Air Quality in Utah: Science for Solutions
Hosted by the Utah Division of Air Quality and University of Utah Program for Air Quality, Health and Society
8:00 am to 2:15 pm, Tuesday January 13, 2015
Posters
Researcher and Panelist Profiles
Video
8:30 – 9:00 Introduction (Alan Matheson, Amanda Smith, and Robert Paine) Slides, Video
9:00 – 10:20 Understanding the air
- Improving Air Quality Model Chemistry for Snow and Cold Temperature Modeling (Greg Yarwood and Chris Emery, ENVIRON)
- Understanding the Weather Leading to Inversions (Erik Crosman, UofU)
- Predicting Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations in the Uinta Basin (Terry Ring, UofU)
- Assessing Auto Emissions in Utah-Specific Conditions (Randy Martin, USU)
10:45 – 11:45 Air quality and health (Video)
- Air Quality and Pneumonia (Cheryl Pirozzi, UofU)
- Developing a Hand-Portable Air Quality Sensor (Hanseup Kim, UofU)
- Vascular Consequences of Inhaled Particulate Matter: Vulnerability in Health and Disease (Russ Richardson, UofU)
12:45 – 2:15 Panel discussion (Video)
- Legislators – Representatives Patrice Arent and Mike Noel
- Chris Lee, Deseret Digital Media
- Bryce Bird, DAQ
- Michelle Hofmann, Pediatrics, University of Utah
- Moderator – Michele Straube, Wallace Stegner Center, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
Organizers
Patrick Barickman
Manager, Technical Analysis, Utah Division of Air Quality
pbarickman@utah.gov
Kerry Kelly
Associate Director, Air Quality, Health and Society Program; Research Associate, Chemical Engineering
Kelly@eng.utah.edu
Robert Paine
Director, Air Quality, Health and Society Program; Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
robert.paine@hsc.utah.edu
