Newswise — Dr. Roby Greenwald, an air pollution researcher, is joining the faculty of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University as an assistant professor in the Division of Environmental Health. Greenwald, whose appointment begins Nov. 1, has been a research assistant professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health since 2009. “We are very excited about Dr. Greenwald joining our environmental health team, which has a particular focus on the urban environment,” said Dr. Michael Eriksen, dean of the School of Public Health. “Roby’s research expertise in air pollution associated with transit and transportation is much needed in Atlanta and will contribute greatly to our efforts in better understanding ways to improve urban health.” Greenwald holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clemson University and master’s and doctor’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research and teaching has focused on issues related to air pollution in urban environments, including published papers on the effects of roadway pollution on children with asthma and on commuters themselves. “Georgia State's School of Public Health is growing fast and is poised to be a national leader in many different public health arenas,” Greenwald said, “including environmental health issues, and I consider it a great opportunity to be a part of this process. “For someone like myself who studies air pollution-related public health, we have our work cut out for us. Most of our air pollution issues are somehow transportation-related, and anybody who knows anything about Atlanta knows that transportation issues are a big deal here. I think it's an exciting challenge to identify solutions to our air pollution problems that accrue benefits to the entire population.”

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