AirUCI faculty Jun Wu has published a study which found that a smaller number of low-cost air pollution sensors were distributed across the state in communities with lower socioeconomic status, and with higher proportions of racial/ethnic minority populations. The study also discovered a lack of functioning air sensors in areas with greater levels of ambient fine particulate matter – where they are most needed. Additional authors are AirUCI's Dr. Shahir Masri and Dr. Amirhosein Mousavi, formerly a postdoctoral research scientist with AirUCI. Read the article
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2022
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
UCI News has profiled a new study by AirUCI faculty Ulrike Luderer in which she links air pollution with adverse ovarian health. Working with Ulrike on the project were AirUCI Project Scientists Veronique Perraud and Lisa Wingen. The research findings indicate that particulates in air can cause premature ovarian failure, or early menopause, which has implications for other health issues such as osteoporosis, heart conditions, and Alzheimer's. Read the article
Sunday, January 30, 2022
AirUCI faculty Jun Wu wrote an opinion piece for the January 30th Voice of OC online newspaper in which she made the case for the City of Santa Ana to include more robust Environmental Justice policies in its general plan per California SB 100. The city is preparing to approve the current plan, which has inadequate measuring of air quality and lacks actionable goals. Read the article
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
AirUCI faculty Alex Guenther is among the seven UCI researchers who have been named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. As a professor in UCI's Department of Earth System Science, Alex was recognized for distinguished contributions to the field of biogenic emissions of volatile organic compounds to the atmosphere and their effects on atmospheric chemistry. Congratulations, Alex!
Friday, January 21, 2022
The University of California is pleased to announce the results of the 2022 UC Laboratory Fees Research Program competition. AirUCI grad student Cindy Yanez (Faiola group) is one of the seven UC students who were selected from among a highly competitive pool of applicants as recipients of UC-National Lab In-Residence Graduate Fellowships. These Fellows will have the unique opportunity to conduct research and receive training at a national laboratory, and Cindy with be collaborating with Los Alamos National Lab on her project, entitled “Plant Radiocarbon as an Indicator for Urban Decarbonization.” Way to go, Cindy!
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Prof. Andrea De Vizcaya-Ruiz, AirUCI's 31st faculty member, has joined UCI's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health as an Associate Professor and joined the AirUCI team as well. She has had a distinguished career as a Research Professor in Toxicology at the Department of Toxicology at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) in Mexico City, with acknowledged expertise in inhalation toxicology. We are thrilled to welcome her!
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
The newly launched UCI Center for Environmental Health Disparities Research will address the impact of climate change on vulnerable Orange County communities. Directed by AirUCI faculty Jun Wu and fellow public health faculty member Alana LeBrón, the center will work to solve complex challenges through a cross-campus approach involving experts from engineering, social ecology, medicine, pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences, nursing and social sciences. Read the article
2021
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
AirUCI grad student Alyssa Burns (Carlton group) is quoted in an article in EOS that discusses ammonia emissions generated by animal agriculture. The study included data from the USDA, EPA, and NASA and found that the increase in the number of feedlots is an important factor in these gases. “We know that ammonia does come from animal husbandry, but actually statistically relating ammonia concentrations to those point sources is not something that we’ve really been able to achieve before,” said Alyssa. Read the article
Monday, December 6, 2021
As part of an experiment to measure gases and particles from brakes and tires, AirUCI faculty Don Blake has been using his truck as a scientific apparatus. This was the second time he has driven the truck while riding the brakes, and the results have been surprisingly effective. The experiment is part of the Beyond the Tailpipe group's collaborative research projects into this little understood area of air pollution. Read the article Learn more about Beyond the Tailpipe
Monday, November 29, 2021
AirUCI faculty Annmarie Carlton, currently serving a year in the White House as a Revelle Fellow, was the guest on the November 29th UCI Podcast which was recorded before her departure to Washington D.C. Annmarie discusses her research and background, airborne particles, climate change, and the challenges of science influencing policy at both small and large scales. Hear the podcast
