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Dr. Yeongkwon Son is an Associate Research Professor at the Organic Analytical Laboratory, Desert Research Institute (DRI). His research focuses on environmental pollutants exposure, particularly in the context of health impacts, with expertise in exposure science, chemical analysis, computational modeling, and sampling device design. He holds a PhD from Rutgers University, where he conducted studies on air pollution and asthma in children.
Dr. Son's early career involved watershed management and public health outcomes, including developing the Natural and Ecological Wastewater Treatment System (NEWS) for rural communities in South Korea and Swaziland. He has led over 10 projects assessing water pollutants' ecological impacts. His current work extends to e-cigarette emissions, wildfire smoke health risks, and low-cost sensor networks for environmental monitoring.
His research interests span environmental health, exposure science, risk assessment, and environmental modeling. Notable projects include modeling wildfire smoke effects on grapes and wines, PFAS contamination in Nevada hot springs, and evaluating low-cost air quality sensors for wildland fire monitoring. He has contributed to studies on passive aerosol exposure in vape shops and the health risks of e-cigarette use patterns.
Dr. Son collaborates with diverse stakeholders, including the Nevada Governor’s Office on virus transport mitigation and the Bureau of Land Management on water quality. He leads the Organic Analytical Laboratory at DRI, advancing analytical methods for environmental and health research.
