The Freire-Gormaly lab has been featured in the media at the local, National and International level. Connect with her on LinkedIn!
2022
January
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly spoke with Nick Westoll from CityNews Everywhere on January 13, 2022 about Air Filters in Schools to minimize the spread of COVID-19 indoors. The interview was featured at the very beginning of the 6pm newscast. See this link for the full interview.
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly gave a full-length interview with Patricia Treble for Maclean's Magazine on January 11, 2022 about reducing transmission of COVID-19 by aerosols through the use of N95 masks while indoors especially during the wave of the Omicron variant. Read this link for the full article.
March
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly spoke with Global News on March 5, 2022 explaining Nuclear Power Plants during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. See this link for the full-length article. It was cross-posted by Q107 at this link.
2021
April
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly spoke with Avis Favarro on the National CTV News Channel on April 21, 2021 about the Scientific community calling for updated virus guidance regarding aerosol transmission of COVID-19. The interview was also written as an article posted online at this link.
February
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly spoke with Maleeha Sheikh from CityNews about the need to upgrade HVAC in schools and workplaces to reduce the risk of aerosol transmission of COVID-19 on February 20, 2021. The video interview and published article are available at this link.
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly spoke live with Seth Angie on the National CTV News Channel on February 13, 2021 about Aerosol Transmission of COVID-19 and the importance of the HVAC system for safety of the building occupants.
2020
October
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly spoke with Dana Roberts from CTV Northern Ontario News on October 21, 2020 about the importance of upgrading HVAC for minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission indoors during the winter. The video interview was also published as an article posted online at this link.
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly spoke with Lynn Desjardins from Radio Canada International about how the COVID-19 risk increases as Canadians move indoors, Radio Canada International News ( CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) on October 21, 2020. The article is available at this link.
March
Prof. Marina Freire-Gormaly was interviewed by Marika Bigonginari in 'Engineering Dimensions', the magazine of the Professional Engineers Ontario on the Shift to Renewable Energy published in the March 1, 2020 edition of the magazine. Read the story on pages 25-27 at this link.
