C. Arden Pope, III
Emeritus Professor, Economics
Karl G. Maeser Distinguished
University Professor
Brigham Young University
Douglas W. Dockery
Emeritus Professor,
Environmental Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health
C. Arden Pope, III, is a Professor of Economics and Karl G. Maeser Distinguished University Professor, Emeritus, at Brigham Young University. He received a PhD from Iowa State University, was a Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, and an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Douglas W. Dockery is the John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Research Professor of Environmental and Epidemiology, Emeritus, at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He directed the Harvard—NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Sciences and Chaired the Department of Environmental Health.
Drs. Pope and Dockery have spent over four decades conducting and collaborating on seminal studies on the health effects of air pollution. They have advised numerous scientific boards and committees and received multiple research and teaching awards. Recently, they co-authored a remarkable book, Particles of Truth: A Story of Discovery, Controversy, and the Fight for Healthy Air (MIT Press, 2025). This book presents a compelling story of air pollution science, documenting the substantial public health benefits of clean, healthy air. The book also addresses persistent efforts to cast doubt on air pollution research and discredit public policy initiatives aimed at protecting air quality.
