This UBC cross-campus team of researchers is developing infection isolation and removal solutions designed to stop the transmission of COVID-19 and beyond
Kelowna, B.C.
Joined March 2021
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Happy day here at UBC - Okanagan! 🎉The Aerosol Removing Tapestry (ART) devices are being installed. We think they look great :) @ubcokanagan @UBCO_Research @DrJonLittle @UBC_HES @UBCOSOE
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Breathe easy with cleaner air!️ Open windows, use air purifiers, and maintain your HVAC systems to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses.
For more tips for cleaner air, visit: bit.ly/3YP65UY
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Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Liora Malki-Epshtein at @ubcokanagan. We learned about her influential work with the Events Research Programme in the UK and her new CAVE laboratory. Thank you, Liora for visiting and sharing your expertise with the ADTRC.
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📢The ADTRC is excited to announce that Dr. Liora Malki-Ephstein will be hosting a seminar on her influential COVID-19 pandemic work on May 15th at UBC Okanagan. The event is in-person only. Please email [email protected] to register or follow the link: eventbrite.ca/e/adtrc-semina…
📢The ADTRC is excited to announce that Dr. Liora Malki-Ephstein will be hosting a seminar on her influential COVID-19 pandemic work on May 15th at UBC Okanagan. The event is in-person only. Please email [email protected] to register or follow the link: eventbrite.ca/e/adtrc-semina…
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Watch this outstanding video/simulation showing how MERV 13 filters in a #corsirosenthalbox can outperform a HEPA air cleaner! It is Filter + Fit + Flow!
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New research from @UBCOSOE is breathing fresh air into classrooms and reducing pathogens by 85%: bit.ly/4c4IG6d
In the market for a low-cost air quality (PM2.5) sensor? Check out this gold mine of data from the @SouthCoastAQMD here: aqmd.gov/aq-spec/evaluations…
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Congrats to Mojtaba Zabihi 🎉His work was selected as the feature article on the cover of the Building Simulation Journal. @UBCO_Research @ubcokanagan @UBCOSOE @CDCofBC
You can read about the research here: link.springer.com/article/10…
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B.C. continues to experience higher levels of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections than usual, especially among children. Invasive bacterial infections are often associated with viral respiratory infections during winter months. Learn more: bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/…
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HOT OFF THE PRESS! 🎉 ADTRC Ph.D. Candidate, Mojtaba Zabihi, just published his work titled "Influence of indoor airflow on airborne disease transmission in a classroom". link.springer.com/article/10…
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findings demonstrate that the particle size threshold at which particles are deemed airborne is highly influenced by the background flow strength and large-scale flow pattern, ranging from 5 µm to 10 µm in the cases investigated.
In this work a novel airflow-related parameter, Horizontality, is introduced. This underscores that ACH alone cannot ensure or regulate air quality. In addition to the necessary ACH for air exchange, minimizing horizontal bulk motion is essential for reducing aerosol transmission
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Masking is now required for staff in long term care homes across Ontario amid a recent rise in COVID-19 outbreaks, cases and resident hospitalizations, the provincial government says. bit.ly/3SCp6Hd
🫧New article🫧Cole Christianson (ADTRC), quantified the many parameters to consider when CFD modeling AGMPs in hospitals. This work could not have been completed without - @Interior_Health @baylis_jared @v_komisar @DeeTaylor2017 @UBCO_Research
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