SmartAir brings together a strong team of researchers and decision makers in Northern Utah with expertise in air quality, embedded systems, image/signal processing, human health, and decision making.

Kerry E. Kelly
Title: Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Email: kerry.kelly@utah.edu
Dr. Kelly is the SmartAir project PI, and she is leading the laboratory and field validation, and the community partnerships. Her research focuses on local and regional air quality issues, and she is passionate about the translation of research into high-quality policy decisions. She has extensive experience in air-quality measurements including low-cost sensing.
Dr. Pierre Emmanuel Gaillardon
Title: Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Utah
Email: pierre-emmanuel.gaillardon@utah.edu
Dr. Gaillardon is serving as a coPI, and is developing and integrating the SmartAir technology. His research focuses on developing low-power, high-performance and versatile computing systems by exploring the opportunities coming from novel EDA techniques and their links to emerging device technologies.
Dr. Liz Joy
Title: Senior Medical Director, Wellness & Nutrition Intermountain Healthcare
Dr Joy, MD, MPH, practices Family Medicine and Sports Medicine at Intermountain Healthcare. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and in the College of Health Department of Nutrition and Integrated Physiology. Dr. Joy is a past Chair, and serves on the Board of UCAIR, Utah's statewide clean air partnership created to make it easier for individuals, businesses and communities to make small changes to improve Utah’s air quality. Her research and advocacy interests lie in the areas of physical activity assessment and promotion, air quality and health, diabetes prevention, and the Female Athlete Triad.
Dr. Gregory Madden
Title: Professor, Psychology
Email: greg.madden@usu.edu
Dr. Madden is serving as a coPI for the SmartAir project. He is leading the development of the social-norm messaging. His reach focuses on decision making, and in particular, how impulsivity influences drug taking and gambling.
Dr. Ross T. Whitaker
Title: Professor, School of Computing
Email: whitaker@cs.utah.edu
Dr. Whitaker is serving as a coPI for the SmartAir project. His efforts are to automatically detect vehicles and determine whether they are idling. His reach focuses on data visualization and image analysis.
Tristalee Mangin
Title: Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Email: tristalee.mangin@utah.edu
Tristalee is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Her focus is acquiring, testing, and calibrating low-cost sensors, and conducting laboratory and field validation of the SmartAir sensor package.
Xiwen Li
Title: Graduate Student, Computer Science
Email: xiwen.li@utah.edu
Xiwen Li is pursuing his Ph.D. in Computer Science. His focus is acquiring visual data and developing an algorithm for vehicle and engine idling detection.
Nathan Page
Title: Graduate Student, Computer Engineering
Email: nathan.page@utah.edu
Nathan Page is currently pursuing his MS in Computer Engineering. His role in the SmartAir project is developing an embedded systems platform to interface with environmental sensors and integrating an audio based solution to detect idling vehicles.
Saba Mahmoudi
Title: Graduate Student, Psychology
Email: saba.mahmoudi@usu.edu
Saba Mahmoudi is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology with a specialization in behavior analysis. Her role in the SmartAir project is to help with the development of social-norm messaging. Her research interests include reducing impulsivity and promoting self-control.
Nathan Searle
Title: Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Nathan is currently pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. His work focuses on testing low-cost sensors and conducting laboratory and field validation of the SmartAir sensor package.
Evan Blanchard
Title: Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Evan is currently pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. His work focuses on testing low-cost sensors and conducting laboratory and field validation of the SmartAir sensor package.
Dillon Tang
Title: Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Dillon is currently pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. His work focuses on testing low-cost sensors and conducting laboratory and field validation of the SmartAir sensor package.