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2013

Thursday, May 30, 2013
AirUCI researcher wins Lee Dinner awards

The UCI Chemistry Department hosted the annual Edward K.C. Lee dinner on May 30, 2013 on campus.  AirUCI researcher Jefferson Bates of the Furche research group was co-recipient of two prestigious awards that evening: the Smitrovich Award and the Edward K.C. Lee Award -- way to go, Jefferson!

The Gebel Award, bestowed in memory of Mike Gebel who was a researcher in the Finlayson-Pitts group, was presented this year to Jan Moritz Limpinsel of the Law research group, and to Aaron George Johnson of the Jarvo research group.  Congratulations, all!

Friday, May 24, 2013
Nizkorodov wins AGU Ascent award

AirUCI PI Sergey Nizkorodov has won the 2013 American Geophysical Union Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award which, per their description, "aims to reward exceptional mid-career (academic, government, and private sector) scientists in the fields of the atmospheric and climate sciences ... demonstrating excellence in research and leadership in his or her field."  Way to go, Sergey!

Thursday, May 23, 2013
AirUCI hosts ACS Awards dinner

On May 23, 2013, AirUCI will sponsor the high school awards dinner for the Orange County section of the American Chemical Society on campus, with introductory remarks by AirUCI's Barbara Finlayson-Pitts and keynote address by AirUCI researcher Matt Dawson. Scores of students are honored at this annual event, and we wish them the best as they continue their studies.

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Interface Magazine article features AirUCI PIs

The Spring 2013 issue of Interface magazine published by Calit2 features AirUCI PIs Scott Samuelsen and Jack Brouwer in an article entitled "Miracle at the Wastewater Facility".  This article details the unique collaboration between UCI's National Fuel Cell Center, directed by Prof. Samuelsen, and the Orange County Sanitation District to generate energy from sewage.

Friday, May 10, 2013
Lisa Wingen participates in Voice for Girls event

On May 10, 2013, AirUCI Project Scientist Lisa Wingen participated in a panel discussion at Voice for Girls 2013 in Irvine, California. This event was sponsored by the Girl Scout Council of Orange County, and Lisa represented AirUCI in a discussion on supporting girls in STEM education and career opportunities.

Friday, April 26, 2013
UCSD tour of AirUCI

On April 26, 2013, AirUCI will host several graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from the University of California, San Diegoas they tour our labs and hear presentations about our research projects.  They'll be shown the kinds of research being performed in AirUCI labs, using unique equipment and instrumentation such as different types of reaction chambers, our flow tube, etc.

Friday, April 26, 2013
Don Blake on cover of UC Irvine magazine

In the Spring 2013 issue of UC Irvine Magazine, the cover featured a photo of AirUCI PI Don Blake with the caption “Rare Air: Capturing Climate Change in a Can.”  The cover article about Don and his research was entitled “Chasing Clean Air.”  Read the article

Thursday, April 18, 2013
Don Blake in UC Irvine Magazine

AirUCI PI Don Blake is featured on the cover of the April 2013 edition of UC Irvine Magazine, with an article about his work in atmospheric sampling.  Way to go, Don!

Friday, March 15, 2013
Don Blake receives ACS award

AirUCI PI Don Blake has been presented with the 2013 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, sponsored by the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry and the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.  Way to go, Don!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Nizkorodov writes journal cover article

AirUCI PI Sergey Nizkorodov, along with our PNNL collaborators Dr. Julia Laskin and Dr. Alexander Laskin, recently wrote a comprehensive review of new mass spectrometry techniques for studying complex atmospheric particle systems.  Published in the March 2013 edition of the journal International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, their invited article — featured on the journal's cover — quickly reached the International Reviews in Physical Chemistry most-read list.  Congratulations to Sergey, Julia, and Alex!  More about their article

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