Michael Sohn

Michael Sohn

Mike's research interests are in mathematical modeling of environmental systems and quality, uncertainty analysis, sensors, and sensor-data fusion. Mike has a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering and an MS degree in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. He also has MS and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA. Mike is a California-licensed Professional Engineer (Civil), and has worked at an environmental engineering firm where he conducted environmental health risk assessments. He is the former Leader of the Sustainable Energy Systems Group and the Airflow and Pollutant Transport Group. Recent projects including air quality field experiments in New York City Subways and in Singapore and the development of urban air quality simulations software. Mike's personal website is airflow.lbl.gov/sohn.

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Awards

Spot: EERE DECARB Team -  April 17th 2024

For creative, innovative, and impactful contributions to the EERE DECARB initiative and improving our understanding of economy-wide decarbonization strategies.

Spot: William Delp, David Lorenzetti, Michael Sohn -  May 6th 2020

For rapid response and innovative modeling of virus aerosol transport on military and commercial aircraft to support the safe return of COVID-19 patients to the U.S.

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Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer -  May 5th 2004

For the entry "Minimizing Casualties from a Chem/Bio Attack: Preparation, Training, and Response Resources."

Publications

2021

Measured Influence of Overhead HVAC on Exposure to Airborne Contaminants from Simulated Speaking in a Meeting and a Classroom

Authors: Singer, Brett C; Haoran Zhao; Chelsea V Preble; William W Delp; Jovan Pantelic; Michael D Sohn, and Thomas W Kirchstetter.
09/2021

Automating the interpretation of PM2.5 time‐resolved measurements using a data‐driven approach

Authors: Tang, Hao; Wanyu R Chan, and Michael D Sohn.
12/2020

2020

Air Pollutant Emission Rates for Dry Anaerobic Digestion and Composting of Organic Municipal Solid Waste

Authors: Preble, Chelsea V; Sharon S Chen; Toshifumi Hotchi; Michael D Sohn; Randy L Maddalena; Marion L Russell; Nancy J Brown; Corinne D Scown, and Thomas W Kirchstetter.
11/2020

Smart Ventilation for Advanced California Homes

Authors: Less, Brennan; Iain S Walker; David M Lorenzetti; Evan Mills; Vi H Rapp; Spencer M Dutton; Michael D Sohn; Xiwang Li; Jordan D Clark, and Max H Sherman.
06/2020

2019

Analysis of a series of urban-scale chlorine dispersion experiments and implications on indoor health consequences

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; William W Delp; Richard N Fry, and Yang-Seon Kim.
09/2019

2014

How many replicate tests are needed to test cookstove performance and emissions? – Three is not adequate

Authors: Wang, Yungang; Michael D Sohn; Yilun Wang; Kathleen M Lask; Thomas W Kirchstetter, and Ashok J Gadgil.
06/2014

2013

How many replicate tests do I need? – Variability of cookstove performance and emissions has implications for obtaining useful results

Authors: Wang, Yungang; Michael D Sohn; Ashok J Gadgil; Yilun Wang; Kathleen M Lask, and Thomas W Kirchstetter.

2011

Support to DHS Chemical Detection Field Testing and Countermeasures Studies: Report to Sponsors

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Douglas R Black, and William W Delp.
09/2011

Towards improved characterization of high-risk releases using heterogeneous indoor sensor systems

Authors: Sreedharan, Priya; Michael D Sohn; William W Nazaroff, and Ashok J Gadgil.
02/2011

Final Report: Balancing energy conservation and occupant needs in ventilation rate standards for “Big Box” stores in California: predicted indoor air quality and energy consumption using a matrix of ventilation scenarios

Authors: Apte, Michael G; Mark J Mendell; Michael D Sohn; Spencer M Dutton; Pam M Berkeley, and Michael Spears.

2010

Occupancy-Based Energy Management in Buildings: Final Report to Sponsors

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Douglas R Black; Phillip N Price; Yiqing Lin; Rohini Brahme; Amit Surana; Satish Narayanan; Alberto Cerpa; Varick Ericson, and Ankur Kamthe.
06/2010

Role of CYP1B1 in PAH‐DNA Adduct Formation and Breast Cancer Risk

Authors: Goth-Goldstein, Regine; Marion L Russell; Donghui Li; Ana P Müller; Maira Caleffi; Joao Eschiletti; Marcia Graudenz, and Michael D Sohn.
04/2010

2009

Sensor Networks for Detecting Toxic Releases in Buildings

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Ashok J Gadgil; Priya Sreedharan, and William W Nazaroff.
05/2009

Anthrax Sampling and Decontamination: Technology Trade-Offs

Authors: Price, Phillip N; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Jennifer A McWilliams, and Michael D Sohn.

Indoor Sampler Siting

Authors: Sohn, Michael D, and David M Lorenzetti.

2008

Using Information on Uncertainty to Improve Environmental Fate Modeling: A Case Study on DDT

Authors: Schenker, Urs; Martin Scheringer; Michael D Sohn; Randy L Maddalena; Thomas E McKone, and Konrad Hungerbühler.
10/2008

Carbon Sequestration Risks and Risk Management

Authors: Price, Phillip N; Thomas E McKone, and Michael D Sohn.

Population Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling for the Human Lactational Transfer of PCB 153 with Consideration of Worldwide Human Biomonitoring Results

Authors: Redding, Laurel E; Michael D Sohn; Thomas E McKone; Shu-Li Wang; Dennis P.H Hsieh, and Raymond S. H Yang.

Rapid Data Assimilation in the Indoor Environment: theory and examples from real-time interpretation of indoor plumes of airborne chemicals

Authors: Gadgil, Ashok J; Michael D Sohn; Priya Sreedharan; Carlos Borrego, and Anna Isabel Miranda.

2007

Influence of indoor transport and mixing times scales on the performance of sensor systems for characterizing contaminant releases

Authors: Sreedharan, Priya; Michael D Sohn; William W Nazaroff, and Ashok J Gadgil.

Predicting Size-Resolved Particle Behavior in Multizone Buildings

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Michael G Apte; Richard G Sextro, and Alvin C.K Lai.

Siting Bio-Samplers in Buildings

Authors: Sohn, Michael D, and David M Lorenzetti.

Trade-offs between moving and stationary particle collectors for detecting a bio-agent plume

Authors: Price, Phillip N; Ashok J Gadgil, and Michael D Sohn.

2006

Systems Approach to Evaluating Sensor Characteristics for Real-Time Monitoring of High-Risk Indoor Contaminant Releases

Authors: Sreedharan, Priya; Michael D Sohn; Ashok J Gadgil, and William W Nazaroff.
06/2006

Prospective Hazard Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis for Buckminsterfullerene in the Environment

Authors: Maddalena, Randy L; Matthew Macleod; Thomas E McKone, and Michael D Sohn.

Tracer Gas Transport under Mixed Convection Conditions in an Experimental Atrium: Comparison Between Experiments and CFD Predictions

Authors: Jayaraman, Buvaneswari; Elizabeth U Finlayson; Michael D Sohn; Tracy L Thatcher; Phillip N Price; Emily E Wood; Richard G Sextro, and Ashok J Gadgil.

2005

Assessing Sheltering-In-Place Responses to Outdoor Toxic Releases

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Richard G Sextro, and David M Lorenzetti.
09/2005

Analyzing a database of residential air leakage in the United States

Authors: Chan, Wanyu R; William W Nazaroff; Phillip N Price; Michael D Sohn, and Ashok J Gadgil.
06/2005

Analyzing a Database of Residential Air Leakage in the United States

Authors: Chan, Wanyu R; William W Nazaroff; Phillip N Price; Michael D Sohn, and Ashok J Gadgil.
06/2005

2004

Characterizing buildings for airflow models: What should we measure?

Authors: Price, Phillip N; Sheng-Chieh Chang, and Michael D Sohn.

Indoor measurements of environmental tobacco smoke

Authors: Apte, Michael G; Lara A Gundel; S. S Katharine Hammond; Raymond L Dod; Marion L Russell; Brett C Singer; Michael D Sohn; Douglas P Sullivan; Gee-Minn Chang, and Richard G Sextro.

Reconstructing Population Exposures from Dose Biomarkers: Inhalation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) as a Case Study

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Thomas E McKone, and Jerry N Blancato.

Standardized Approach for Developing Probabilistic Exposure Factor Distributions

Authors: Maddalena, Randy L; Thomas E McKone, and Michael D Sohn.

2003

Protecting Buildings From a Biological or Chemical Attack: actions to take before or during a release

Authors: Price, Phillip N; Michael D Sohn; Ashok J Gadgil; William W Delp; David M Lorenzetti; Elizabeth U Finlayson; Tracy L Thatcher; Richard G Sextro; Elisabeth A Derby, and Sondra A Jarvis.

Responding to Sudden Pollutant Releases in Office Buildings: 1. Framework and Analysis Tools

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Richard G Sextro; Ashok J Gadgil, and Joan M Daisey.

2002

Advice for first responders to a building during a chemical or biological attack

Authors: Price, Phillip N; William W Delp; Michael D Sohn; Tracy L Thatcher; David M Lorenzetti; Richard G Sextro; Ashok J Gadgil; Elisabeth A Derby, and Sondra A Jarvis.

Factors affecting the concentration of outdoor particles indoors: existing data and data needs

Authors: McKone, Thomas E; Tracy L Thatcher; William J Fisk; Richard G Sextro; Michael D Sohn; William W Delp, and William J Riley.

Information for first responders to a chemical or biological attack

Authors: Price, Phillip N; David M Lorenzetti; Ashok J Gadgil; Michael D Sohn; William W Delp, and Sondra A Jarvis.

Modeling the spread of anthrax in buildings

Authors: Sextro, Richard G; David M Lorenzetti; Michael D Sohn, and Tracy L Thatcher.

Rapidly locating and characterizing pollutant releases in buildings: An application of Bayesian data analysis

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Pamela Reynolds; Navtej Singh, and Ashok J Gadgil.

Rapidly Locating Sources And Predicting Contaminant Dispersion In Buildings

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Pamela Reynolds; Ashok J Gadgil, and Richard G Sextro.

2001

Factors Affecting the Concentration of Outdoor Particles Indoors (COPI): Identification of Data Needs and Existing Data

Authors: Thatcher, Tracy L; Thomas E McKone; William J Fisk; Michael D Sohn; William W Delp; William J Riley, and Richard G Sextro.
12/2001

2000

Reducing uncertainty in site characterization using Bayes Monte Carlo methods

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Mitchell J Small, and Marina Pantazidou.
10/2000

Improving Speed and Robustness of the COMIS Solver

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M, and Michael D Sohn.

1999

Characterizing indoor airflow and pollutant transport using simulation modeling for prototypical buildings. 1. Office buildings

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Joan M Daisey, and Helmut E Feustel.

Modeling aerosol behavior in multizone indoor environments

Authors: Sohn, Michael D; Alvin C.K Lai; Brian V Smith; Richard G Sextro; Helmut E Feustel, and William W Nazaroff.