Distinguished Professor
Lidia Morawska


Personal details

Positions

Australian Laureate Fellow
Faculty of Science,
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Keywords

Air Quality, Atmospheric Aerosol Science, Human Exposure

Research field

Atmospheric sciences, Environmental engineering, Environmental management

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020

Qualifications

  • PhD (Jagiellonian University)
  • MSc (Jagiellonian University)

Professional memberships and associations

ELECTED/INVITED FELLOWSHIPS

  • 2024 International Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Elected)
  • 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (Invited)
  • 2021 Fellowship, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences (QAAS) (Invited)
  • 2020 Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (Elected)
  • 2009 Fellow, Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ)
MEMBERSHIPS

  • Consultant, World Health Organization
  • Member, Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ)
  • Trustee, International Society for Indoor Air Quality (ISIAQ)
  • Member, American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)
  • Life membership of CASANZ

Teaching

Teaching discipline: Physics

Teaching areas: Physics

Publications

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2025

  • Liu, P., Shao, L., Guo, Z., Zhang, Y., Cao, Y., Ma, X. & Morawska, L. (2025). Physicochemical characteristics of airborne microplastics of a typical coastal city in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 148, 602–613. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244763
  • Sirota, S. B., Doxey, M. C., Dominguez, R., Bender, R. G., Vongpradith, A., Albertson, S. B., Novotney, A., Burkart, K., Carter, A., Abdi, P., Abdoun, M., Abebe, A. M., Abegaz, K., Aboagye, R., Abolhassani, H., Abreu, L., Abualruz, H., Abu-Gharbieh, E., Aburuz, S., Adane, M., Addo, I., Adekanmbi, V., Adnani, Q., Adzigbli, L., Afzal, M., Afzal, S., Ahinkorah, B., Ahmad, S., Ahmed, A., Ahmed, H., Ahmed, S., Akinosoglou, K., Akkaif, M., Al awaidy, S., Alalalmeh, S., Albashtawy, M., Albataineh, M., Al-Gheethi, A., Alhalaiqa, F., Alhassan, R., Ali, A., Ali, L., Ali, M., Ali, S., Ali, W., Almazan, J., Alqahtani, J., Alrawashdeh, A., Al-Rifai, R., Alshahrani, N., Altartoor, K., Al-Tawfiq, J., Alvis-Guzman, N., Al-Worafi, Y., Aly, H., Aly, S., Alzoubi, K., Al-Zyoud, W., Amhare, A., Amu, H., Amusa, G., Anil, A., Anvari, S., Anyabolo, E., Arabloo, J., Arafat, M., Areda, D., Aregawi, B., Aremu, A., Athari, S., Aujayeb, A., Aynalem, Z., Azadnajafabad, S., Azzam, A., Badar, M., Bahrami taghanaki, P., Bahramian, S., Baig, A., Bajcetic, M., Balakrishnan, S., Banach, M., Bardhan, M., Barqawi, H., Bastan, M., Batra, K., Batra, R., Behnoush, A., Beiranvand, M., Belete, A., Belete, M., Beloukas, A., Beran, A., Bhardwaj, P., Bhargava, A., Bhat, A., Bhuiyan, M., Bitra, V., Bodunrin, A., Bogale, E., Boppana, S., Borhany, H., Bouaoud, S., Brown, C., Buonsenso, D., Bustanji, Y., Cámera, L., Castañeda-Orjuela, C., Cegolon, L., Cenderadewi, M., Chakraborty, S., Chattu, V., Cheng, E., Chichagi, F., Ching, P., Chopra, H., Choudhari, S., Christopher, D., Chu, D., Chukwu, I., Chung, E., Corlateanu, A., Cruz-Martins, N., Dadana, S., Dadras, O., Dahiru, T., Dai, X., Das, J., Dash, N., Dashti, M., Dashtkoohi, M., De la hoz, F., Debopadhaya, S., Demessa, B., Demis, A., Devanbu, V., Devegowda, D., Dhama, K., Dhulipala, V., Diaz, D., Diaz, M., Do, T., Do, T., Dodangeh, M., Dorostkar, F., Dsouza, A., Dsouza, H., Duraisamy, S., Durojaiye, O., Dziedzic, A., Ed-Dra, A., Ekholuenetale, M., Ekundayo, T., El sayed, I., El-Dahiyat, F., Elhadi, M., Elshaer, M., Eslami, M., Eze, U., Fagbamigbe, A., Faramarzi, A., Fasina, F., Ferreira, N., Fischer, F., Fitriana, I., Flor, L., Gaihre, S., Gajdács, M., Galehdar, N., Ganiyani, M., Gebregergis, M., Gebrehiwot, M., Gebremeskel, T., Getahun, G., Getie, M., Ghadiri, K., Ghasemzadeh, A., Ghorbani, M., Goldust, M., Golechha, M., Goleij, P., Gorini, G., Goyal, A., Guan, S., Guarducci, G., Gudeta, M., Gupta, R., Gupta, S., Gupta, V., Gupta, V., Hadei, M., Hadi, N., Haj-Mirzaian, A., Halwani, R., Hamidi, S., Hammoud, A., Hanifi, N., Hanna, F., Haq, Z., Haque, M., Hasan, S., Hasani, H., Hasnain, M., Hassankhani, H., Haubold, J., Hayat, K., Hegazi, O., Hezam, K., Holla, R., Hoogar, P., Horita, N., Hostiuc, M., Huynh, H., Ibitoye, S., Ilesanmi, O., Ilic, I., Ilic, M., Imam, M., Isa, M., Islam, S., Ismail, N., Iwagami, M., J, V., Jafarzadeh, A., Jaggi, K., Jairoun, A., Jakovljevic, M., Jamshidi, E., Jayaram, S., Jeswani, B., Jha, R., Jose, J., Joseph, N., Joshua, C., Jozwiak, J., K, V., Morawska, L., Rizvi, S. M. D., Zhao, Y., Murray, C. & other (2025). Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 25(1), 36–51. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/252192
  • Aganovic, A., Buonanno, G., Cao, G., Delmaar, C., Kurnitski, J., Mikszewski, A., Morawska, L., Vermeulen, L. C. & Wargocki, P. (2025). Comparative assessment of airborne infection risk tools in enclosed spaces: Implications for disease control. Infectious Disease Modelling, 10(1), 338–352. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/254381
  • Tay, G. T. P., Smith, K., He, C., Ballard, E. L., Wood, M. E., Stockwell, R. E., Morawska, L., Wainwright, C. E. & Bell, S. C. (2025). Tolerability and effectiveness of face-masks in reducing cough aerosols for children with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255546
  • Lin, K., Zhang, W., Jia, B., Liu, B., Morawska, L., Wang, L. & Chen, J. (2025). Insights from an Integrated LC-MS/MS and Machine Learning Analysis into the Role of Long-Chain CHO-Containing Compounds in Ambient Light-Absorbing Aerosols. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 12(1), 37–43. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255810
  • Lekamge, S. A., Jayaratne, R., Fookes, C., Gammulle, H. & Morawska, L. (2025). Dual-Purpose Smoke Alarms: Integrating low-cost PM2.5 sensors for combined fire detection and indoor air quality monitoring. Aerosol Science and Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255861
  • Morawska, L., Asbach, C. & Patel, H. (2025). Application of PM2.5 low-cost sensors for indoor air quality compliance monitoring. Aerosol Science and Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255862
  • Cheung, H. Y. W., Kumar, P., Hama, S., Emygdio, A. P. M., Wei, Y., Anagnostopoulos, L., Ewer, J., Ferracci, V., Galea, E. R., Grandison, A., Hadjichristodoulou, C., Jia, F., Lepore, P., Morawska, L., Mouchtouri, V. A., Siilin, N., Wang, Z. & other (2025). Monitoring of indoor air quality at a large sailing cruise ship to assess ventilation performance and disease transmission risk. Science of the Total Environment, Article 178286, 962. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255655
  • Landry, S. A., Jamriska, M., Menon, V. J., Lee, L. Y. Y., Magnin-Bougma, I., Subedi, D., Barr, J. J., Monty, J., Kevin, K., Gunatilaka, A., Delaire, M., Marks, G. B., Stewardson, A. J., Morawska, L., Edwards, B. A., Majumdar, S. S., Subbarao, K. & Joosten, S. A. (2025). Ultraviolet radiation vs air filtration to mitigate virus laden aerosol in an occupied clinical room. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Article 137211, 487. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255863
  • Hilly, J. J., Sinha, J., Mani, F. S., Turagabeci, A., Jagals, P., Thomas, D. S. G., Wiggs, G. F. S., Morawska, L., Singh, K., Gucake, J., Ashworth, M., Mataki, M., Hiba, D., Bainivalu, D., Knibbs, L. D., Stuetz, R. M. & Dansie, A. P. (2025). PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations in urban and peri-urban environments of two Pacific Island Countries. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Article 102454, 16(5). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255864
  • Hanigan, I. C., Yu, W., Yuen, C., Gopi, K., Knibbs, L. D., Cowie, C. T., Jalaludin, B., Cope, M., Riley, M., Heyworth, J. S., Morawska, L., Marks, G. B., Morgan, G. G. & Guo, Y. (2025). Deep ensemble machine learning with Bayesian blending improved accuracy and precision of modelled ground-level ozone for region with sparse monitoring: Australia, 2005-2018. Environmental Modelling and Software, Article 106378, 187. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255656

2024

  • Guo, L. H., Lin, L. Z., Zhou, Y., Jalaludin, B., Morawska, L., Dharmage, S. C., Knibbs, L. D., Huang, G. F., Chen, D. H., Ma, H., Gao, M., Heinrich, J., Zhou, P., Gui, Z. H., Chu, C., Liu, R. Q. & Dong, G. H. (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to ambient PM2.5 from 1990 to 2019: An analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019. Environmental Research, Article 117635, 241. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/245037
  • Xiao, X., Liu, R., Zhang, Z., Jalaludin, B., Heinrich, J., Lao, X., Morawska, L., Dharmage, S. C., Knibbs, L. D., Dong, G., Gao, M. & Yin, C. (2024). Using individual approach to examine the association between urban heat island and preterm birth: A nationwide cohort study in China. Environment International, Article 108356, 183. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/245051
  • Morawska, L., Allen, J., Bahnfleth, W., Bennett, B., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., Cao, J., Dancer, S. J., Floto, A., Franchimon, F., Greenhalgh, T., Haworth, C., Hogeling, J., Isaxon, C., Jimenez, J. L., Kennedy, A., Kumar, P., Kurnitski, J., Li, Y., Loomans, M., Marks, G., Marr, L. C., Mazzarella, L., Melikov, A. K., Miller, S. L., Milton, D. K., Monty, J., Nielsen, P. V., Noakes, C., Peccia, J., Prather, K. A., Querol, X., Salthammer, T., Sekhar, C., Seppanen, O., Tanabe, S., Tang, J. W., Tellier, R., Tham, K. W., Wargocki, P., Wierzbicka, A. & Yao, M. (2024). Mandating indoor air quality for public buildings. Science, 383(6690), 1418–1420. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/247686
  • Schumacher, A. E., Kyu, H. H., Aali, A., Abbafati, C., Abbas, J., Abbasgholizadeh, R., Abbasi, M. A., Abbasian, M., Abd ElHafeez, S., Abdelmasseh, M., Abd-Elsalam, S., Abdelwahab, A., Abdollahi, M., Abdoun, M., Abdullahi, A., Abdurehman, A. M., Abebe, M., Abedi, A., Abedi, A., Abegaz, T. M., Abeldaño Zuñiga, R. A., Abhilash, E. S., Abiodun, O. O., Aboagye, R. G., Abolhassani, H., Abouzid, M., Abreu, L. G., Abrha, W. A., Abrigo, M. R. M., Abtahi, D., Abu Rumeileh, S., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M. E., Aburuz, S., Abu-Zaid, A., Acuna, J. M., Adair, T., Addo, I. Y., Adebayo, O. M., Adegboye, O. A., Adekanmbi, V., Aden, B., Adepoju, A. V., Adetunji, C. O., Adeyeoluwa, T. E., Adeyomoye, O. I., Adha, R., Adibi, A., Adikusuma, W., Adnani, Q. E. S., Adra, S., Afework, A., Afolabi, A. A., Afraz, A., Afyouni, S., Afzal, S., Agasthi, P., Aghamiri, S., Agodi, A., Agyemang-Duah, W., Ahinkorah, B. O., Ahmad, A., Ahmad, D., Ahmad, F., Ahmad, M. M., Ahmad, T., Ahmadi, K., Ahmadzade, A. M., Ahmadzade, M., Ahmed, A., Ahmed, H., Ahmed, L. A., Ahmed, M. B., Ahmed, S. A., Ajami, M., Aji, B., Ajumobi, O., Akalu, G. T., Akara, E. M., Akinosoglou, K., Akkala, S., Akyirem, S., Al Hamad, H., Al Hasan, S. M., Al Homsi, A., Al Qadire, M., Ala, M., Aladelusi, T. O., AL-Ahdal, T. M. A., Alalalmeh, S. O., Al-Aly, Z., Alam, K., Alam, M., Alam, Z., Al-amer, R. M., Alanezi, F. M., Alanzi, T. M., Albashtawy, M., AlBataineh, M. T., Aldridge, R. W., Alemi, S., Al-Eyadhy, A., Al-Gheethi, A. A. S., Alhabib, K. F., Alhalaiqa, F. A. N., Al-Hanawi, M. K., Ali, A., Ali, A., Ali, B. A., Ali, H., Ali, M. U., Ali, R., Ali, S. S. S., Ali, Z., Alian Samakkhah, S., Alicandro, G., Alif, S. M., Aligol, M., Alimi, R., Aliyi, A. A., Al-Jumaily, A., Aljunid, S. M., Almahmeed, W., Al-Marwani, S., Al-Maweri, S. A. A., Almazan, J. U., Al-Mekhlafi, H. M., Almidani, O., Alomari, M. A., Alonso, N., Alqahtani, J. S., Alqutaibi, A. Y., Al-Sabah, S. K., Altaf, A., Al-Tawfiq, J. A., Altirkawi, K. A., Alvi, F. J., Alwafi, H., Al-Worafi, Y. M., Aly, H., Alzoubi, K. H., Amare, A. T., Ameyaw, E. K., Amhare, A. F., Amin, T. T., Amindarolzarbi, A., Aminian Dehkordi, J., Amiri, S., Amu, H., Amugsi, D. A., Amzat, J., Ancuceanu, R., Anderlini, D., Andrade, P. P., Andrei, C. L., Andrei, T., Angappan, D., Anil, A., Anjum, A., Antony, C. M., Antriyandarti, E., Anuoluwa, I. A., Anwar, S. L., Anyasodor, A. E., Appiah, S. C. Y., Aqeel, M., Arabloo, J., Arabzadeh Bahri, R., Arab-Zozani, M., Arafat, M., Araújo, A. M., Aravkin, A. Y., Aremu, A., Ariffin, H., Aripov, T., Armocida, B., Arooj, M., Artamonov, A. A., Artanti, K. D., Arulappan, J., Aruleba, I. T., Aruleba, R. T., Arumugam, A., Asaad, M., Asgary, S., Ashemo, M. Y., Ashraf, M., Asika, M. O., Athari, S. S., Atout, M. M. W., Atreya, A., Attia, S., Aujayeb, A., Avan, A., Awotidebe, A. W., Ayala Quintanilla, B. P., Ayanore, M. A., Ayele, G. M., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Ayyoubzadeh, S. M., Azadnajafabad, S., Azhar, G. S., Aziz, S., Azzam, A. Y., Babashahi, M., Babu, A. S., Badar, M., Badawi, A., Badiye, A. D., Bendak, S., Demant, D., Do, T. C., Francis, K. L., Franklin, R. C., Gautam, R. K., Ghasemi, M. R., Hossain, M. B., Hosseini, M. S., Islam, M. R., Islam, M. M., Le, N. H. H., Li, M. C., Li, W., Lim, L. L., Liu, X., Marx, W., McPhail, S. M., Moraga, P., Morawska, L., Mousavi, S. E., Nguyen, D. H., Nguyen, P. T., Nguyen, V. T., Osuagwu, U. L., Rahman, M. M., Rahman, M. A., Sayeed, M. A., Shaw, D. H., Singh, B. B., Sun, J., Tian, J., Tonelli, M., Wang, C., Wang, F., Wang, S., Wang, Y. P., Ward, P., Yang, L., Zhao, Y., Murray, C. J. L. & other (2024). Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403(10440), 1989–2056. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/247827

A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/l.morawska

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