Paul J. Lioy

Who is Paul J. Lioy?

Paul J. Lioy is an American working in the field of Environmental Health and specializing in Exposure Science. He is one of the world’s leading experts in personal exposure to toxins.

His work has been recognized by the International Society of Exposure Analysis and the Air and Waste Management Association for his research and application to environmental policy. Since 2002 he has been one of Information Sciences Institute’s Most Highly Cited Scientists in the Category of Environment and Ecology, and is one of the founders of the International Society of Exposure Science.

His books include DUST: The inside Story of its Role in the September 11th Aftermath, Toxic Air Pollution, with Joan Daisey, and, most recently, Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications, with Clifford Weisel. He has Published 285 scientific papers in the areas of Exposure Science, air pollution, airborne and deposited particles, Homeland Security, and Hazardous Wastes.

He is currently Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Deputy Director of Government Relations and Director of Exposure Science, at the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute in Piscataway, New Jersey.