AirUCI co-Director Doug Tobias has been named a 2013 Fellow of the American Chemical Society. He joins AirUCI co-Director John Hemminger and Chemistry Professor Scott Rychnovsky in becoming the third faculty member from UCI's Chemistry department to be so recognized. Way to go, Doug!
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Here's the latest news from AirUCI — our events, our people, our science.
2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Sotiris Xantheas, an AirUCI collaborator at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has just received the PNNL Director's Award for 2013 — congratulations, Sotiris!
Thursday, May 30, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
Friday, April 26, 2013
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.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
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!
