Completed Research
DFU (Enertechnix, Inc), 7/15/08 – 7/14/10
“Omni-Directional, Wind and Water Tolerant Inlet for the Dry Filter Unit”
To develop and test several prototypes of the new high efficiency omni-directional aerosol sampling inlet. Professor Yost has made the facilities and instruments needed from the ORS Lab required for this project and provides assistance with wind tunnel testing, rain and spray tolerance testing and technical support in the area of aerosol dynamics and aerosol sampling.
EPA/NIEHS, 11/1/04 -10/31/08
“Childhood Health Center — Pesticide Pathways Project”
Evaluate mechanism and model pathways for children's exposures to pesticide spray drift using LIDAR optical remote sensing and biological sampling.
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, 9/1/07 – 6/30/08
“Community Air Monitoring Support (CAMS) project”
This project provides ongoing services in support of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s air monitoring program.
NIOSH Project Period, 2004-2007
“EMF, Shift work, and Breast Cancer in Textile Workers”
The major goal of this case/cohort project is to determine the relationship between textile work and cancer outcomes.
Department of Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HS-ARPA), 4/ 1/2004 4/1/2007
“Micro-Machined Aerodynamic Lens Aerosol Concentrator for
Particulate Sampling”
SBIR/HSARPA (Enertechnix, Inc), 4/1/04 – 11/17/06
“Micro-Machined Aerodynamic Lens Aerosol Concentrator for Particulate Sampling”
This project involves the development of a laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer for measuring metals and organic material in particulate matter (PM) samples.
Fogerty International Center/NIH effort, 10/1/01-9/30/06
International Scholars in Occupational and Environmental Health
NIEHS, 4/1/00 – 3/31/05
“Optical Assessment of Dermal Exposure and Absorption”
The major goal of this project is to quantify pesticide residues on skin by FTIR spectroscopy.
NIOSH, 7/01/02 – 6/30/05
“Industrial Hygiene Academic Training Program under the Northwest Occupational Health and Safety Educational Resource Center”
Construction Workers NIOSH, 10/1/99 - 9/30/04
“Prospective Study of Hearing Damage Among Newly-Hired Construction Workers”
NIEHS, 6/1/01 - 5/30/04
“Human Responses to Residential Radio Frequency exposure”
The major goal of this project is the epidemiological biomarker study of RF electromagnetic field and light exposures in association with changes in melatonin levels and immune function markers
Ion Systems Inc., 3/1/01 – 9/28/03
“Investigation of Multiphoton Ionization in Gases”
NIOSH, 6/1/99 - 7/31/03
“RF Exposure and Melatonin Levels in Heat-Sealer Workers”
NIEHS, 10/31/99-10/30/02
“Optical Assessment of Dermal Exposure and Absorption”
The major goal of this project is to quantify pesticide residues on skin by FTIR spectroscopy. Role: co-investigator
Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP), 4/1/01-3/30/02
“Applications of OP-FTIR air monitoring system”
