Past Events

On June 10, 2014, AirUCI will sponsor a lecture presented by Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada.  The talk, entitled "Interfacial and Bulk Spectroscopic Investigations of Chemistry in Model Multicomponent Aerosol Systems: The Complexation and Photodegradation of Catechol to/by Iron(III)," will begin at 11 am in Rowland Hall 390.

On Monday, May 19th AirUCI will once again sponsor the High School Awards Dinner on campus for the Orange County chapter of the American Chemical Society.  Scores of students are honored at this annual event, and we wish them the best as they continue their studies.

Dr. Jonathan Raff of Indiana University will give a talk sponsored by AirUCI on May 13, 2014 at noon in Rowland Hall 390.  His lecture is entitled "Reactive Nitrogen from Nitric Acid Photochemistry on Surfaces and in Aqueous Solution."

AirUCI will offer PowerSpeech classes on consecutive Fridays from 1:30 to 3:30 beginning May 9 through June 6, 2014.  These classes, presented by Prof. Eli Simon of UCI's Department of Drama, are designed to assist AirUCI researchers with their presentation skills so that they can better convey their research results to a variety of audiences.  For additional information, contact Melissa Sweet at 949-824-2628.

AirUCI will host a seminar by Prof. Geoff Smith of the University of Georgia to be held at 3:30 in Rowland Hall room 390.  His talk is entitled "What color are atmospheric aerosols? Development of a novel UV-vis aerosol absorption spectrophotometer."

On April 30, 2014 AirUCI hosted Prof. Geoff Smith of the University of Georgia as he gave a lecture in Rowland Hall 390 entitled "What color are atmospheric aerosols? Development of a novel UV-vis aerosol absorption spectrophotometer."

AirUCI will host a special seminar on Tuesday, March 4 by Professor Ivar Isaksen from the University of Oslo entitled "Chemistry-Climate Interactions Involving Ozone and Methane."  The lecture will be held at 11:30 am in Rowland Hall 390.

AirUCI will host Dr. Liz Warren, an expert on the International Space Station, on February 19th at 10 am in Rowland Hall 390.  She will speak to our researchers about opportunities to conduct studies in space as part of outreach efforts for NASA's 2014 Destination Station national awareness campaign in the Los Angeles area.  For details on this outreach, visit the Destination Station site.

Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson will give a public presentation at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 18th at the Beckman Auditorium on campus.  A postdoctoral researcher with AirUCI Director Barbara Finlayson-Pitts and co-Director John Hemminger, Dr. Caldwell Dyson was conducting research here when she learned that she had been accepted into the astronaut corps.  She'll be speaking on her experiences aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station.  For more information, contact Melissa Sweet at 949-824-2628.   ...

AirUCI PI Bill Cooper, who is currently serving as Program Director for Environmental Engineering at NSF through 2015, will be presenting a lecture on "The Butterflies of Iguazu Falls, Argentina" at Chapman University on Friday, February 7th from 4:30 to 9 pm.  A reception and booksigning will be held, along with an exhibit of Bill's exquisite photographs.  Please RSVP to Cheryl Stack cstack@chapman.edu or by phone at 714-628-2862 by February 3rd.  For details, v...