The Thomas T. Mercer Joint PrizeAmerican Association for Aerosol Research

& International Society for Aerosols in Medicine

The Thomas T. Mercer Joint Prize“recognizes excellence in the areas of

pharmaceutical aerosols and inhalable materials.”

The award honors the legacy of Thomas T. Mercer, an outstanding researcher and author, whose work encompassed aerosol physics and chemistry as well as inhalation toxicology, industrial hygiene, and health physics.

The recipient was nominated by

• Carlos F. Lange • Seconded by

– Herbert Wachtel

– Jolyon P. Mitchell

– Hak-Kim Chan

2008 Recipient of the Thomas T. Mercer Joint Prize

Warren H. Finlay, Ph. D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta

Pioneer and world leader in applying advanced engineering methods to medical aerosols

- Authored “The Mechanics of Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols: An Introduction”

- Over 100 peer reviewed papers

- Sixteen patents, many with international filings

-“one of the top pharmaceutical aerosol laboratories in the world and is certainly the best of its kind in Canada.”