FAMU Unveils the ‘New’ Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Center of Excellence (COE)

IN PARTNERSHIP with Aura Air, a leading global provider of smart air technology. The new indoor air quality center of excellence will serve as the authoritative center for studying, testing and analyzing indoor air quality in the state of Florida. The partnership combines FAMU’s prestigious science and environment faculty and programs with the technical knowhow and innovation. Through the Center of Excellence, FAMU and Aura Air will address the growing risks of polluted and poorly ventilated indoor spaces and climate-related changes to Indoor Air Quality on Floridians.

The Center of Excellence will facilitate workshops and training to educate the public on the importance of air quality monitoring and develop a state-wide indoor air quality management plan that includes:

■ Training the next generation of air quality professionals

■ Improving energy efficiency in buildings

■ Supporting a state-wide air monitoring program, and

■ Providing air filtration, purification, and monitoring solutions to government buildings, educational institutions, hospitals, and public transportation.

Center for Water and Air Quality

Director: Dr. Cassel Gardner

Address: Florida A&M University College of Agriculture and Food Sciences

6505 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317

Telephone: (850) 561 - 2302

Email: Cassel.gardner@famu.edu