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Peter C. Raynor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Division of Environmental Health Sciences

Peter Raynor earned his doctorate in environmental sciences and engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He teaches and conducts research in the field of exposure assessment and control. He is director of the Hazardous Substances Academic Training Program of the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety.

Ph.D., Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998 M.S., Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1986

Courses

Fall 2012
PUBH  6103  Environmental Hazards (Section 001)
PUBH  7193  Directed Study: Envrn Health (Section 004)
PUBH  7194  Master's Project: Envrn Health (Section 008)
PUBH  7196  Field Experience: Envrn Health (Section 013)

Research Interests:

Exposure control, Exposure assessment, Industrial hygiene, Hazardous substances, Air filtration, Ventilation, Personal protective equipment and respiratory protection, Airborne biological agents, Measurement of volatile and semi-volatile aerosols, Metalworking fluids, Aerosol physics

Research Projects (3)

Peter C. Raynor

Mailing Address:
Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Mayo MC 807, 420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone (Work): 625-7135

Email:

Selected Publications:

Jessica Appert, Peter C. Raynor, Martha Abin, Yogesh Chander, Helena Guarino, Sagar M. Goyal, Zhili Zuo, Song Ge, and Thomas H. Kuehn, "Influence of Suspending Liquid, Impactor Type, and Substrate on Size Selective Sampling of MS2 and Adenovirus Aerosols", Aerosol Science and Technology, 46(3):249-257 (2012).


Ji Young Park, Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Peter C Raynor, and Seung Won Kim. "Estimation of Surface Area Concentration of Workplace Incidental Nanoparticles Based on Number and Mass Concentrations", Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13(10):4897–4911 (2011).


Sagar M. Goyal, Senthilvelan Anantharaman, M. A. Ramakrishnan, Suchitra Sajja, Seung Won Kim, Nicholas J. Stanley, James E. Farnsworth, Thomas H. Kuehn, and Peter C. Raynor.  "Detection of Viruses in Used Ventilation Filters from Two Large Public Buildings", American Journal of Infection Control, 39(7):e30-e38 (2011).


Ji Young Park, Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Peter C. Raynor, Lynn E. Eberly, and Greg Olson Jr.  "Comparing Exposure Zones by Different Exposure Metrics Using Statistical Parameters: Contrast and Precision", Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 54(7):799-812 (2010).


Peter C. Raynor, Andrea Barteková, J. Girard Griggs, Matt F. Simcik, and John L. Adgate. "Airborne Diazinon Concentrations During and After Outdoor Spray Application", Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 7(9):506-515 (2010).


Ji Young Park, Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Peter C. Raynor, and Gregory M. Olson, Jr.  "Determination of Particle Concentration Rankings by Spatial Mapping of Particle Surface Area, Number, and Mass Concentrations in a Restaurant and a Die Casting Plant", Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 7(8):466-476 (2010).


Seung Won Kim and Peter C. Raynor. "Experimental Evaluation of Oil Mists Using a Semivolatile Aerosol Dichotomous Sampler", Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 7(4):203-215 (2010).


Seung Won Kim and Peter C. Raynor. "Optimization of the Design of a Semivolatile Aerosol Dichotomous Sampler", Aerosol Science and Technology, 44(2):129-140 (2010).


Beth D. Regan and Peter C. Raynor, "Single-Fiber Diffusion Efficiency for Elliptical Fibers", Aerosol Science and Technology, 43(6):533-543 (2009).

Seung Won Kim and Peter C. Raynor, "New Approach for Sampling Semivolatile Aerosol Using a Virtual Impactor", Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 53(3):239-248 (2009).

Ji Young Park, Peter C. Raynor, Andrew D. Maynard, Lynn E. Eberly, and Gurumurthy Ramachandran. "Comparison of Two Estimation Methods for Surface Area Concentration Using Number Concentration and Mass Concentration of Combustion-Related Ultrafine Particles", Atmospheric Environment, 43(3): 502-509 (2009).

John L. Adgate, Andrea Bartekova, Peter C. Raynor, J. Girard Griggs, Andrew D. Ryan, Bharat R. Acharya, Carla J. Volkmann, Darrin D. Most, Siyi Lai, and Michael D. Bonds. "Detection of Organophosphate Pesticides Using a Prototype Liquid Crystal Monitor", Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 11(1):49-55 (2009).

Peter C. Raynor, Byung Gyu Kim, Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Michael R. Strommen, John H. Horns, and Andrew J. Streifel. "Collection of Biological and Non-Biological Particles by New and Used Filters Made From Glass and Electrostatically-Charged Synthetic Fibers", Indoor Air, 18(1):51-62 (2008).

Nicholas J. Stanley, Thomas H. Kuehn, Seung Won Kim, Peter C. Raynor, Senthilvelan Anantharaman, M. A. Ramakrishnan, and Sagar M. Goyal. "Background Culturable Bacteria Aerosol in Two Large Public Buildings Using HVAC Filters as Long Term, Passive, High-Volume Air Samplers", Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 10(4):474-481 (2008).

Peter C. Raynor, "Single-Fiber Interception Efficiency for Elliptical Fibers", Aerosol Science and Technology, 42(5):357-368 (2008).

Seung Won Kim, Peter C. Raynor, Thomas H. Kuehn, Sagar M. Goyal, M.A. Ramakrishnan, Senthilvelan Anantharaman, and James E. Farnsworth. "Optimizing the Recovery of Surrogates for Bacterial Bioterrorism Agents from Ventilation Filters", CLEAN Soil, Air, Water, 36(7): 601-608 (2008).

Catherine A. Hovde and Peter C. Raynor, "Effects of Voltage and Wire Feed Speed on Weld Fume Characteristics", Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 4:903-912 (2007).

Seung Won Kim, M. A. Ramakrishnan, Peter C. Raynor, and Sagar M. Goyal, "Effects of Humidity and Other Factors on the Generation and Sampling of a Coronavirus Aerosol", Aerobiologia, 23(4):237-248 (2007).

Stefan A. Saravia, Peter C. Raynor, and Andrew J. Streifel, "A Performance Assessment of Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms", American Journal of Infection Control, 35(5):324-331 (2007).

Professional Experience:

Associate Professor, with tenure, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, June 2010 - present


Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, July 2005 - June 2010


Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, September 1998 - June 2005


Research Associate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, May - July 1998


Product Development Engineer, Eastman Kodak Company, July 1986 - July 1991

Honors:

David Swift Award for best aerosol paper in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2010


Best Presenter, PO 103: Sampling and Laboratory Analysis - Aerosols and Metals, American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, 2007


Faculty Excellence Award in Environmental Health Sciences from graduating class, University of Minnesota, 2001


Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1995-1998


Community Service Award from Durham-Orange County (NC) Medical Society, 1997


First author for paper that won Best Paper Award, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 1996


George C. Bunker Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Professional Promise in Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993


Cornell University Presidential Scholar, 1986

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