Exposure Assessment

Investigating what, where, and how pollutants affect humans and the environment, and developing ways to reduce exposures, reduce costs, and improve health.

Dr. Anne C. Steinemann

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Public Affairs, UW
Visiting Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, U.C. San Diego

asteinemann@ucsd.edu
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Dr. Anne C. Steinemann is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. She is currently a Visiting Researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, U.C. San Diego. Dr. Steinemann received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, where she also was a Postdoctoral Scholar. Prior to the University of Washington, she was a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a visiting professor at Stanford University, Florida Institute of Technology, and Linköping University in Sweden.

Dr. Steinemann advises numerous governments, industries, and organizations on issues of environmental pollutants, public health, and water management, and has directed more than $8 million in federally funded research. Her work has been used to change practices and policies across the country, and formed the basis of federal and state legislation. In her public service, she has investigated more than 200 sick buildings to identify pollutant sources, reduce exposures, and improve people's health.

Dr. Steinemann has received the highest teaching awards for her college and university, and the highest national honor for university teaching programs. She has published over 50 journal articles and two textbooks: Microeconomics for Public Decisions (South-Western, 2005) and Exposure Analysis (CRC Press, 2007).

Dr. Steinemann's research has received national and international media attention spanning six continents and more than 1,000 newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, National Public Radio, CBS News, Scientific American, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Hindustan Times, U.K. Daily Mail, and Singapore Radio. Total readership for print media alone exceeds 100 million.

Dr. Steinemann cares deeply about helping people and providing scientific information to reduce exposures to hazardous and often hidden pollutants, and to improve health. If you would like to support Dr. Steinemann's research, please contact her at asteinemann@ucsd.edu. Thank you.