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EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson on Tuesday announced
the appointment of Jonathan Samet, Ph.D., an expert on human health effects of
air pollutants, as chair of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
"Dr. Samet brings tremendous expertise and insight to
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee," said Johnson. "As a
respected scientist, having studied internal medicine and the factors that
affect the health and illness of populations for nearly 40 years, Jonathan will
be a great asset to the agency."
Samet is currently professor and Chair of the Department of
Epidemiology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore. On Nov. 1, he will transfer to the University of Southern
California in Los Angeles, where he will become Professor and Chair, Department
of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, as well as Director, Institute
for Global Health.
The CASAC is an independently chartered federal
advisory committee composed of independent, external scientists that provides
independent advice to the EPA Administrator on the technical bases for EPA's
standards for criteria air pollutants. Every year, EPA solicits nominations for
members to serve on the CASAC. The new chair will serve a two-year term.
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