Understanding airflow and transmission in automobile cabins

Collaboration with fluid dynamics experts Varghese Mathai and Kenny Breuer to address risks of airborne infections (e.g SarsCov2) based on ventilation patterns in Scientific Advances. While rolling all the windows down is optimal for clearing infectious particles, the configuration matters if any are closed is not intuitive and solely using the vents is insufficient. Popular press has covered on Good Morning America and NewYork local CBS. Also see the Brown press release for more...