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Kerry Kelly is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah's College of Engineering. She holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Utah (2015), an MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (1992), and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University (1988). As a professional engineer, she has served on Utah's Air Quality Board for eight years (2009-2017) and currently serves on the state's Air Quality Policy Board. She co-founded Tellus Networked Sensor Solutions, a startup focused on cost-effective air quality sensing.
Dr. Kelly's research focuses on understanding the connections between energy, air quality and health. Her work has been particularly impactful in developing low-cost air quality sensors to address local-scale challenges and empower communities. She has published extensively on Great Salt Lake dust impacts, vehicle idling behavior, indoor air quality, and sensor technology. Her recent publications show a strong trend toward interdisciplinary work combining engineering, public health, and environmental science with practical community applications.
- Air Quality Person of the Year (2018) from UCAIR
- William H. Corcoran Award for best paper in Chemical Engineering Education (2019)
- Early Career Award from AIChE Environmental Division (2019)
- Women in Science Incentive Prize (2022)
Dr. Kelly has secured numerous research grants totaling millions of dollars from agencies including the US Environmental Protection Agency, UT Department of Environmental Quality, and NIH. Her current projects focus on improving indoor air quality in schools, building smoke-ready communities, and addressing environmental justice in Salt Lake City air quality. She actively mentors students through thesis research and has developed educational programs engaging high school and middle school students as citizen scientists.
