Shelly Miller

Shelly Lynn Miller is an American mechanical engineer who is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research investigates indoor air quality and urban air pollution. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Miller studied the spread of COVID-19 and how to minimize the spread of coronavirus.

Early life and education Miller grew up in Southern California. She has said during her childhood there were days when smog prevented her attending school due to poor air quality.

Research and career Miller moved to the University of Colorado Boulder, where she was made a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow and she studied air quality in schools and in communities. She used citizen science and monitoring stations to collect data on air quality in various environments, work which was awarded an Environmental Achievement Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In particular, she looked to understand ways to reduce transmission with ventilation and filtration. She was awarded the 2022 Distinguished Research Lectureship.

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