Professor Frank Kelly
Visiting Professor
Research interests
- Population Health
Contact details
Biography
Professor Frank Kelly is a visiting member of the School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences.
Professor Kelly leads a substantial research activity which spans all aspects of air pollution research from toxicology to science policy. He has led studies of the urban airshed within London including the impact of the introduction of London’s Congestion Charging Zone and Low Emission Zone.
Professor Kelly’s research examines the toxicity of PM associated metals and quinones, diesel and biodiesel exhaust emissions, wood smoke and the identification of biomarkers of exposure. A new area of investigation is ambient microplastics including heir identification and potential health effects.
Professor Kelly has published over 340 peer-reviewed papers as well as many conference papers and books (as author or editor) on the toxicology and health effects of ozone, nitrogen dioxide and particulate pollution. In addition to his academic work Professor Kelly is past President of the European Society for Free Radical Research and past Chairman of the British Association for Lung Research. He has provided policy support to the WHO on air pollution issues and he is Chairman of COMEAP the UK’s Department of Health’s Expert Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants.
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Major new research hub to address urban health
King's College London is a partner in a major new research initiative which will examine how urban development can ensure healthy lives for all, whilst also...
Traditional stove use in rural China persists despite health warnings
Research published in Nature Sustainability finds that many Chinese homes continue to use traditional coal and wood-burning stoves despite proof that they are...
Pollution from Heathrow detected in central London
People in European cities are breathing particle pollution from nearby airports as well as traffic finds new research.
Professor Frank Kelly and Dr Julia Fussell win Haagen-Smit prize
Professor Frank Kelly and Dr Julia Fussell, School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, have received the 2019 Haagen-Smit prize which recognises...