Celebrate the start to the school year and meet your fellow students researching air quality through competing in this Olympic event hosted by AAAR@UIUC! Events feature a scavenger hunt, trivia and more! AAAR@UIUC is the UIUC student chapter of the American Association of Aerosol Research. The mission of our organization is to provide support for students doing research in air quality, through hosting social events, journal clubs, writing sessions, research symposia and other professional development opportunities! All are welcome!

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L. Ruby Leung, Battelle Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is our Fall 2024 Vernon L. Snoeyink Distinguished Lecturer. She will provide two lectures during her visit on October 3 and 4. Watch for more information, registration and opportunities to meet and have lunch with Dr. Leung.

Lectures Include:
Oct. 3: Modeling Extreme Events & Their Future Changes
Oct. 4: Earth System Modeling for Actionable Science 

Session 1 of the Lightning Introductions was a great success. If you are scheduled to present your introduction slide on September 6, please be sure to upload the slide by September 4. Plan to stay after the class for snacks!

The Gies College of Business, Office of Risk Management and Insurance Research has named Assistant Professor Lei Zhao the 2024-2025 Faculty Scholar for his research project "Hybrid Modeling Framework for High-resolution Prediction of Urban Climate-driven Risks". This research will address the critical gap in assessing risks in global urban areas by establishing a high-resolution predictive model.

What we do: Play around in the lab; make stuff work; design sampling strategies; practice the advice “know your instrument,” do a hands-on project.

What’s in it for you?

For all the engineers: Learn how basic principles of physics and chemical analysis are implemented in the analysis devices to measure air quality.

For “modelers”: Get your hands dirty, use equipment, take data, and learn where your assumptions come from! A small-class environment makes it easy for students to improve their skills regardless of their experience level.

For anyone who breathes: Mechanical engineers, agricultural engineers, chemical engineers and atmospheric scientists learn how to quantify how air pollution affects the atmosphere.

Instructor:   Dr. Vishal Verma – vverma@illinois.edu
Class Hours:   Tu/Th 1:00 – 2:50pm
Credit:   4 hours

Official Description:
Principles of sampling, chemical analysis, and data analysis for particles and gases in the field of air pollution. Instruments and techniques relevant to the design and use of systems for ambient air monitoring, industrial and aerosol laboratory experiments. The course also includes the field visits to many sampling sites established by the instructor around UIUC campus.