CEE 595AG : An overview of urban warming across scales — from city to regional to global — using multiple lines of evidence, including satellite observations, in situ measurements, and numerical modeling. Flyer

Speaker: Dr. Tirthankar Chakraborty (goes by TC) is an Earth Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with expertise in atmosphere-biosphere interactions. Before joining PNNL, TC finished his PhD from Yale University, where he developed a surface-energy budget perspective on aerosol-climate interactions. He has also worked extensively on impacts of urbanization on weather and climate by leveraging satellite measurements, crowdsourced weather station data, and modeling frameworks.

Asst. Prof. Horowitz's paper "Impacts of Iron Salt Aerosol and Hydroxyl Radical Release on the Methane Lifetime," commissioned for the National Academies report on A Research Agenda Toward Atmospheric Methane Removal, was published last week. It is available in its entirety as a separate resource and is also extensively referenced in the report itself.

report website: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27157/a-research-agenda-toward-atmospheric-methane-removal

(scroll down to 'commissioned papers': https://nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/27157/horowitz-commisionedpaper.pdf)

The Department of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU) invites applicants to join our community and support our project-intensive undergraduate engineering curriculum. We are seeking to hire three tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to start in August 2025. More information and to apply LINK

AAAR@UIUC is launching a Career Panel on Internships and Fellowships during Graduate studies. Four current and former UIUC graduate students will discuss their experiences applying for internships and fellowships there. 

The event is open to all UIUC-affiliated students, staff, and faculty. You can attend in person or via Zoom. 

Calendar: https://calendar.app.google/KFzTkw35UD6N5r2m8
Snacks will be provided! There is no registration fee, but please RSVP for snacks!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at tahsina2@illinois.edu or join our Slack channel here!

US EPA Fellowship on New Approach Methods for Calculating Ambient Chemical Inhalation Risk, North Carolina

There is a new opportunity at EPA for a student (holding a MS degree) or recent graduate (MS or PhD) to investigate ambient air inhalation risk at EPA in Research Triangle Park, NC. This is a fellowship program and the participant will be co-mentored by John Wambaugh and Havala Olson Taylor Pye.  Details Link

An opening for a student or recent graduate to work on air quality research at EPA’s Office of Research and Development. The applicant would work on development and/or evaluation of chemical transport models such as CMAQ and chemistry in CRACMM (www.epa.gov/cmaq/cracmm). The position is a contract position through ORAU and based at EPA in North Carolina.

Apply Online

Havala Olson Taylor Pye, Ph.D.
Physical Scientist
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina