Biography

Michael joined Drexel in 2009, after completing his Ph.D. in an NSF IGERT program in Indoor Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. His research exists at the intersection of environmental and architectural engineering. It focuses on indoor air quality and exposure, indoor aerosol and chemical modeling, and sustainable buildings. He believes that making buildings function more effectively is imperative to solving many societal challenges. Michael has received the NSF CAREER Award, as well as the New Investigator Award from the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers. He holds a B.A. in English and Economics, B.S. in Architectural Engineering, M.S. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, all from the UT-Austin.

Degrees / Education

• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2009
• M.S.E. Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
• B.S.E. Architectural Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2005
• B.A. English (Special Honors) and Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 2000

Research Interests

Academic Distinctions

• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, funded starting in 2011
• ASHRAE New Investigator Award, awarded in 2012
• ASHRAE 2010 Willis H. Carrier Award, awarded in 2011
• ASHRAE 2010 Transactions Paper Award, with Jeffrey Siegel, awarded in 2011
• University of Texas Harrington Dissertation Fellowship, 2008-09
• ASHRAE Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid, awarded in 2008
• National Science Foundation IGERT Trainee Fellowship, 2006-08

Select Publications

• Kruza, M., McFiggans, G., Waring, M.S., Wells, J.R., Carslaw, N. (2020). Indoor secondary organic aerosols: Towards an improved representation of their formation and composition in models. Atmospheric Environment, 240, 117784.
• Adams, R.I., Sylvain, I., Spilak, M.P., Taylor, J.W., Waring, M.S., Mendell, M.J. (2020). Fungal signature of moisture damage in buildings: identification by targeted and untargeted approaches with myco- biome data. Applied and environmental microbiology, 86(17).
• Kohanski, M.A., Lo, L.J., Waring, M.S. (2020). Review of indoor aerosol generation, transport, and control in the context of COVID-19. In International forum of allergy & rhinology.
• Cummings, B.E., Waring, M.S. (2020). Potted plants do not improve indoor air quality: a review and analysis of reported VOC removal efficiencies. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 30(2), 253-261.
• Cummings, B.E., Li, Y., DeCarlo, P.F., Shiraiwa, M., Waring, M.S. (2020). Indoor aerosol water con- tent and phase state in US residences: impacts of relative humidity, aerosol mass and composition, and mechanical system operation. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts.
• Katz, E.F., Goetz, J.D., Wang, C., Hart, J.L., Terranova, B., Taheri, M.L., Waring, M.S., DeCarlo, P F. (2019). Chemical and Physical Characterization of 3D Printer Aerosol Emissions with and without a Filter Attachment. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(2), 947-954.
• Allen, J.G., Waring, M.S. (2019). Harnessing the power of healthy buildings research to advance health for all. Editorial: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.
• Ben-David, T., Rackes, A., Lo, L. J., Wen, J., Waring, M.S. (2019). Optimizing ventilation: Theoretical study on increasing rates in offices to maximize occupant productivity with constrained additional energy use. Building and Environment, 166, 106314.
• Won, Y., Waring, M.S., & Rim, D. (2019). Understanding the Spatial Heterogeneity of Indoor OH and HO2 due to Photolysis of HONO Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation. Environmen- tal Science & Technology, 53(24), 14470-14478.
• Ampollini, L., Katz, E.F., Bourne, S., Tian, Y., Novoselac, A., Goldstein, A.H., Lucic, G., Waring, M.S., DeCarlo, P.F. (2019). Observations and Contributions of Real-Time Indoor Ammonia Concen- trations during HOMEChem. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(15), 8591-8598.
• Cummings, B., Waring, M.S. (2019). Predicting the Importance of Oxidative Aging on Indoor Or- ganic Aerosol Concentrations using the Two-Dimensional Volatility Basis Set (2D-VBS). Indoor air.
• Shiraiwa, M., Carslaw, N., Tobias, D.J., Waring, M.S., Rim, D., Morrison, G., ... & Won, Y. (2019). Modelling Consortium for Chemistry of Indoor Environments (MOCCIE): Integrating chemical pro- cesses from molecular to room scales. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts.
• Avery, A.M., Waring, M.S., DeCarlo, P.F. (2019). Human occupant contribution to secondary aerosol mass in the indoor environment. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts.
• Avery, A.M., Waring, M.S., DeCarlo, P.F. (2019). Seasonal variation in aerosol composition and concentration upon transport from the outdoor to indoor environment. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 21(3), 528-547.
• DeCarlo, P.F., Avery, A.M., Waring, M.S. (2018). Thirdhand smoke uptake to aerosol particles in the indoor environment. Science advances, 4(5), p.eaap8368.
• Ben-David, T., Wang, S., Rackes, A., Waring, M.S. (2018). Measuring the efficacy of HVAC particle filtration over a range of ventilation rates in an office building. Building and Environment 144, 648- 656.
• Ben-David, T., Rackes, A., Waring, M.S. (2018). Simplified daily models for estimating energy consumption impacts of changing office building ventilation rates. Building & Environment, 127, 250-255.
• Rackes, A., Ben-David, T., Waring, M.S. (2018). Outcome-based ventilation: A framework for assessing performance, health, and energy impacts to inform office building ventilation decisions. Indoor Air, (4), 585-603.
• Wang, S., Zhang, Y., Waring, M.S., Lo, L.J. (2018). Statistical analysis of wind data using Weibull distribution for natural ventilation estimation. Science & Technology for the Built Environment, 0, 1–11.
• Rackes, A., Ben-David, T., Waring, M.S. (2018). Sensor networks for routine indoor air quality monitoring in buildings: Impacts of placement, accuracy, and number of sensors. Science and Technology for the Built Environment 24 (2), 188-197