David Y.H. Pui

Regents Professor, LM Fingerson/TSI Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Member, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Director, Center for Filtration Research (CFR) Director, Particle Technology Laboratory (PTL)

Contact

dyhpui@umn.edu

612-625-2537

David Y.H. Pui

Research

Aerosol and nanoparticle science and engineering.
Particle instrumentation development and filtration solutions to air pollution control.
Industrial applications of aerosol science & technology and nanoparticle engineering.
Developing instrumentation for generating, sampling and measuring airborne particles.

Center for Filtration Research topics:

Effect of Ionizers on Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Filtration Systems
Zeolites Honeycomb Monolith for Ozone and VOCs Removal
Intensive Field Dielectric (ifD) for Indoor Air Purification System
Control of Airborne Viable Virus-containing Particles
Real-time Detection of Airborne Biological Particles
Slip Effect in Nanofiber Filter Media
Loading Characteristics of Ceramic Wall-Flow Filters
Sub-100 nm Nanoparticles Liquid Filtration
Environmental Sustainability: Microplastics and Microfibers

Biography

Professor David Pui’s Center for Filtration Research (CFR) consists of 20 leading international filtration manufacturers and end users. Filtration applications include respirator, indoor air cleaning, semiconductor manufacturing, engine emission control, and high purity water. He has a broad range of research experience in aerosol/ nanoparticle engineering and filtration technology and has over 350 journal papers and 40 patents. He has developed several widely used commercial aerosol instruments for PM_2.5 measurements around the world. He is also a co-founder of Nanocopoeia biopharmaceutical company for nano-medicine production. His recent contributions involve developing green technologies for sustainable environment, including two Solar-Assisted Large-Scale Cleaning Systems (SALSCS) built in Xi’an and Yancheng in China, and two Air Purification Towers now operating in Delhi, India to combat hazardous pollution problems.

Lab
Particle Technology Laboratory (PTL) - ME 4130-4134 & ME 3132
Center for Filtration Research (CFR) - ME 4130-4134 & ME 3132

ME Impact Areas
Environmental & Sustainability
Human Health

Education

Ph.D. 1976, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
M.S. 1973, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
B.S. 1970, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Scientific & Professional Societies

American Association for Aerosol Research

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Teaching

Publications & Awards

Honors and Awards

2019 Regents Professor, University of Minnesota
2018 Presidential Chair Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHKSZ)
2016 Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
2016 Honorary Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU)
2014 Distinguished Visiting Professor, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
2013 Einstein Professor Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
2010 Fuchs Memorial Award by American, German and Japanese aerosol associations
2009 Distinguished Visiting Professor, German Research Foundation (DFG)
2008 Inaugural Fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)
2006 President of International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA)
2002 LM Fingerson/TSI Inc Chair in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
2002 David Sinclair Award, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)
2002 Co-founder of Nanocopoeia, www.nanocopoeia.com
2000 President of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)
2000 Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists, Humboldt Foundation
1999 Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota
1998 International Aerosol Fellow, International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA)
1997 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
1993 Max Planck Research Award, Max Planck Society and Humboldt Foundation
1992 Smoluchowski Award, Gesellschaft fuer Aerosolforschung (GaeF)

Selected Publications

David YH Pui, Sheng-Chieh Chen, Zhili Zuo, PM2. 5 in China: Measurements, sources, visibility and health effects, and mitigation, Particuology 13:1-26 (2014) (Cited by 706)
JH Kim, GW Mulholland, SR Kukuck, DYH Pui, Slip correction measurements of certified PSL nanoparticles using a nanometer differential mobility analyzer (nano-DMA) for Knudsen number from 0.5 to 83, Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and technology, 110:31 (2005) (Cited by 254)
Marko Marjamäki, Jorma Keskinen, Da-Ren Chen, David YH Pui, Performance evaluation of the electrical low-pressure impactor (ELPI), J. Aerosol Science 31:249-261 (2000) (Cited by 457)
D-R Chen, David YH Pui, D Hummes, H Fissan, FR Quant, GJ Sem, Design and evaluation of a nanometer aerosol differential mobility analyzer (Nano-DMA), J. Aerosol Science 29:497-509 (1998) (Cited by 427)
Da-Ren Chen, David YH Pui, Stanley L Kaufman, Electrospraying of conducting liquids for monodisperse aerosol generation in the 4 nm to 1.8 μm diameter range, J. Aerosol Science 26:963-977 (1995) (Cited by 588)

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