
Peter Raynor, PhD
Education
Summary
I am an engineer and aerosol scientist by training. My research and teaching revolve around the assessment and control of environmental exposures, especially those occurring in workplace environments, with special expertise in measuring and reducing exposures to airborne viruses and bacteria and semi-volatile aerosols. I direct the University of Minnesota Occupational Hygiene MS and PhD degrees and serve as Principal Investigator for the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training, which is a collaboration of 13 training centers in nine states that deliver model training programs to people who may be exposed to hazardous substances at work or in their communities. I led the development of online occupational hygiene educational modules related to nanotechnology health and safety through the Midwest Emerging Technologies Public Health and Safety Training (METPHAST) Program.
Expertise
Awards and Recognition
- Fellow, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2019
- Charles N. Hewitt Creative Teaching Award, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 2016
- Best Paper Award, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society, 2012
- David Swift Award for best aerosol paper in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2010
- Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, 2008
- Faculty Excellence Award in Environmental Health, University of Minnesota, 2001
- Community Service Award, Durham-Orange County Medical Society, 1997
- Best Paper Award, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society, 1996
Professional Associations
- American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)