ELLIOTT T. GALL
ADDRESS: 424 CLEMENTI AVE 1 #12-301, SINGAPORE 120424
PHONE: 1-352-871-4100 (USA) 65-8283-5756 (SG)
E-MAIL: EGALL@NTU.EDU.SG WEB: ELLIOTTGALL.COM
Education:
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
May 2013
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
Dissertation: Ozone transport and removal to porous materials: moving toward low energy indoor air
purification. Advised by Drs. Richard Corsi and Jeffrey Siegel
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Dec. 2009
Master of Science in Engineering, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Thesis: Primary and secondary emissions from green building materials: Large chamber experiments
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering – Summa Cum Laude
Funding and Awards:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship
University of Texas – Graduate School Continuing Fellowship (deferred)
National Science Foundation – IGERT Fellowship
University of Texas – College of Engineering – Thrust Fellowship
Air & Waste Management Association – Dave Benferado Scholarship
Air & Waste Management Association – Central Austin Chapter Graduate Scholarship
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers - Grant-in-Aid
Dec. 2006
2011 – 2013
2011 – 2012
2008 – 2011
2008 – 2012
March 2011
January 2010
January 2009
Publications:
Peer reviewed journal articles
1. Gall, E.T., Corsi, R.L., Siegel, J.A., 2014. Impact of physical properties on ozone removal by several
porous materials. Environmental Science & Technology 48(7): 3682-3690.
2. Gall, E.T., Darling, E., Siegel, J.A., Morrison, G., and Corsi, R.L., 2013. Evaluation of three common green
building materials for ozone removal, and primary and secondary emissions of aldehydes. Atmospheric
Environment 77: 910-918.
3. Gall, E.T., Carter, E.M., Earnest, C.M., Stephens, B., 2013. Indoor air pollution in developing countries:
Research and implementation needs for improvements in global public health. Framing Health
Matters. American Journal of Public Health 103(4) e67-72.
4. Stephens, B., Gall, E.T., Siegel, J.A., 2012. Measuring the penetration of ambient ozone into residential
buildings. Environmental Science & Technology 46(2): 929-936.
5. Gall, E.T., Corsi, R.L., Siegel, J.A., 2011. Barriers and opportunities for passive removal of indoor ozone.
Atmospheric Environment 45(19): 3338-3341.
6. Kunkel, D. A., Gall, E.T., Siegel, J.A., 2010. Novoselac, A., Morrison, G.C, and Corsi, R.L. Passive
reduction of human exposure to indoor ozone. Building and Environment 45(2): 445-452.
Peer reviewed journal articles under review
1. Gall, E.T., Nazaroff, W. W. New Directions: Potential climate and health benefits from CO2 capture in
commercial buildings. Under review - Atmospheric Environment.
2. Chisolm, R., Gall, E.T. (corresponding), Read, L., Salas, F. Aligning stakeholders: Lessons from a
student-led development project. Under review - International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering
3. Chen, A., Gall, E.T., Chang, V.W-C. Particulate matter in primary school classrooms with fan-assisted
natural ventilation in Singapore. Under review - Building and Environment.
Journal articles in late-stage preparation (manuscript completed and reviewed by co-authors)
1. Gall, E.T., Siegel, J.A., Corsi, R.L. Modeling ozone removal to indoor materials, including the effects of
porosity, pore diameter, and thickness. In preparation for Environmental Science & Technology.
2. Gall, E.T., Chen, A. Chang, V.W-C., Nazaroff, W.W. Indoor exposure to outdoor particulate matter and
ozone in a tropical environment. In preparation for Building & Environment.
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Gall, E.T., Dibb, J., Scheuer, E., Gong, L., Rutter, A.P., Cevik, B.K., Kim, S., Lefer, B., Flynn, J. Griffin,
R.J. Nitrous acid formation mechanisms in the outflow from a major urban area . In preparation for the
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry.
Chen, A., Gall, E.T., Chang, V.W-C. Indoor environmental quality and student performances in primary
schools served by different cooling strategies in the tropics. In preparation for Building & Environment.
Editorials
1. Carter, E., Earnest, M. Gall, E.T., Stephens, B, 2012. Progress and priorities in reducing indoor air pollution
in developing countries. Indoor Air 22(1): 1-2.
2. Stephens, B., Carter, E.M., Gall, E.T., Earnest, M., Hun, D., Jackson, M., Walsh, E.A., 2011. Response to
“Avoiding health pitfalls of home energy-efficiency retrofits”. Environmental Health Perspectives 119(7):
a283-284.
3. Carter, E., Earnest, M., Gall, E.T., Guerrero, P., Hun, D., Jackson, M., Lo, J., Stephens, B., Walsh, E.A.,
2009. Priorities in indoor environmental science and health, as students see them. Indoor Air 19: 444-445.
Conference proceedings
1. Gall, E.T., Nazaroff, W. W, Sheng, W.L., Chua, H.W., Chang, V. Residential ventilation and exposure to
PM in a tropical environment. 2014 International Aerosol Conference, Busan, South Korea. Paper OP32-4.
2. Yan, W., Chen, A., Gall, E.T., Nazaroff, W.W., Chang, V. Characterizing biological aerosol deposition on
ACMV cooling coil. 2014 International Aerosol Conference, Busan, South Korea. Paper OP75-5.
3. Gall, E.T., Siegel, J.A., Corsi, R.L. Sensitivity analysis of ozone-material modeling for porous materials in
indoor environments. HA0131, Indoor Air 2014 Hong Kong, 7-12, July 2014.
4. Gall, E.T., Zhou, J., Chang, V., Nazaroff, W.W. Indoor exposure to outdoor pollution in a tropical
environment. HA0130, Indoor Air 2014 Hong Kong, 7-12 July 2014, Hong Kong.
5. Read, L., Salas, F., Digovich, K., Aviles, D., Gall, E.T. 2013. Mobile apps and water stats: Monitoring
technical water projects from home. 2013 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress. Cincinnati,
OH.
6. Gall, E.T., Stephens, B., Corsi, R.L., Siegel, J.A. The impact of effective diffusion coefficients on transport
and reaction to porous indoor materials. 2nd Annual Conference on Building Energy and the Environment,
2012 Boulder, CO., Paper Number T7_5.
7. Gall, E.T., Darling, E., Siegel, J.A., Corsi, R.L. Modeling indoor environments with experimentally
determined molar yields. Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference 2012, San Antonio,
Paper Number 2012-A-503.
8. Gall, E.T., Darling, E., Siegel, J.A., Corsi, R.L. Primary and secondary emissions from green building
materials: Large chamber experiments. Indoor Air 2011, Austin, TX. Paper number 174.
9. Gall, E.T., Corsi, R.L., Siegel, J.A. Determination of ozone reaction probabilities with porous materials.
Indoor Air 2011, Austin, TX. Paper number 175.
10. Stephens, B., Gall, E.T., Siegel, J.A., 2011. A method for measuring ozone penetration through the building
envelope. Indoor Air 2011, Austin, TX. Paper number 148.
11. Gall, E.T., Siegel, J.A., Corsi, R.L., 2011. Zero-energy removal of ozone in residences. ASHRAE
Transactions Volume 117, Issue 1: 411-417.
12. Cros, C., Gall, E.T., Siegel, J.A., Morrison, G, Corsi, R.L., 2009. Removal of indoor ozone with reactive
materials: Preliminary results and implications. In Healthy Buildings 2009: Proceedings of the 9th
International Healthy Buildings Conference and Exhibition. Eds.: Santanam, S., Bogucz, E.A., Peters, C.,
and Benson, T., Healthy Buildings 2009, Syracuse, NY, USA. Paper No: 141.
13. Gall, E.T., Cros, C, Siegel, J.A., Corsi, R.L., 2009. Time-scale analysis for reactive deposition of ozone via
passive reactive materials. In Healthy Buildings 2009: Proceedings of the 9th International Healthy
Buildings Conference and Exhibition. Eds.: Santanam, S., Bogucz, E.A., Peters, C., and Benson, T.,
Healthy Buildings 2009, Syracuse, NY, USA. Paper No: 336.
Reports
1. Morrison, G., Corsi, R., Cros, C., Darling, E., Gall, E.T, Lamble, S. Development and implementation of a
new protocol for testing the air quality implications of green building materials. Final Report for US Green
Building Council. Project number 332. Principal investigator: Glenn Morrison. 2011.
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2. Carter, E., Earnest, M., Gall, E.T, Stephens, B. Symposium on indoor air quality in developing countries.
Full Meeting Report. October 2011. Held during Indoor Air 2011 Conference in Austin, TX.
Teaching & Mentoring Experience:
Guest Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University
Sept. 2014 – Dec. 2014
Instructor for five weeks (15 class-hours) of EN4105 Integrated Environmental Management, a 3rd /4th year
elective in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department.
Final Year Project (FYP) Mentor, Nanyang Technological University
Sept. 2013 – Current
 Mentor for FYP program, a year-long guided investigation by fourth-year undergraduate students in the
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
 Academic Year 2013/2014 mentored 2 students, 2014/2015 mentored 4 students.
Graduates Linking Undergraduates in Engineering Mentor, Univ. of Texas
Jan. 2012 – May 2012
Mentored one undergraduate GLUE student on sub-project related to Ph.D. research, oversaw project
definition, laboratory training, data collection and analysis, and interpretation of results.
Research Mentor, University of Texas
Jan. 2009 – Jan. 2010
Guided two undergraduate students on research related to ozone chemistry in indoor environments.
Research & Professional Experience:
Research Fellow, NTU & Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore
Sept. 2013 – Current
 Conducting bench-scale analyses of heterogeneous uptake of indoor pollutants to indoor surfaces, filters,
and granular media.
 Testing energy-efficient approaches to gas-phase pollutant removal and developing metrics to incorporate
thermal comfort, energy-efficiency, and removal into metrics assessing air purification approaches.
 Quantifying impact of building operation, human activities, intra-urban variation, and transboundary
Southeast Asian haze events on indoor/outdoor ratios and human exposure to ozone, PM2.5, and PM10;
integrating experimental data into models of human exposure to ambient air pollution.
Visiting Researcher, Rice University
June 2013 – Aug. 2013
Analyzed intensive air quality monitoring data from the Dallas/Fort Worth area to identify mechanisms of
nitrous acid formation in urban atmospheres.
U.S. EPA STAR Fellow, University of Texas
Aug. 2011 – June 2013
Developed approach to modeling indoor pollutant-material interactions in a mechanistic manner by
experimentally characterizing material physical properties (e.g., thickness, porosity, pore size distributions)
and quantifying impact on ozone removal by developing fundamental models of transport and reaction.
National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow, University of Texas
May 2008 – Aug. 2011
 Used gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) to investigate chemistry and physics of
reactive deposition to building surfaces. Determined mass of compounds (carbonyls) emitted from ozonematerial interactions in a room-scale laboratory environment.
 Modeled energy implications of passive removal of indoor pollutants for low-energy design of buildings.
Environmental Engineer, CDM-Smith
Jan. 2007 – Jun. 2008
Developed hydraulic models (e.g., WaterGEMS) for existing and future projects and assisted in design of
pump stations for water/wastewater treatment plants and distribution infrastructure, operated pilot scale
water treatment systems, and assisted in air pollutant sampling at wastewater lift stations.
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Florida
May 2005 – May 2006
Utilized particle generation technologies and ultra-violet spectrophotometry to study heterogeneous
interactions of hydrocarbons and common tropospheric particles.
Relevant Coursework: Indoor Air Quality: Physics and Chemistry, IGERT Environmental Engineering
Technical Exchange, Modeling Air Pollutant Flows in Buildings, Energy Simulation in Building Design,
Climate System Science, Land Use and Environmental Conflict Resolution, Indoor Air Quality: Transport and
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Control, Human Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants, Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Mass
Transfer Phenomena, Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
Selected Computer Skills: MATLAB, SigmaPlot, IGOR, CFD - Fluent AirPak, eQuest, WaterGEMS.
Selected Analytical Skills: GC/FID, GC/ECD, UV/NIR Spectroscopy, P-trak, Nanoscan SMPS, Q-trak,
Aerotrak, EPA TO-15 sampling, Mercury intrusion porosimetry, Nitrogen porosimetry w/ BET analysis
Volunteer/Leadership:
International Aerosol Conference 2014, Technical Session Chairperson
2014
Indoor Air 2014 Conference, Technical Session Chairperson
2014
Indoor Air 2014 Conference, Invited Member of International Scientific Committee
2013 – 2014
Engineers Without Borders, Asia, Professional Member
2014 – present
Engineers Without Borders, Greater Austin, Director of Projects
2011 – 2013
Coordinated direction of projects in Panama and Peru to ensure projects met national guidelines for
sustainability, feasibility and appropriate technology. Oversaw project leads’ efforts to implement projects.
Engineers Without Borders, Greater Austin, Peru Project Lead
2011 – 2012
Led project in the Ancash, Peru supporting community efforts to develop climate change adaption measures.
Indoor Air 2011 Conference Planning
2010 – 2011
Team member, awarded NSF grant to host symposium addressing indoor air quality in developing countries.
Engineers Without Borders, Greater Austin, Panama Project Technical Coordinator
2009 – 2011
Oversaw design of 17,000 feet of potable and non-potable water pipeline for a village of indigenous people in
the Bocas region of Panama. Traveled to Sieykin, Panama to implement and construct system.
American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Member
2009 – 2012
Active member, participant in conferences, contributions to ASHRAE Transactions
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Member
2009 – present
Active member, participant in conferences, contributions to journal Indoor Air
Invited Presentations:
Singapore-Berkeley BEST Annual Conference – Singapore
Jan. 2014
Presentation title: “Toward energy efficient control of air pollutants in tropical buildings”
Singapore International Energy Week - Singapore
Oct. 2013
Poster presentation title: “Singapore-Berkeley Building Efficiency and Sustainability in the Tropics”
Colgate University - Hamilton, NY, USA
Feb. 2013
Presentation title: “Improving lives through better buildings”
Engineers Without Borders National Conference - Hendersonville, NV, USA
Mar. 2012
Presentation title: “What adaptation responses are needed to meet the challenges of climate change?”
Conference Presentations:
International Aerosol Conference 2014 – Busan, South Korea
Indoor Air 2014 – Hong Kong
Conference on Building Energy and the Environment – Boulder, CO, USA
Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference – San Antonio, TX, USA
Indoor Air 2011 – Austin, TX, USA
Engineers Without Borders National Conference – Louisville, KY, USA
ASHRAE Winter Conference 2011 – Las Vegas, NV, USA
Healthy Buildings 2009 – Syracuse, NY, USA
Sept. 2014
July. 2014
Aug. 2012
July 2012
June 2011
Mar. 2011
Jan. 2011
Sept. 2009
Certifications:
2007 State of Florida, Engineer Intern #1100011319
Language Skills:
Intermediate Spanish – basic conversational skills and technical vocabulary relating to water distribution.
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