Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.
@kprather88
Scientist who loves to read, cook, and garden. Research on airborne disease transmission, aerosol impacts on climate and indoor/outdoor air quality. Scicomm.
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Table #9...my posse. I feel so blessed reflecting on this weekend. We all need our posse (in the words of Rita Colwell)..also present Nancy Hopkins, Susan Solomon, Veronica Vaida. Washington National Cathedral celebrating honors at National Academy of Sciences.
If the CDC estimates the rate of airborne transmission vs contact transmission for SARS2 is...
10,000:1...
And this study makes the case it's even higher...
1,000,000:1
to
100,000,000:1...
👇
Why does World Health Organization (WHO) even mention fomite transmission?
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Accepting the 2024 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences is #NASmember Kimberly A. Prather of UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography for her pioneering research on aerosols. #chemistry #NAS161 #NASaward
Watch live: ow.ly/pWZk50RqemO
Dr. Prather has been recognized with the #NASAward in Chemical Sciences for the impact of her work in understanding our climate and global health and for her leadership in helping us navigate the pandemic. Watch her speech at the ceremony. We're so proud, Kim! Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.🏅
Congratulations to Professor Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. 🥳 Creative and groundbreaking research that has led to advances in the understanding of natural and anthropogenic aerosols in their impact on climate and human health, including aerosol transmission of Covid. youtube.com/live/5hNQt4p1x…
In her #NAS161 President's Address, Marcia McNutt notes that in 4 years, the readership of Issues in Science and Technology, a journal of the NAS and Arizona State University, has more than quadrupled, providing a growing audience with leading policy conversations on AI, biosecurity, and more. ow.ly/qTeI50RpW3K
Congratulations Kimberly Prather of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego, newly inducted #NASmember ! #NAS161 #geophysics #chemistry