Lynn Hildemann's current research areas include the sources and dispersion of indoor aerosols, the physicochemical properties of organic aerosols, and assessment of human exposure to PM.

Prof. Hildemann received BS, MS, and PhD degrees in environmental engineering science from the California Institute of Technology. She is an author on >70 peer-reviewed publications, including four with over 600 citations each, and another 15 with over 100 citations each. She has been honored with Young Investigator Awards from NSF and ONR, the Kenneth T. Whitby Award from the AAAR (1998), and Stanford's Gores Award for Teaching Excellence (2013); she also was a co-recipient of Atmospheric Environment's Haagen-Smit Outstanding Paper Award (2001).

She has served on advisory committees for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and for the California Air Resources Board, and as an Associate Editor for Environmental Science & Technology, and for Aerosol Science and Technology.. She is currently on the advisory board for Environmental Science & Technology.

At Stanford, Prof. Hildemann has served as Associate Department Chair, has chaired the School of Engineering Library Committee and the University Committee on Judicial Affairs, and was elected to the University Faculty Senate.