PAIR Distinguished Lecture: Prof. Lidia MORAWSKA of the Queensland University of Technology delivers “Current Problems of Science: The World of the Particles We Inhale and How to Control It”
PAIR Distinguished Lecture Series
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Date
27 Aug 2026
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Organiser
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
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Time
10:30 - 12:00
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Venue
Senate Room (M1603), 16/F Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU (Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis) Map
Speaker
Prof. Lidia MORAWSKA
Enquiry
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research info.pair@polyu.edu.hk
Summary
Abstract
We know that nothing is more fundamental than the air we breathe. Deprived of it, we would die within minutes yet keeping it safe for humans remains an aspirational challenge. From ultrafine particles that form in the air through complex physicochemical processes involving gaseous precursors to large respiratory particles containing pathogens, the composition of the air impacts our health, as quantified in numerous studies on disease burden and airborne transmission of infections. In recent decades, the scientific understanding of every aspect of particles in indoor and outdoor air has expanded enormously thanks to the interdisciplinary efforts of experts from all scientific, engineering, public health, and related practice disciplines. However, in practice, a lot of this knowledge is not used to control particle sources or reduce exposure to them. Pieces are missing from the puzzle of science, technology, applications, and regulations that protect us from the risks of inhaled particles. How can we complete this puzzle?
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Prof. Lidia MORAWSKA
Fellow of Australian Academy of Sciences
International Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Professor and Australian Laureate Fellow
Queensland University of Technology
Lidia Morawska PHD, FAA, FRSB, AAAS IHM, FTSE is Distinguished Professor and Australian Laureate Fellow at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia; the Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health (ILAQH), and the ARC Training Centre for Advanced Building Systems Against Airborne Infection Transmission (THRIVE) hosted at QUT. She conducts fundamental and applied research in the interdisciplinary field of air quality and its impact on human health and the environment, with a specific focus on science of airborne particulate matter. An author of >1,240 publications, Lidia is a Fellow of The Australian Academy of Science, an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and an advisor to the WHO. She is the recipient of numerous scientific awards including the Prime Minister Prize for Science 2025, an being named in the 2021 TIME100 annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world.
Personal Website: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/l.morawska
