Potsdam, New York, United States
Is currently Director of Environmental Health Science and Environmental Science & Policy undergraduate programs at Clarkson University. He is also Associate Director of Clarkson’s Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Dr. Rossner's teaching and research interests are in human exposure to hazardous chemicals and agents. Prior to coming to Clarkson, he spent 10 years working in the industrial sector as an environmental health and safety professional, performing exposure assessments, safety and health audits and implementing control systems. Over the last decade he has conducted research at Clarkson University in the area of Environmental Health Science. A continuing challenge in environmental and occupational health is that of accurately estimating an individual’s long-term exposure to the multitude of airborne contaminants found in our work and community environments. These challenges are further magnified by the constant influx of new chemicals and new processes into our living and working environments. Research into improved indoor exposure assessment strategies and air sampling methodologies that better characterize individuals’ exposures are necessary to further our understanding of the health effects related to airborne contaminants. To that end, Dr. Rossner has directed his research in areas that minimize people’s exposure to contaminants, improve working conditions, improve living conditions and minimize risk of disease. My current research projects encompass three areas: 1) The development of air sampling methodologies, 2) Exposure assessment strategies for occupational and environmental air sampling, and 3) Indoor/outdoor air contaminant monitoring.