ANDRÉ J. BUTLER
CURRICULUM VITAE
Current Address, Telephone Number and E-mail:
Mercer Univ., 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, GA 31207; (478) 301-2476;
Educational Background:
Ph.D.Environmental Engineering2000Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
M.E.Mechanical Engineering1995Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
B.S.Mechanical Engineering1993University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Campus Honors
Employment History:
Assistant ProfessorEnvironmental and Mechanical Engineering2000 - present
Mercer University
Environmental EngineerAir, Pesticides and Toxics Mgmt. Div. 1998 - 2000
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Graduate Research Asst.School of Civil & Environmental Engineering 1995 - 2000
Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduate Research Asst.Mechanical Engineering Department1993 - 1995
Carnegie Mellon University
InternFord Motor Company1992, 1993
Dearborn, MI1994, 1995
Teaching Experience:
Mercer University
EVE 486Public Health2002-03
EVE 445LSenior Env. Engineering Laboratory2003-04
EVE 403Atmospheric Chemistry2001-04
MAE 302L, 402LMechanical Engineering Laboratory (I, II)2000-04
EGR 126Introduction to Problem Solving2000-04
EVE 290Introduction to Environmental Engineering2000-01
MAE 491Solar Energy Utilization2001
EGR 107Introduction to Engineering Design2001
Georgia Institute of Technology
CE 4100Introduction to Environmental Engineering1998
University of Illinois - Urbana
ENG 199Introduction to Engineering1992
Current Fields of Interest:
Pollutant measurement of the ambient atmosphere (ozone and particulate matter); air quality health effects; design and development of particulate matter measurement instruments.
Refereed Publications:
Butler, A.J., Andrew, M.S., and Russell, A.G. “Daily sampling of PM2.5 in Atlanta: Results from the first year of the ASACA study.” Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D7), 8415, doi:10.1029/2002JD002234, 2003.
Solomon, P.A., W. Chameides, R.W. Weber, A. Middlebrook, C.S. Kiang, A.G. Russell, A. Butler, Turpin, B., D. Mikel, R. Scheffe, E. Cowling, E. Edgerton, J. St. John, J. Jansen, P. McMurry, S. Hering, and T. Bahadori. 2001. "Overview of the 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project". Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D7), 8413, doi:10.1029/2001JD001458, 2003.
Tolbert P, Mulholland J, MacIntosh D, Xu F, Daniels D, Devine O, Carlin B, Klein M, Dorley J, Butler A, Nordenberg D, Frumkin H, Ryan PB, White M. “Air pollution and pediatric emergency room visits for asthma in Atlanta”. American Journal of Epidemiology, 151, 798-810, 2000.
Mulholland, J.A., Butler, A.J., Wilkinson, J.G., Russell, A.G., and Tolbert, P.E., "Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Ozone in Atlanta: Regulatory and Epidemiologic Implications." Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 5, 418-426, 1998.
Meetings and Symposia:
Horn, C.R., Butler, A.J., "PM2.5 Organic Carbon in Atlanta: Measurements and Statistical Relationships to EPA PAMS Data." Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, San Diego, CA, June, 2003, Presented.
Butler, A.J., Russell, A.G., “Principal Components Analysis to Determine PM2.5 Source Contributions in Atlanta: Results from the First Year of the ASACA Study.” Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Baltimore, MD, June, 2002, Presented.
Butler, A.J., McGriff, S., Andrew, M.S., Russell, A.G., “Statistical Modeling of PM2.5 Mass in Atlanta: Results from the First Two Years of the ASACA Study.” Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Baltimore, MD, June, 2002, Presented.
Lackey, L.W., Mines, R.O., McCreanor, P.T., Butler, A.J., “Retooling the Environmental Engineering Laboratory Capstone Experience for ABET 2000.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2002.
Butler, A.J., Andrew, M.S., Russell, A.G., “Temporal and Spatial Assessment of PM2.5 Mass and Composition in Atlanta During the 1999 Supersite Study.” Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, June, 2000, Presented.
Butler, A.J., Mulholland, J.A., Russell, A.G., "Spatial Analysis of Ozone in Atlanta." Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, San Diego, CA, June, 1998, Presented.
Butler, A.J., Mulholland, J.A., Wilkinson, J.G., "An Application of Kriging in Ambient Ozone Analysis." The Quadrangle Conference, Clemson, SC, February, 1997, Presented.
Professional and University Affiliations:
Air and Waste Management Association
Board of Directors, Mercer University Upward Bound Program
Advisor, National Society of Black Engineers (Mercer University Chapter)
Honors and Awards:
Mercer University School of Engineering Teacher of the Year, 2002-2003
Sloan Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995-2000
GEM Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, 1993-1995
Chancellor’s Scholar, University of Illinois – Urbana, 1988-1992