Frank S. Rosenthal, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health Science Phone: (765) 494-0812 Fax: (765) 496-1377 E-mail: frank@purdue.edu Full directory listing

Education

Research: Occupational and Environmental Health Science

Frank S. Rosenthal, Ph.D. studies the lung deposition of inhaled particles as it relates to inhalation toxicology and diagnosis of lung disease. Experimental techniques include pulmonary function testing in animals, aerosol based measures of emphysema and abnormal ventilation, and image-based lung morphometry. These techniques are also used to study mechanisms and therapies for emphysema. Other lines of Dr. Rosenthal's research include: effects of inhaled particles on heart rate variability, methodology for exposure assessment and environmental epidemiology, and health effects of nonionizing radiation.

Representative Publications

Gazdik, E, Rosenthal F.S., Attenuation of Laboratory Gloves to Ultraviolet Radiation from a Transilluminator. J. Occup. Env Hygiene 1 291-302 (2004).

Eninger, R, Rosenthal F.S., Heart rate variability and particulate exposure in vehicle maintenance workers: a pilot study. J. Occup. Env Hygiene 1 493-9 (2004)

Rosenthal F.S., Yeagy, B.L. Characterization of Metalworking Fluid Aerosols in Bearing Grinding Operations. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 62 379–382 (2001)

Rosenthal F.S., The distribution of inhaled particles in aerosol measurements of pulmonary airspace size. J Aerosol Med. 13 315-24 (2001)

Couetil LL, Rosenthal F.S., DeNicola DB, Chilcoat CD. Clinical signs, evaluation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and assessment of pulmonary function in horses with inflammatory respiratory disease. Am J Vet Res 62 538-46 (2001).

Rosenthal F.S., Aerosol measurement of airspace diameter correlates with morphometry in normal and papain-exposed air dried lungs. Exp. Lung Res. 25 425-441 (1999).

Papineni, R.S., Rosenthal F.S., The size distribution of droplets in the exhaled breath of healthy human subjects. J. Aerosol Med. 10 105-116 (1997).

Rosenthal F.S., Aerosol deposition and dispersion characterize lung injury in a canine model of emphysema. J. Appl. Physiol. 78 1585-1595 (1995).

Rosenthal F.S., Exposure assessment for airborne man-made mineral fibers: the role of fiber dimensions. Ann. Occup. Hyg. 37 395-417 (1993).

Rosenthal F.S., S.K West, B. Munoz, A.E. Bakalian and H.R. Taylor. Ocular and facial skin exposure to ultraviolet radiation: A personal exposure model with application to a worker population. Health Physics 6177-86 (1991).