• Link to Kimberly Prather's CV

Kimberly Prather dedicates significant time educating the public on climate and air pollution issues by giving lectures at the SIO Birch Aquarium, San Diego Natural History Museum, radio (NPR), TV broadcasts (PBS, CNN), local schools. She and members of her research group take science communication very seriously. She has given public lectures and participated in videos and news interviews, including an ACS YouTube Video on CAICE research. She also works with local schools in economically challenged regions to reinvigorate science education through the use of environmental (particle) measurements.

During the pandemic, Prather has been heavily involved in helping local San Diego K-12 schools and UC San Diego reopen safely by considering the airborne transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. She has now conducted over 600 national and international media interviews on how to protect oneself from airborne exposure to this virus. She was involved in writing a FAQ that has been translated into numerous languages and used worldwide on “How to protect yourself from SARS-CoV-2".