May, Andy

Biography

Andy joined the faculty in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering in August 2015. He is also affiliated with the Environmental Science Graduate Program, the Sustainability Institute, the Center for Automotive Research, and the Center of Microbiome Science. Prior to joining OSU, he was a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. He holds a BE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, an MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Clarkson University, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is also an Engineer-in-training in the State of Delaware, having passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam in 2006.

Andy is an active member of the aerosol science community. He was the 2019-2020 chair of the Atmospheric Aerosols working group within the American Association for Aerosol Research, and he co-organized a special symposium related to open biomass burning for the 2019 annual conference. He also serves as a reviewer for journals related to this field (Atmospheric Chemistry and PhysicsAtmospheric EnvironmentJournal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres) as well as more general environmentally-focused journals (Environmental Science & Technology). 

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Expertise

Andy's research broadly ties into understanding how trace gases and particles in the atmosphere affect human health and climate. Currently, his groups' efforts center on three over-arching themes: 1) improving the understanding of light-absorbing carbonaceous particles ("black" and "brown" carbon); 2) understanding the atmospheric fate and transport of atmospheric per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances; and 3) enhancing the utility of low-cost air quality sensors. These efforts often combine laboratory experiments, field observations, and numerical simulations and engage both graduate and undergraduate students.

Andy currently teaches CIVILEN 3130 (Fluid Mechanics), ENVENG 5140 (Air Quality Engineering), and ENVENG 4400/6400 (Integrated Environmental Chemical Fate and Transport). During Autumn 2018, he taught CBE 5771 (Air Pollution).