Paul James Lioy (May 27, 1947 – July 8, 2015) was a United States environmental health scientist born in Passaic, New Jersey, working in the field of exposure science. He was one of the world's leading experts in personal exposure to toxins. He published in the areas of air pollution, airborne and deposited particles, Homeland Security, and Hazardous Wastes. Lioy was a professor and division director at the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rutgers University - School of Public Health. Until 30 June 2015 he was a professor and vice chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He was deputy director of government relations and director of exposure science at the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Lioy has been recognized for his research and contributions to development of environmental policy by the International Society of Exposure Analysis (now International Society of Exposure Science) and by the Air & Waste Management Association, both with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Since 2002 he had been one of Information Sciences Institute’s Most Highly Cited Scientists in the Category of Environment and Ecology, and is one of the founders of the International Society of Exposure (Analysis) Science (1989).
Early life and education Lioy graduated from Passaic High School in 1965, and Montclair State College (today University), NJ in 1969 (Magnum Cum Laude) In 1971, he received a master's degree from Auburn University, AL, in Physics, and in 1975 an M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental science from Rutgers University.Fox, Margalit. "Paul Lioy, Scientist Who Analyzed 9/11 Dust and Its Health Effects, Dies at 68", The New York Times, July 11, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2015. "Paul James Lioy was born on May 27, 1947, in Passaic, N.J. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Montclair State College, as it was then known, followed by a master’s degree in the field from Auburn University in Alabama and master’s and doctoral degrees in environmental science from Rutgers.... From his home in Cranford, N.J., Dr. Lioy could see the plumes of dust that rose from the ruins of the trade center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.""Paul Lioy receives his MS in physics", Herald News, September 7, 1971. Accessed April 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Paul J. Lioy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Lioy, 239 Pennington Ave., has been awarded a master of science degree in physics by Auburn (Ala.) University. Lioy, a graduate of Passaic High School, graduated from Montclair State College magna cum laude and was awarded an NDEA Title 4 Fellowship at Auburn University."
Career
University appointments 1973–1975: Physical Scientist (part-time) U.S. EPA, Region II, Surveillance and Analysis Division, NJ 1975–1978: Senior Air Pollution Engineer, Interstate Sanitation Commission, New York City, NY 1976–1978: Lecturer, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York, New York City, NY 1978–1982: Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York City, NY 1982–1985: Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York City, NY 1984–1985: Associate Director, Laboratory of Aerosol and Inhalation Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, NYU Medical Center 1985–1989: Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 1986–2015: Chief, Exposure Measurement and Assessment Division, DECM of Rutgers-RWJMS 1986–2015: Director, Exposure Science Division, Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, (EOHSI) (formerly sponsored by UMDNJ and Rutgers University) 1986–2015: Professor, Graduate Faculty of Rutgers University: Department of Environmental Science, Public Health Program, and Toxicology Program, New Brunswick, NJ 1989–2015: Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), Piscataway, NJ (formerly UMDNJ) 1990–2002: Faculty Administrator, EOHSI Analytical Laboratories 1992–2015: Director, Controlled Exposure Facility, EOHSI 1994–1995: Acting Deputy Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ-RWJMS and Rutgers University 1995–2001: Deputy Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ-RWJMS and Rutgers University 1999–2015: Co-Director, Center for Exposure and Risk Modeling, EOHSI 2000–2015: Professor, Rutgers - School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ (formerly UMDNJ) 2001–2003: Acting Associate Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ-RWJMS and Rutgers University 2003–2015: Deputy Director Government Relations, Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (formerly sponsored by UMDNJ and Rutgers University) 2004–2015: Vice Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers-RWJMS 2015: Division Director, School of Public Health, Rutgers 2015: Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, school of Public Health, Rutgers, university, Piscataway, NJ
Adjunct positions 1990: Visiting Scientist, RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands 1996: Visiting Professor, Department of Biometry and Biostatistics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2006-2009 and 2012–2105: Adjunct Professor, (volunteer) Department of Environmental and Occupational Health University of Pittsburgh Graduate School Public Health
Awards and advisory committees Advisor, New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission, Rutgers University First Year Physics Graduate Student Award for Academics, Auburn University, 1970 National Defense Education Act, Title IV Fellow, Auburn University, 1969–1971 United States Environmental Protection Agency Air Pollution Fellow, Rutgers University, 1971–1973 Russell Scholar, Rutgers University, 1973–1974 University Fellow, Rutgers University, 1973–1975 Fellow of New York Academy of Sciences, Elected 1979 Board Member, Mid-Atlantic States Section Air Pollution Control Association, 1978–1982 Counselor, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 1988-1990 (Founding), Board of Directors Treasurer, International Society of Exposure Analysis, 1989–1991 (Co-Founder of Organization) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Nominee for the UMDNJ Excellence Award, Biomedical Researcher 1992 Member, Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences, 1989–1992 President, International Society of Exposure Analysis, 1993–1994 Past president, International Society of Exposure Analysis, 1994–1995 Chair, Science Advisory Board, Pelham Bay Landfill, NY Remediation, 1990–1997 Recipient of Jerome Wesolowski Award for Lifetime Excellence in Exposure Assessment Research, International Society of Exposure Analysis, 1998 Resolution for selection as a fellow by the Collegium provided by Union County, Board of Freeholders Extraordinary Citizen of Week, Union County, Star Ledger, September 1999 Member, Dean's Advisory Council of the College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University, 1996–1999 Member, Technical Advisory Committee on Aggregate Exposure and Risk, Hampshire Research Institute, 1999–2000 Chair, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board, Committee on Health and Ecological Effects Valuation, Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis, 1997–2002 (see EPA-SAB bio) Recipient of Frank A. Chambers Award for outstanding achievement in the science and art of air pollution control from the Air Waste Management Association, 2003 Member, Council of Academic Policy Advisors to the New Jersey Legislature, 1998–2004 Member, Science Advisory Board, European - EXPOLIS (Air Pollution Exposure Distribution of Adult Population in Europe) 1997-2004 Member, International Joint Commission: Board on Air Quality, 1992–2006 Member, Citizens Advisory Committee New York City DEP Brooklyn-Queens Aquifer Feasibility Study, 2002–2006 Recipient of the 2006 R. Walter Schesinger Basic Science Mentoring Award, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Member of Sigma XI, 1980–2007 Recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering, Rutgers University Graduate School Recipient of the 2009-2011 Distinguished Lecturer Award from the International Society of Exposure Science, Pasadena, CA, 2008. Executive committee, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness College, 2007–2009 Recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Founders Award, The Ellen Hardin Walworth Medal for Patriotism, 2009. A Resolution also approved by the New Jersey State Legislature. Recipient of the National Medal for Conservation from The Daughters of the American Revolution; 2009: Chapter and State of New Jersey Medalist Member, executive committee, Rutgers University Homeland Security Initiative, 2003–2011 Co-chair, New Jersey Universities Consortium on Homeland Security Research 2006–2012 Recipient of Cranford Chamber of Commerce Meritorious Service Award, acknowledged by resolution from the State Legislature, Union County, and Township of Cranford, 2012 Institute for Scientific Information – Highly Cited Scientist – Environment and Ecology, 2002–2015 Executive Committee, University Center for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response, 2007 – 2015 Fellow, International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences, (Elected) 1999–2015 Fellow, Collegium Ramazzini, Environmental & Occupational Medicine and Health, Carpi, Italy (Elected) 1999–2015 Member, Douglass College, Rutgers University Academic Councilors, 1998–2015 Member, EPA Science Advisory Board, 1992–2002, 2005–2015 Member, research advisory board, Office of the Vice President for Research, Auburn University, 2009–2015 Member, State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Science Advisory Board, 2010–2015 Member, College of Science and Mathematics Advisory Council, Montclair State University, 2005–2015 Science Advisor, Health Environmental Science Institute (HESI) of International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), Washington, DC, 2015
Major committee assignments - international, national, and regional Member, Interstate Hazardous Spill Response Committee, NJ, 1977 Chairman, Peer Review Panel, U.S. EPA Indoor Air Pollution Program, 1984 Chairman, New Jersey Clean Air Council, 1983–1985 Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Air Pollution Epidemiology, 1983–1985 Member, Canadian Royal Academy of Sciences Committee on Acid Aerosol Health Research, 1987 Member, National Academy of Sciences, Workshop Panel, Health Risks from Exposure to Common Indoor Household Products in Allergic or Diseased Persons, 1987 Chairman, NAS, National Research Council Committee on Exposure Assessment, 1987–1990 Member, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Committee on Tropospheric Ozone Formation and Measurement, 1989–1991 Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Center for Environmental Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health, 1988–1992 Member, USEPA, Health Effects, Grant's Peer Review Committee, 1989–1992 Member, Scientific Advisory Committee on Harvard Multi-City Acid Health Study, Harvard University, 1987–1993 Chair, Particle Total Exposure Assessment Methodology Review Panel, EPA, Science Advisory Board, 1989–1994 Member, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Committee on Risk Management in Department of Energy's Environmental Restoration Program, 1993–1994 Member, Air Pollution Guidelines Committee for Europe, 1993–1994 Member, New Jersey Clean Air Council, 1981–1994 Temporary Councilor, World Health Organization, 1997