1993–2026
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About
Professor Gediminas "Gedi" Mainelis is a faculty member at Rutgers University, serving as a Principal Investigator at the Bioaerosol Laboratory within the Department of Environmental Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. His research focuses on the development of bioaerosol sampling, control, and generation methods, as well as the integration of bioaerosol sampling tools with advanced microbiological analysis techniques. He is engaged in aerosol exposure assessment and studies related to the health effects of nanoparticles, indoor air quality in "green" buildings, and new technologies to control particle emissions. His work aims to improve understanding and management of bioaerosols and airborne particles to enhance air quality and public health.
Research topics
- Meteorology
- Environmental science
- Computer Science
- Physics
- Biology
- Sociology
- Environmental engineering
- Telecommunications
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
Selected publications
Passive bioaerosol samplers: A complementary tool for bioaerosol research. A review
Journal of Aerosol Science · 2022 · 55 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingPortable air cleaners and residential exposure to SARS‐CoV‐2 aerosols: A real‐world study
Indoor Air · 2022 · 48 citations
Individuals with COVID-19 who do not require hospitalization are instructed to self-isolate in their residences. Due to high secondary infection rates in household members, there is a need to understand airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within residences. We report the first naturalistic intervention study suggesting a reduction of such transmission risk using portable air cleaners (PACs) with HEPA filters. Seventeen individuals with newly diagnosed COVID-19 infection completed this single-bli…
Indoor and Built Environment · 2023-01-09 · 30 citations
articleOpen accessIndoor heat and air pollution pose concurrent threats to human health and wellbeing, and their effects are more pronounced for vulnerable individuals. This study investigates exposures to summertime indoor overheating and airborne particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) experienced by low-income seniors and explores the potential of natural ventilation on maintaining good indoor thermal conditions and air quality (IAQ). Environmental and behavioural monitoring and a series of interviews were conducted duri…
Indoor Air · 2020 · 26 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingBioaerosol concentrations in residential buildings located in the Northeastern US have not been widely studied. Here, in 2011-2015, we studied the presence and seasonal variability of culturable fungi and bacteria in three multi-family apartment buildings and correlated the bioaerosol concentrations with building ventilation system types and environmental parameters. A total of 409 indoor and 86 outdoor samples were taken. Eighty-five percent of investigated apartments had indoor-outdoor (I/O) r…
Evaluation of two low-cost PM monitors under different laboratory and indoor conditions
Aerosol Science and Technology · 2020 · 26 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingInnovation and technological development have led to a proliferation of various low-cost air quality monitors, most of which use light scattering techniques to detect airborne particles. As these monitors are used in various environments, their testing should also be performed in diverse environments and with different particle types. This study evaluated three Foobot units and three AirVisual Nodes in two laboratory environments and in one residential apartment when measuring five types of aero…
Recent grants
Consumer Exposure to Airborne Nanoparticles Released from Nanotechnology-Enabled Clothing
NSF · $300k · 2012–2017
Training Grant for the Joint Graduate Program in Exposure Science
NIH · $2.6M · 2011–2022
NIH · $235k · 2008
Frequent coauthors
- 56 shared
Paul J. Lioy
- 48 shared
Taewon Han
- 32 shared
Klaus Willeke
University of Cincinnati
- 32 shared
Sergey A. Grinshpun
University of Cincinnati
- 31 shared
Yevgen Nazarenko
University of Cincinnati
- 30 shared
L. Calderon
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
- 29 shared
Tiina Reponen
- 28 shared
Kathleen Black
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Education
Ph.D., Environmental Sciences
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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