#15.1 - Cath Noakes: On the Frontiers of Air Quality and Disease Prevention in Buildings

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Professor Catherine Noakes is a chartered mechanical engineer with a background in fluid dynamics.
She is the Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation for the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Leeds where she leads research into ventilation, indoor air quality and infection control in the built environment using experimental and modelling-based studies.

From April 2020- 22 she participated in the UK Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), where she co-chaired the Environment and Modelling Group sub-focusing on the science underpinning environmental transmission of COVID-19.

She has also contributed to numerous advisory and working groups including with WHO and as part of the working group for the Royal Academy of Engineering work on Infection Resilient Environments.

In 2021, she was awarded an OBE for her contribution to the COVID-19 pandemic response, and in 2023, she was awarded the Royal Society Gabor medal for her contribution to interdisciplinary science in understanding the transmission of infection.

We discussed as you would imagine, her work over the last few years and what the built environment can take away from this global pandemic. We talked about risk, air cleaners and her experience as a domain expert suddenly thrust into the pandemic's whirlwind.

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1. #15.1 - Cath Noakes: On the Frontiers of Air Quality and Disease Prevention in Buildings (00:00:00)

2. Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation (00:00:14)

3. International Conversations on Indoor Air Quality (00:17:41)

4. Mitigating Air Quality Risks (00:23:52)

5. Ventilation and Building Maintenance Challenges (00:33:10)

6. Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies Insights (00:45:54)

7. Challenges in Recognizing Airborne Transmission (00:52:45)

8. Uncertain Impact of Ventilation Measures (00:58:14)