A team of AirUCI researchers will be presenting their research at the UCI Climate Collaboration Annual Symposium on May 12. Their project, entitled "Building Resilience in California's Desert Future," includes the research groups of AirUCI professors Jim Smith, Celia Faiola, and Alex Guenther. Their collaboration will be featured in a panel talk during the event, and graduate students Connor Seto and Kristen Cramer will be presenting posters about their research at the associated poster session.
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2026
Sunday, May 3, 2026
AirUCI Professor Michael Kleinman was the featured expert in an article in Chowhound, entitled "Crabs Consume Microplastics: Are They Still Safe to Eat?" Read the full article here.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
AirUCI Professor Jim Smith and Graduate Student Connor Seto spoke about their research with ~24 local community members at the Anza Borrego Foundation's First Annual Desert BioBlitz, which took place on April 26-27 at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The research they presented is funded by the UCI Climate Collaboration and includes field research on gases emitted by plants and their impact on air quality in the Southern California desert region.
Friday, April 24, 2026
Iota Sigma Pi Calcium Chapter hosted their ISP UCI Women in Chemistry Symposium on April 24. The event's invited speakers included AirUCI alumna Dr. Michelia Dam, air pollution specialist at the California Air Resources Board. AirUCI undergraduate researcher Kiara Falconi Pujalt presented a poster during the event's poster session.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The UCI Student Chapter of AAAR hosted a table at the UCI Department of Earth System Science's Earth Day Celebration on April 22. The table featured a demo using an optical particle counter to show an example of a low-cost sensor that can be used to measure particulate matter in the air. The AAARSC also distributed information about AirUCI and AAARSC, helping to build awareness and interest in air quality and climate change research.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Three AirUCI labs participated in the UCI Chemistry Department's tenth annual Research Saturday on April 18. The event provides UCI chemistry majors and honors organic lab series students the opportunity to visit prospective research labs and to learn about the different types of chemistry research going on at UCI. Each lab hosted a group of students for 30 min.
Friday, April 17, 2026
More than 20 graduate students, undergraduates, postdocs, and project scientists from AirUCI will be presenting their research at the upcoming 41st Informal Gathering on Atmospheric Science and Photochemistry (IGASP). The conference is taking place at UC Riverside on Friday, April 17, and AirUCI researchers will be participating in one of the conference's poster sessions.
Monday, April 13, 2026
Ian Bachant, a senior at UCI and a former member of AirUCI professor Claudia Czimczik's lab, received a 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Read a recent profile by UCI of Ian and his research with Professor Czimczik here.
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Dr. Mark England, an Assistant Professor of Earth System Science at UCI, is joining AirUCI as its newest faculty member. Welcome, Mark!
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Claire Zarakas, an AirUCI postdoctoral scholar in Professor James Randerson's lab, was profiled by UCI. Read the article here.
