Armistead G. Russell

Armistead (Ted) Russell is the Howard T. Tellepsen Chair and Regents' Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Engineering. He co-directs the Southeastern Center for Air Pollution and Epidemiology and the NSF Sustainability Research Network 'Environmentally Sustainable, Healthy and Livable Cities' project.

Dr. Russell earned his B.S. from Washington State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, where he conducted research at Caltech's Environmental Quality Laboratory.

Russell's research focuses on air pollution modeling, health effects of air pollutants, aerosol dynamics, environmental economics, atmospheric chemistry, and CO2 capture technologies. His group works to understand air pollutant dynamics at urban and regional scales and assess their impacts on health and the environment to develop effective air quality improvement strategies. His work integrates satellite and ground-based observations with air quality models and assesses climate-air quality strategy interactions.

His recent publications reveal a strong focus on urban air quality issues, health impacts of pollution, sustainable city development, and pollution control technologies. His work spans from local Atlanta air quality improvements to global issues like pollution in India and China, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to environmental challenges across different scales and contexts.

• Howard T. Tellepsen Chair
• Regents' Professor

Russell has advised numerous students who have gone on to prominent positions at institutions worldwide, including UC-Berkeley, Rice University, and Peking University. His research has been funded by major organizations including the National Science Foundation, NASA, EPA, CDC, NIH, and industry partners like Phillips 66 and Southern Company. His work is used in policy and regulatory decision-making at local-to-international levels and is highly cited in scientific literature.

Russell's research group (Lambda) operates from the Ford Environmental Science and Technology building at Georgia Tech, which houses extensive air quality research facilities including a state-of-the-art smog chamber and numerous laboratories. The group collaborates extensively with researchers from Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, City & Regional Planning, and Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.