AirUCI researchers Amanda MacMillan and Julie Lee will serve as judges at the Irvine High School science fair on February 26, 2014.
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Here's the latest news from AirUCI — our events, our people, our science.
2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
AirUCI researchers Dian Romonosky and Julie Lee, both of the Nizkorodov research group, will give a presentation at Buena Park Junior High School's annual Science Night. The event will be held on February 25th at 6 pm.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
AirUCI Co-Director Doug Tobias is the winner of the American Chemical Society's 2014 Senior Award in Theoretical Physical Chemistry. Way to go, Doug!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
AirUCI PI Filipp Furche has been awarded the American Chemical Society's Early Career Award in Theoretical Physical Chemistry. We're proud of you, Filipp!
Saturday, January 25, 2014
AirUCI researchers Krista Parry, Amanda MacMillan, Julie Lee, Kristine Arquero, and Carla Kidd will serve as judges for the Irvine Unified School District's 33rd annual Science Fair on Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 at Woodbridge High School in Irvine. They'll be reviewing projects from students in grades 6 through 12.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
AirUCI Director Barbara Finlayson-Pitts was interviewed by National Public Radio on the topic of weather and air pollution, and parts of her comments aired over the weekend of January 25-26, 2014. While air pollution overall has decreased by at least 20% over the last decade according to the California Air Resources Board, weather conditions — especially drought conditions — have added more dust particulates into the air while higher temperatures speed up chemical reactions in the atmosphere . Listen
Sunday, January 19, 2014
AirUCI Director Barbara Finlayson Pitts was interviewed for an article on air pollution for The Los Angeles Times. She explained how winter air pollution forms in an article published January 19, 2014 which also described many causes of air pollution state wide. Read the article
Thursday, January 2, 2014
AirUCI Director Barbara Finlayson-Pitts has received the prestigious 2013 Haagen-Smit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Air Pollution Science from the California Air Resources Board. She joins an elite group who have received this award, including her husband, James N. Pitts who is an AirUCI research resource and much valued as an important part of our team. We're so proud, Barbara!
2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
AirUCI Director Barbara Finlayson-Pitts has been admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
AirUCI is cited in an article published by our collaborators at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory located at Pacific Northwest National Lab. The cover article, appearing in the December 2013 issue of their newsletter The Molecular Bond, is entitled "Understanding the Impact of Brown Carbon on Climate" and discusses our joint research, extensively quoting AirUCI PI Sergey Nizkorodov and our PNNL collaborator, Alex Laskin.
View the article beginning on page 7 of the December 2013 issue
