Filippo Coletti

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Award Year
2018
University Award
McKnight Land-Grant Professorship

Transport of airborne particles inside our lungs and around us

Respiratory disease is the second leading cause of death worldwide, and is often initiated by the exposure to airborne pollutants. Understanding how microscopic particles travel in air and inside our airways is therefore of paramount importance. Filippo Coletti uses high-speed laser imaging to track suspended particles, and medical imaging to follow their path in 3D printed replicas of human lungs. This is shedding new light on how air quality impacts our health.