KERRY KELLY

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

  • Associate Professor
    Chemical Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research focuses on the links between energy, air quality and human health, and it is motivated by local and regional air-­quality challenges. My recent research include projects to develop the next-generation of low-cost particulate matter sensors, to develop real-time estimates of particulate matter concentration and uncertainty, and to help engage high-school and middle-school students as citizen scientists. Check out my group's web page: https://kairlab.che.utah.edu/

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SUPPORT FOR AIR QUALITY SENSORS FOR THE WEST SIDE OF SALT LAKE CITY
    3 Feb 2026 - 30 Nov 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    THE UTAH CENTER FOR RENEWABLES, EFFICIENCY, AND WORKFORCE (U-CREW)-Kelly
    5 May 2025 - 16 Oct 2029
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    EMPOWERING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN URBAN AND RURAL UTAH THROUGH COMMUNITY-ENGAGED AIR POLLUTION MONITORING AND MITIGATION
    UT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY20 Feb 2025 - 31 Mar 2027
    UT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (U2P3)
    6 Jan 2025 - 5 Jan 2028
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS IN UNDERSERVED URBAN, RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES BY INTEGRATING BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS, AIR POLLUTION MONITORING AND TARGETED OUTREACH
    1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2029
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    BUILDING SMOKE-READY COMMUNITIES BY INTEGRATING AIR QUALITY MONITORING, HEALTH MESSAGING AND TARGETED INTERVENTIONS
    28 Aug 2024 - 25 Feb 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    LINKING SARS-COV-2 AEROSOL VIABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
    17 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    AIR QUALITY SENSOR CALIBRATION
    TELLUS NETWORKED SENSOR SOLUTIONS1 Aug 2023 - 30 Sep 2024
    TELLUS NETWORKED SENSOR SOLUTIONS
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH ENGAGING, ACTIONABLE, TIMELY, HIGH-RESOLUTION AIR QUALITY INFORMATION (CREATE-AQI)
    1 Jul 2023 - 30 Sep 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH ENGAGING, ACTIONABLE, TIMELY, HIGH-RESOLUTION AIR QUALITY INFORMATION (CREATE-AQI)
    1 Jul 2023 - 30 Sep 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH ENGAGING, ACTIONABLE, TIMELY, HIGH-RESOLUTION AIR QUALITY INFORMATION (CREATE-AQI)
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jul 2023 - 30 Sep 2026
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    AIR QUALITY EJ IN SLC
    7 Jun 2023 - 15 Apr 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    AIR QUALITY EJ IN SLC
    7 Jun 2023 - 15 Apr 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    A MULTICITY STUDY OF WINTERTIME INVERSIONS AND ACUTE CARDIORESPIRATORY HEALTH EVENTS IN THE WESTERN U.S.
    14 Apr 2021 - 31 Jan 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SCC-IRG TRACK 2: SMART AIR: INFORMING DRIVING BEHAVIOR THROUGH DYNAMIC AIR-QUALITY SENSING AND SMART MESSAGING
    1 Oct 2020 - 31 Jul 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SCC-IRG TRACK 2: SMART AIR: INFORMING DRIVING BEHAVIOR THROUGH DYNAMIC AIR-QUALITY SENSING AND SMART MESSAGING
    1 Oct 2020 - 31 Jul 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NETWORK CLUSTER: DUST IN THE CRITICAL ZONE FROM THE GREAT BASIN TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
    1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SCC-IRG TRACK 2: SMART AIR: INFORMING DRIVING BEHAVIOR THROUGH DYNAMIC AIR-QUALITY SENSING AND SMART MESSAGING
    16 Aug 2020 - 31 Jul 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CAREER: COMMUNITY-ENGAGED, SENSOR NETWORK FOR IDENTIFYING AIR POLLUTION SOURCES
    1 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    AEROSOLS IN SURGERY
    INQUIS MEDICAL INC1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    INQUIS MEDICAL INC
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    STLA NG
    UT TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
    UT TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TRP CHANNELS AND AIR POLLUTION
    NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ENVIRONL HLTH SCI1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2025
    NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ENVIRONL HLTH SCI
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PACIFICORP BIOMASS CO-FIRING
    PACIFICORP1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021
    PACIFICORP
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PRISMS INFORMATICS CENTER - SU
    NIH NATL INST BIOMEDICL IMAGIN1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
    NIH NATL INST BIOMEDICL IMAGIN
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    GAMING FOR AIR QUALITY
    UTAH CLEAN AIR1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
    UTAH CLEAN AIR