March 1, 2022 Mechanical engineers receive ASHRAE Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award Written By: Staff Departments: Mechanical Engineering Categories: Awards|Faculty|Research Three University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering professors have been selected as recipients of the 2022 Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Professors David Rothamer, Scott Sanders and Douglas Reindl together with Chemistry Professor Tim Bertram were honored for their paper titled , “Strategies to minimize SARS-CoV-2 transmission in classroom settings: combined impacts of ventilation and mask effective filtration efficiency.” The award recognizes the best referred paper published in the volume year of the Science and Technology for the Built Environment, the ASHRAE research journal, and preceding the ASHRAE Winter Conference papers. The award presentation will take place at the society’s annual conference in Toronto, Canada, during the plenary session on June 25, 2022.