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It is my great honor and privilege to have the opportunity serving as the 2023 APAOC Chair. I strive to carry on the momentum in building APAOC to be a strong organization to support APAOC members, the Surgeon General’s priorities, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

Vision and Goals for 2023:

• Support professional development of APAOC officers with resources in the time of change through training, career mentoring, and opportunities to lead APAOC activities and initiatives.
• Enhance community engagement and cultural awareness to directly address Surgeon Generals priorities in AAPI communities.
• Promote health equity for AAPI communities through building partnership and raising awareness on AAPI health disparities.

I look forward to working with all the APAOC members to accomplish another productive for APAOC. Together, we can achieve the vision and goals for the 2023 operational year and continue to fulfill the APAOC mission.

About CDR Chaolong Qi:

CDR Chaolong Qi is the 2023 APAOC Chair. Prior to his current term, he served as the alternate to the 2018 MOLC Representative from APAOC and served a full term of APAOC Voting Membership in 2019-2021. He was selected for a second term of APAOC Voting Membership for 2022-2024 and served as the Chair-Elect in 2022. CDR Qi currently serves as a Senior Research Engineer and a principal investigator at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He is stationed in Cincinnati, Ohio where he holds a license of Professional Engineer. CDR Qi manages multiple research projects developing scientific instruments and engineering solutions to protect vulnerable workers against workplace health hazards. His research has led to the update of multiple national standards and has been covered by multiple national media including an interview with the National Public Radio.

CDR Qi obtained his PhD degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from Washington University in St Louis and received a postdoctoral training on Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He has published 41 peer-reviewed journal articles and 24 government reports. He also holds two U.S. patents, both of which are licensed by leading manufacturers of aerosol instruments, and one was awarded the NASA Space Act Award and R&D100 Award. CDR Qi has served multiple tours of deployments on responses to COVID-19, Operation Artemis, Operation Allies Welcome, and Ebola 2022 mission, including five tours serving at leadership roles. He has been awarded the 2022 PHS Engineer of the Year, 2022 Federal Engineer of the year CDC winner and the only top 10 finalist from HHS, and 2021 Arthur S Flemming Award (a prestigious honor with previous recipients including Neil Armstrong, Anthony Fauci, Robert Gates, etc.).

Contacts:

• Chair: CDR Chaolong Qi, hif1@cdc.gov
• Alternate: CDR Judy Park, judy.park@fda.hhs.gov