Dr. Nicholas Good, PhD

Principal, Exposure Science

Nick Good

Dr. Nicholas Good is an aerosol scientist with over 20 years of experience. He holds a PhD in Atmospheric Science from the University of Manchester and a BSc in Physics from the University of Manchester. He has worked across academia and private industry on topics broadly related to atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and environmental health. His work has spanned basic research on atmospheric processes, modeling air quality, human exposure assessment, exposure mitigation strategies, and much more.

As a Principal at RedSpire LLC (2025-present), Dr. Nicholas Good provides consulting services supporting clients' needs in occupational health and safety, exposure assessment, and environmental health issues. A particular focus of his work is exposure reconstruction and modeling in occupational and non-occupational settings related to a variety of substances such as asbestos and benzene.

Prior to RedSpire, Dr. Nicholas Good served as Research Scientist at Colorado State University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, leading research on air quality and human health with emphasis on indoor air quality, building performance, bioaerosols, and novel health effects of air pollution. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed scientific papers and worked on research projects funded by agencies such as DOE, NASA, NIH, CDC and other U.S. and European agencies. He has also worked at several other universities and began providing specialized environmental consulting services in 2019.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Exposure reconstruction and probabilistic risk modeling (e.g. asbestos, benzene)
  • Scientific instrument development, evaluation, and deployment
  • Indoor air quality and building performance analysis
  • Aerosol characterization
  • Combustion emissions characterization
  • Bioaerosol detection
  • Data analysis and statistical programming

Research Focus Areas

  • Indoor Air Quality & Building Performance: Leading research at the intersection of building energy efficiency and indoor air quality, developing scalable approaches for commercial building air quality assessments. Recent work focuses on the interplay between policy and indoor air quality mitigation strategies.
  • Air Pollution Exposure & Health Outcomes: Research on acute health effects of air pollution in occupational, residential, and controlled settings. Developing modeling approaches to relate multi-decadal air pollution exposure potential and cognitive health outcomes in longitudinal cohorts.
  • Measurement & Data Analysis Techniques: Development of measurement techniques, analysis algorithms, and data interfaces for air pollutants. Expertise in personal ventilation rate modeling and black carbon exposure assessment.

Education

  • PhD – University of Manchester (2005–2009)
    Atmospheric Science: Measuring hygroscopic properties and cloud activation of atmospheric aerosols.
  • BSc – University of Manchester (2002–2005)
    Physics

Professional Experience

  • RedSpire LLC: Principal, Exposure Science (2025-present)
  • CloudSci LLC: Co-Founder (2023)
  • Good Science LLC: Owner (2019-present) - Environmental consulting for occupational health, exposure modeling, asbestos/benzene cases
  • Colorado State University: Research Scientist III (2020-present), Research Scientist I (2017-2020), Postdoctoral Fellow (2012-2017)
  • University of Hertfordshire: Project Manager (2011-2012) - Air quality and health impact assessment tools
  • CNRS - Université Blaisé Pascal: Postdoctoral Researcher (2009-2010) - Cloud and ice forming potential of bioaerosols

Select Publications

From over 40 peer-reviewed publications | ORCiD: 0000-0002-6048-4938 | h-index: 28

  • Hoskovec L, et al. (2023) "Infinite hidden Markov models for multiple multivariate time series with missing data." Biometrics.
  • Tanner K, et al. (2023) "Large particle emissions from human vocalization and playing of wind instruments." Environmental Science & Technology, 57(41), 15392-15400.
  • Volckens J, et al. (2022) "Aerosol emissions from wind instruments: effects of performer age, sex, sound pressure level, and bell covers." Scientific Reports, 12:11303.
  • Good N, et al. (2021) "Respiratory aerosol emissions from vocalization: age and sex differences are explained by volume and exhaled CO2." Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 8(12), 1071-1076.
  • Fedak K, Good N, et al. (2020) "Acute changes in lung function following controlled exposure to cookstove air pollution in the STOVES study." Inhalation Toxicology, 32(3), 115-123.
  • Bilsback K, et al. (2019) "A laboratory assessment of 120 air pollutant emissions from biomass and fossil fuel cookstoves." Environmental Science & Technology, 53(12): 7114-7125.
  • Good N, et al. (2019) "Development and validation of models to predict personal ventilation rate for air pollution research." Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology.
  • Good N, et al. (2017) "An accurate filter loading correction is essential for assessing personal exposure to black carbon using an Aethalometer." Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology.
  • Good N, et al. (2016) "The Fort Collins Commuter Study: Impact of route type and transport mode on personal exposure to multiple air pollutants." Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 26(4), 397-404.
  • Good N, et al. (2010) "Instrumentational operation and analytical methodology for the reconciliation of aerosol water uptake under sub-and supersaturated conditions."Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

Get in Touch

Email: nicholas.good@redspire.us

Phone: 970-825-2832

For consulting inquiries related to exposure assessment, occupational health and safety, data analysis, or instrumentation, feel free to reach out to Nick.