2020 Aeroacoustics Award Lecture COVID-19 Propagation
Channel: OptiNav
Date: 2020-06-19

Lecture given at 2020 AIAA AVIATION on occasion of my receiving the AIAA Aeroacoustics Award. Topics include the technology cited in the award and then, switching to a field different from my own, some information from aerobiology literature about the mechanics of the propagation of viruses by respiratory droplets. The role of humidity in modulating the seasonality of influenza is emphasized. Suggestions from the cited papers on reducing the spread of certain viruses may be important for COVID-19. These include indoor humidity control and increased ventilation.