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Marwa Zaatari, Ph.D., Member ASHRAE is an internationally recognized leader in indoor air quality, decarbonization, and performance-based building design. Dr. Zaatari also serves on the Board of Directors of Montana Technologies, helping guide the development of atmospheric energy and water harvesting systems and cultivating strategic partnerships with national laboratories and global industry leaders. Additionally, she is Vice President of Building Solutions at AeroSeal, and Chief Engineer at Poppy, focusing on both improving building performance and advancing real-time airflow, and bioaerosol sensing technologies that optimize ventilation and support healthier energy-efficient buildings.
Dr. Zaatari also has extensive experience in global standards development. She has taught as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, and serves on several technical committees, including vice chair for SSPC 62.1 and chair for the Environmental Health Committee. She also led the Risk Assessment Working Group for ASHRAE Standard 241, the first-ever pathogen mitigation standard, helping define performance-based clean air strategies. Dr. Zaatari leads the risk assessment work for the ARPA-H BREATHE program, developing open-source decision-engine models that link real-time air quality data to health outcomes
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