Dr. Morton Lippmann is a Professor Emeritus of Environmental Medicine at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. He is a leader in the fields of human exposure assessment and air pollution health effects. Lippmann received a doctorate in Environmental Health Science from NYU, a Master of Science degree in industrial hygiene from Harvard University, and an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from The Cooper Union.
The author and co-author more than 300 research articles, Lippmann is also the lead author of two books, Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health Effects, and Environmental Health Science: Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Chemical and Physical Health Hazards.
Lippmann has received numerous awards and accolades, including AIHA's Donald E. Cummings Memorial Award, AIHA Fellow, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists’ Herbert E. Stokinger and Meritorious Achievement Awards, the Academy of Industrial Hygiene’s Henry F. Smyth Jr. Award, and the American Association for Aerosol Research’s David Sinclair Award.
The Birkners endowed this scholarship in Lippmann’s name as a tribute to the professor for being an influential force in the careers of both Larry and his brother, Jeff Birkner.
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
In awarding the Morton Lippmann Scholarship, preference is given to students enrolled at New York University, however, all students meeting the AIHF general scholarship criteria are eligible.
Current and Past Recipients
2022 - 2023
Antonio Saporito, New York University
2021 - 2022
Wuyue Yu, New York University
2020 - 2021
Micahel Kado, University of California, Berkeley
2019 - 2020
David Luglio, New York University
2018 - 2019
James D. D'Addio, City University of New York
Michael C. Levay, City University of New York
2017 - 2018
Christine M. Constantino, City University of New York
Md Mostafijur Rahman, New York University
Anthony M. Ierardi, City University of New York
2016 - 2017
Keith A. Sanders, Air Force Institute of Technology
Janalee F. Thompson, Colorado State University
Wenxiao Yan, University of Toronto
2015 - 2016
Kali Basman, New York University
Mohamed Jiffry Ruzmyn Vilcassim, New York University
2014 - 2015
Chris C. Lim, New York University
2013 - 2014
Eric L. Saunders, New York University
2012 - 2013
Ashleigh F.Kayne, Colorado State University
2011- 2012
Ariana Shiwbaran, Hunter College
2010 - 2011
Jiang Zhou, New York University
2009 - 2010
Azita Cueva, New York University
2008 - 2009
Eric N. Liberda, New York University
2007 - 2008
Sonia Narula, University of Toronto
2006 - 2007
Ramona Lall, New York University
2005 - 2006
Patricia Gillespie, New York University
2004 - 2005
Stephen Schayer, New York University
2003 - 2004
Leshan Elliott, University of North Alabama
2001 - 2002
Susan Shepherd, University of Massachusetts Lowell
2000 - 2001
Shao I. Hsu, New York University