Dr. Atin Adhikari has more than 15 years of experience in environmental and occupational hygiene research at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, and Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH), Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA. He is an associate professor of environmental health sciences at JPHCOPH. He was involved with a broad range of research projects related to exposure assessment of air pollutants, including airborne microorganisms, particulate matter, and microbial contaminants in indoor and outdoor environments; microbial exposures among community and in agricultural work places; the relationship between respiratory allergies, microbial contaminants, and air pollutants; and the inactivation of microorganisms relevant to biodefense. He supervised three CDC/NIOSH-, NIH/NIEHS-, and US-HUD-supported projects as the principal investigator; several DoD projects as a co-investigator; and authored or co-authored 79 peer-reviewed articles of original research. He reviewed research articles for 60 national and international scientific journals and served as a panel member and reviewer for the NIOSH Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; and The Johns Hopkins NIEHS Center in Urban Environmental Health Pilot Project Research Grants Program, Johns Hopkins University.