Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster

This UBC cross-campus team of researchers is developing infection isolation and removal solutions designed to stop the transmission of COVID-19 and beyond

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

Happy day here at UBC - Okanagan! 🎉The Aerosol Removing Tapestry (ART) devices are being installed. We think they look great :) @ubcokanagan @UBCO_Research @DrJonLittle @UBC_HES @UBCOSOE

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

@UBCO_Research @ubcokanagan @matbourbonnais @DrJonLittle 🎉🎉

[CDC @CDCgov]

Breathe easy with cleaner air!️ Open windows, use air purifiers, and maintain your HVAC systems to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses.

For more tips for cleaner air, visit: https://t.co/cZIV1fBMmu

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Liora Malki-Epshtein at @ubcokanagan. We learned about her influential work with the Events Research Programme in the UK and her new CAVE laboratory. Thank you, Liora for visiting and sharing your expertise with the ADTRC.

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

📢The ADTRC is excited to announce that Dr. Liora Malki-Ephstein will be hosting a seminar on her influential COVID-19 pandemic work on May 15th at UBC Okanagan. The event is in-person only. Please email [email protected] to register or follow the link: https://t.co/O7616SSB5i

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

📢The ADTRC is excited to announce that Dr. Liora Malki-Ephstein will be hosting a seminar on her influential COVID-19 pandemic work on May 15th at UBC Okanagan. The event is in-person only. Please email [email protected] to register or follow the link: https://t.co/O7616SSB5i

[Jim Rosenthal @JimRosenthal4]

Watch this outstanding video/simulation showing how MERV 13 filters in a #corsirosenthalbox can outperform a HEPA air cleaner! It is Filter + Fit + Flow!

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

Look what came in the mail today! @atmotube

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

@ubcokanagan @UBCOSOE Thanks for sharing our research! @zabihi_mojtaba

[UBC Okanagan @ubcokanagan]

New research from @UBCOSOE is breathing fresh air into classrooms and reducing pathogens by 85%: https://t.co/YT6XC22Sg5

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

@VCHResearch @ubcmech @UBCO_Research Thanks for sharing our work @VCHResearch! Original paper can be found here https://t.co/vU0EMIAiyn

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

In the market for a low-cost air quality (PM2.5) sensor? Check out this gold mine of data from the @SouthCoastAQMD here: https://t.co/RAwmLhug4x

Check the performance before buying!

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

@CathNoakes We'll share with our students!

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

Congrats to Mojtaba Zabihi 🎉His work was selected as the feature article on the cover of the Building Simulation Journal. @UBCO_Research @ubcokanagan @UBCOSOE @CDCofBC

You can read about the research here: https://t.co/vU0EMIAiyn

[BC Centre for Disease Control @CDCofBC]

B.C. continues to experience higher levels of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections than usual, especially among children. Invasive bacterial infections are often associated with viral respiratory infections during winter months. Learn more: https://t.co/kJsQRyq80L

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

@Mark_Ungrin @kghfoundation @DavidElfstrom @CorsIAQ There are fans in the system...you just cant see them!

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

The effects of occupants are significant and must be precisely accounted for in respiratory particle transport studies!

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

HOT OFF THE PRESS! 🎉 ADTRC Ph.D. Candidate, Mojtaba Zabihi, just published his work titled "Influence of indoor airflow on airborne disease transmission in a classroom". https://t.co/vU0EMIAiyn
@UBCOSOE @UBCO_Research @ubcokanagan

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

findings demonstrate that the particle size threshold at which particles are deemed airborne is highly influenced by the background flow strength and large-scale flow pattern, ranging from 5 µm to 10 µm in the cases investigated.

[Airborne Disease Transmission Research Cluster @ADTRCluster]

In this work a novel airflow-related parameter, Horizontality, is introduced. This underscores that ACH alone cannot ensure or regulate air quality. In addition to the necessary ACH for air exchange, minimizing horizontal bulk motion is essential for reducing aerosol transmission