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John Spengler, Ph.D.
Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation
Harvard School of Public Health

John Spengler is the Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, Department of Environmental Health at Harvard University.  He received a B.S. in physics from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in environmental health sciences from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the State University of New York, Albany.  His professional career has focused on studying and understanding the effects of indoor and outdoor air pollution on human health. He and his colleagues pioneered the development of personal monitors to measure how air pollution affects individuals as they go about their daily activities. This breakthrough helped researchers gather data critical to understanding the link between pollution and human health, including chemical and biological pollutants in indoor environments.  He is the author of numerous articles dealing with air quality concerns and other environmental issues, and was the recipient of the 2003 Heinz Award for the Environment.  He serves as advisor to the World Health Organization on indoor air pollution, personal exposure, and air pollution epidemiology. 

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