Paul Lioy(1947-2015)
Paul James Lioy was born on May 27, 1947 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He is an American environmental scientist. He was among the first to study the dust produced by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He collected samples of the dust from the site and found that the particles were "unprecedented in terms of the complex characteristics of the materials released." He found and warned of the negative health effects of the dust. He is the author of the book "DUST: The Inside Story of Its Role in the September 11th Aftermath", published in 2010. DUST was written for the public about scientific issues that arose during the WTC aftermath, and the lessons we need to still learn or better understand to deal with natural or terrorist catastrophes.
Lioy received two lifetime achievement awards, the Wesolowski Award from the International Society of Exposure Analysis (now International Society of Exposure Science), and the Air and Waste Management Association for his research and application to environmental policy. He received numerous other awards and served as a chair or member of many international boards and committees. In 2010, he received the Daughter of the American Revolution National Ellen Hardin Walworth Medal for Patriotism.
Lioy was also professor of environmental and occupational health at the Rutgers University School of Public Health, where he specialized in exposure science. He was also the deputy director for government relations for the Public Health department at Rutgers University.
He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Montclair State College (now Montclair State University) in 1969, a master's degree in physics from Auburn University in Alabama in 1971, and master's and doctoral degrees in environmental science from Rutgers in 1975.
He was married to Mary Jean Yonone since 1971. They had one child.
Lioy received two lifetime achievement awards, the Wesolowski Award from the International Society of Exposure Analysis (now International Society of Exposure Science), and the Air and Waste Management Association for his research and application to environmental policy. He received numerous other awards and served as a chair or member of many international boards and committees. In 2010, he received the Daughter of the American Revolution National Ellen Hardin Walworth Medal for Patriotism.
Lioy was also professor of environmental and occupational health at the Rutgers University School of Public Health, where he specialized in exposure science. He was also the deputy director for government relations for the Public Health department at Rutgers University.
He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Montclair State College (now Montclair State University) in 1969, a master's degree in physics from Auburn University in Alabama in 1971, and master's and doctoral degrees in environmental science from Rutgers in 1975.
He was married to Mary Jean Yonone since 1971. They had one child.
