Patrick T. O'Shaughnessy

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2003
University of Iowa
College of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2003
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Student Affairs and Curriculum
Associate HeadAppointed: 2002
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Mailing Address

#137 Institute for Rural and Environmental Health
Oakdale Campus
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 335-4202
Fax: (319) 335-4225
patrick-oshaughnessy@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=patrick-oshaughnessy@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Vermont, Environmental Engineering, 1996.
M.S., University of Vermont, Environmental Engineering, 1993.
B.S., University of Vermont, Wildlife Biology, 1980.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research interests include the following:
- Aerosol physics in support of inhalation toxicology research
- Determining the collection characteristics of size-selective aerosol samplers
- Determining the response of aerosol photometers when subjected to aerosols containing organic and inorganic particles
- Using air dispersion models to determine the range of transport of contaminant emanating from confined animal feeding opeations
- Health effects associated with breathing sub-micron particles (nanoparticles)

Other Expertise

I have contributed the following book chapters:
O'Shaughnessy PT. Aerosol Technology. In: Essential Resources for Industrial Hygiene: A Compendium of Current Practices, Standards and Guidelines, MK Harris, Ed. Fairfax, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association Publications, 2000.

Hoff SJ, Hornbuckle KC, Thorne PS, Bundy DS, O'Shaughnessy PT. Emissions and Community Exposures from CAFOs. In: Iowa Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Air Quality Study. Iowa State University and The University of Iowa Study Group, Feb. 2002.

Lorimar J, Hoff SJ, O'Shaughnessy PT. Emission Control Systems. In: Iowa Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Air Quality Study. Iowa State University and The University of Iowa Study Group, Feb. 2002.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Air Quality, Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, Stochastic Processes, Toxicology.

Additional Terms:

Aerosol Physics, Indoor Air Quality, Nanotechnology.

Memberships

American Association for Aerosol Research
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Society of Civil Engineers

Honors and Awards

2008, Outstanding Individual Contributor Award, American Industrial Hygiene Association
2008, Member of Delta Omega Honorary, Public Health Society
2003, Best Aerosol Paper published in 2002 (co-author), Aerosol Technology Committee of the American Industrial Hygiene Association
2002, Collegiate Teaching Award, University of Iowa
1994, Outstanding Aerosol Paper Award (co-author), American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
1993, Outstanding Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont

Previous Positions

1999-2003, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Occupational & Environmental Health
1997-1999, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Occupational and Environmental Health
1997-2003, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1992-1996, Consultant, Champlain Water District
1990-1997, Laboratory Instructor, University of Vermont, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1988-1993, Laboratory Technician, University of Vermont, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1980-1982, Science Teacher, Fryeburg Academy
1980-1982, Science Teacher, St. Johnsbury Academy

Funding Received

  • NIOSH: Co-Investigator, Control Measures for Silica Exposures for Tuckpointing, Bill Heitbrink, PI, $214,201, Sep 30, 2002 to Sep 29, 2004.
  • National Institute for Occupational and Environmnetal Health: Co-Investigator, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, Wayne Sanderson, PI, $12,452,274, Sep 30, 2001 to 2011.
  • Iowa Water Pollution Control Association: Principal Investigator, Assessment of Low-level Hydrogen Sulfide and Airborne Bacteria among Wastewater Treatment Workers, $8,000, Mar 13, 2003 to Mar 12, 2004.
  • EHSRC Pilot Grant Program: Principal Investigator, Air Dispersion Modeling of Confinee Animal Feeding Operations, $20,000, Jul 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2004.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Co-Investigator, Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant, Craig Zwerling, PI, $7,765,535, Jul 1, 2000 to 2013.
  • University of Illinois / National Institutes of Health: Principal Investigator, Human Exposure to a Mixture of Dust and Ammonia, $15,158, Jul 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2001.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Principal Investigator, Ventilation Control to Reduce Airborne Contaminants, $162,000, Apr 1, 1999 to Mar 31, 2002.
  • National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health: Principal Investigator, Feedback Control of Particles in Fluid Media, $75,450, Apr 1, 1994 to Mar 31, 1996.
  • USDHHS/NIH: Co-Investigator, An Integrated Approach Towards Understanding the Toxicity of Inhaled Nanomaterials, Grassian, PI, $850,000, 2007 to 2011.
  • CDC: Principal Investigator, Assessment Methods for Nanoparticles in the Workplace, $279,206, 2005 to 2008.
  • EPA: Co-Investigator, Impacts of Manufactured Nanomaterials on Human Health and the Environment, Grassian, PI, $335,000, 2004 to 2007.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Co-Investigator, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, James A. Merchant and Peter S. Thorne, PIs, $25,521,376, 1990 to 2012.

Publications

  • Lambert AR, Lin CL, Mardorf E, O'shaughnessy P (Aug 2009) CFD Simulation of Contaminant Decay for High Reynolds Flow in a Controlled Environment., The Annals of occupational hygiene Abstract
  • Peters TM, Elzey S, Johnson R, Park H, Grassian VH, Maher T, O'Shaughnessy P (Feb 2009) Airborne monitoring to distinguish engineered nanomaterials from incidental particles for environmental health and safety., Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene, 6 (2), 73-81 Abstract
  • Oshaughnessy PT (Sep 2008) Parachuting Cats and Crushed Eggs: The Controversy Over the Use of DDT to Control Malaria., American journal of public health Abstract
  • Grassian VH, O'Shaughnessy PT, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Pettibone JM, Thorne PS (Apr 2008) Titanium dioxide nanoparticles: grassian et Al. Respond., Environmental health perspectives, 116 (4), A152-3 Abstract
  • Lee JA, Reynolds SJ, Thorne PS, OShaughnessy PT (2007) Monitoring risks in association with exposure levels among wastewater treatment plant workers, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 49 (11), 1235-48
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Lo J, Golla V, Nakatsu J, Tillery MI, Reynolds S (2007) Correction of sampler-to-sampler comparisons based on aerosol size distribution, J Occup Environ Hyg, 4 (4), 237-45
  • Grassian VH, O'Shaughnessy PT, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Pettibone JM, Thorne PS (2007) Inhalation exposure study of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a primary particle size of 2 to 5 nm, Environ Health Perspect, 115 (3), 397-402
  • Grassian VH, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Pettibone JM, O'Shaughnessy PT, Thorne PS (2007) Inflammatory response of mice to manufactured titanium dioxide nanoparticles: Comparison of size effects through different exposure routes, Nanotoxicology, 1 (3), 211-26
  • Bunton B, O'Shaughnessy P, Fitzimmons S, Gering J, Hoff S, Lyngbye M, et al (2007) Modeling and monitoring of emissions from CAFOs, Environ Health Perspect, 115 (2), 303-7
  • Peters TM, Ott D, O'Shaughnessy PT (2006) Comparison of the Grimm 1.108 and 1.109 Portable Aerosol Spectrometer to the TSI 3321 Aerodynamic Particle Sizer for Dry Particles, Ann Occup Hyg PubMed, 50 (8), 843-50
  • Groves WA, Grey AB, O'Shaughnessy PT (2006) Surface acoustic wave (SAW) microsensor array for measuring VOCs in drinking water, J Environ Monit, 8 (9), 932-41
  • Svendsen ER, Thorne PS, O'Shaughnessy PT, Zimmerman D, Reynbolds SF (2006) House dust collection efficiency of the high volume small surface sampler on worn carpets, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 3, 334-41
  • Lee JA, Johnson JC, Reynolds SJ, Thorne PS, O'Shaughnessy PT (2006) Indoor and outdoor air quality assessment of four wastewater treatment plants, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 3, 36-43
  • Sigurdarson ST, O'Shaughnessy PT, Watt JA, Kline JN, Experimental human exposure to inhaled grain dust and ammonia: Towards a model of concentrated animal feeding operations, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 46(4), 345-8, Oct 2004
  • Hussain I, Jain VV, O'Shaughnessy P, Businga TR, Kline J, Effect of nitrogen dioxide exposure on allergic asthma in a murine model, Chest, 126(1), 198-204, July 2004
  • Taylor JR, O'Shaughnessy PT, Reynolds SJ, Estimating personal exposures based upon mass balance material usage rates: validation of a ventilation model in a spray paint booth, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 1(4), 213-21, 2004
  • Nonnenmann MW, Donham KJ, Rautiainen RH, O'Shaughnessy PT, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ (2004) Vegetable oil sprinkling as a dust reduction method in swine confinement, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 10 (1), 7-15
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Mehaffy JM, Watt J, Sigurdarson S, Kline JN (2004) Characterization of a hooded exposure apparatus for inhalation of gases and aerosols, Am Ind Hyg Assoc J, 1 (3), 161-6
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Achutan C, O'Neill ME, Thorne PS, A small whole-body exposure chamber for laboratory use, Inhalation Toxicology, 15(3), 251-63, March 2003
  • O'Shuaghnessy PT, Raabe OG, A comparison of cascade impactor data reduction methods, Journal of Aerosol Science and Technology, 37(2), 187-200, February 2003
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Haugh L, An EWMA-based bounded adjustment scheme with adaptive noise variance estimation, Journal of Quality Technology, 34(3), 324-335, 2002
  • O'Shaugnessy PT, Photometer response determination based on aerosol physical characteristics, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 63(5), 578-585, 2002
  • Hussain I, Jain VV, Kitagaki K, Businga TR, O'Shaughnessy PT, Kline JN, Modulation of murine by CpG oligodeoxynucleotides, Laryngoscope, 112, 1819-1826, 2002
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Slagley JM, Photometer response determination based on aerosol physical characteristics, Aihaj, 63(5), 578-85, 2002
  • George CLS, Jin H, Snyder JM, Wohlford-Lenane CL, O'Neill ME, Phipps JC, O'Shaughnessy PT, Kline JN, Thorne PS, Schwartz DA, Endotoxin responsiveness and subchronic grain dust-induced airway disease, American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 280, L203-L213, 2001
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Hemenway DR, Characteristics of an aerosol photometer while automatically controlling chamber dilution-air flow rate, Inhalation Toxicology, 12, 101-118, 2000
  • Volckens J, O'Shaughnessy PT, Hemenway DR, An aerosol generation system for the production of respirable grain dust, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 13(2), 122-126, 1998
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Barsotti MG, Fay JW, Tighe SW, Evaluating particle counters, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 89(12), 60-70, 1997
  • BeruBe KA, Quinlan TR, Moulton G, Hemenway DR, O'Shaughnessy P, Vacek P, Mossman BT, Comparative proliferative and histopathological changes in rat lungs after inhalation of chrysotile and crocidolite asbestos, Tosicol Appl Pharmacol, 137, 67-74, 1996
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Hemenway DR, Absher RG, System identification and feedback control of an aerosol production process, Aerosol Science and Technology, 25, 292-304, 1996
  • Quinlan TR, BeruBe KA, Janssen YM, Taishi P, Leslie KO, Hemenway DR, O'Shaughnessy PT, Vacek P, Mossman BT, Patterns of inflammation, cell proliferation, and related gene expression in lung after inhalation of chrysotile asbestos, American Journal of Pathology, 147, 728-739, 1995
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Hemenway DR, Computer automation of a dry-dust generating system, Inhalation Toxicology, 6, 95-113, 1994
  • Baron PA, Chen C, Hemenway DR, O'Shaughnessy PT., Nonuniform air flow in inlets: the effect on filter deposits in the fiber sampling cassette, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 55(8), 722-32., 1994
  • O'Shaughnessy PT, Hemenway DR, An economical, easily maintained, lighting system for animal photoperiod control, Am Assoc Animal Sci Bulletin, 30(3), 17-19, 1991

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