Center of Excellence for Indoor Air Quality

 

Mission Statement

Serve as the authoritative center for studies, testing, education, and analysis of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in the State of Florida. Dedicated to ensuring the well-being of our communities by providing reliable and comprehensive information about IAQ through technology, rigorous research, and analysis.

IAQ student representative Dr. Ibeanusi speaking to IAQ srudents IAQ presentation

 

 


 

Scientific Research 

  • State of the art facilities at FAMU
  • Accredited faculty and staff
  • Specialized air quality research
  • Technology evaluation – Hardware and Software
  • Geospatial expertise

 

Air Quality Monitoring 3d model

 


 

Data Analysis

  • Leverage spatial component of the sensor network
    • Physical address
  • Perform spatial analysis to identify and rank communities at risk
    • Data available in EPA Environmental Justice (EJ) Mapper
  • Prioritize outreach and mitigation strategies based on EJ concepts

 

Air Quality monitoring dashboard

 


 

Plan for Indoor Air Quality Improvement

  • Establish sensor network
  • Continuously capture and analyze data
  • Create and deliver action plans to improve IAQ
  • Implement a predictive services model
  • Implement an alert framework based on predictive services
  • Continuously measure and report on improvement and success

 


 

Documents

 

IAQ student representative Dr. Ibeanusi speaking to IAQ srudents IAQ presentation

 

 

Center of Excellence Pillars

 

  • IAQ
  • Pathogen behavior
  • Impact studies
  • Environmental Justice
  • Proactive
  • Age specific
  • Free of charge
  • Best practices
  • Purpose driven
  • Curriculum
  • Federal
  • City State Local
  • Education
  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Curriculum development
  • Alignment with career paths
  • Certifications
  • Centralized Air Quality Hub at FAMU.
  • Best in class monitoring and purification technologies.

 

Contact

Victor Ibeanusi, Ph.D. 
Principal Investigator and Center Director
Dh.c.(Honoris causa)
Dean School of the Environment
(850) 599-3550
Victor.Ibeanusi@famu.edu

Gang Chen, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
(850) 410-6303
gchen@eng.famu.fsu.edu
www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/~gchen

Josh Sisco
Allimaki LLC
Principal – Consultant
Josh.sisco@allimaki.com
(971) 275-7213

 

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Contact Us

FSH Science Research Center
1515 S Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32307
P:
(850) 599-3550
F:
(850) 599-8183
E:
soe@famu.edu