Ellen K. Mantus

Dr. Ellen K. Mantus is the Director of Science at the Health Effects Institute (HEI). She oversees the Environment and Health program that primarily focuses on the relationship between air pollution exposures and health. In that role, she works with the Research and Review Committees and HEI staff to identify important research topics, develop research proposals, review research applications, oversee funded research, and review investigator reports. Previously, she was a Scholar and Director of the Chemical Sciences Roundtable on the Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) where she served as the study director on more than 20 National Academies studies. As a study director, she worked closely with diverse National Academies committees to assess the underlying science and ensure successful completion of the committee reports. In recognition of her achievements at the National Academies, she was awarded the National Academies Distinguished Service Award in 2008.