Dennis D. Lane is the Associate Director for Research Operations and Education for KUTRI. As Associate Director, Dr. Lane is responsible
for monitoring the health and status of all on-going KUTRI related research and development with the express purpose of maintaining KU's
reputation for high quality, timely and meaningful research.
Dr. Lane is the N.T. Veatch Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Kansas. He came to KU
over thirty years ago after receiving his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana. Professor Lane's teaching interests include
design of air pollution control equipment, air quality management, physical principles of environmental engineering and environmental
management. His research interests include the characteristics and environmental impacts of atmospheric deposition; source-receptor
relationships for atmospheric deposition; noncriteria air pollutant monitoring; development of standard operating procedures for the
sampling, analysis, and monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ambient air; and air pollution emissions from transportation
sources.
Dr. Lane's major fields of specialization are air pollution control, ambient air monitoring, and aerosol science. Research sponsors
include NSF, U.S. EPA, NASA, and various commercial sources. Dr. Lane has received the U.S. EPA Bronze Medal for research; and he served
as a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry for six years. He has published
over 125 refereed scientific and professional papers in journals and proceedings, as well as one book.
Dr. Lane is also the Director of the Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Program at KU and the Associate Director of the Center
for Science Education.
