Agenda
Monday, October 26
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11:00 AM
Welcome Address
Dr. Terry Magnuson, UNC Vice Chancellor for Research
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
State of the CMAS Center
Dr. Sarav Arunachalam, Acting CMAS Director, Institute for the Environment, UNC-Chapel Hill
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
Announcement of Retirement of Dr. Adel Hanna
Comments from Dr. Mike Piehler, Director, Institute for the Environment, UNC-Chapel Hill; Dr. Sarav Arunachalam, Acting CMAS Director; Tom Pierce, EPA CMAS Project Officer; and Dr. Adel Hanna, Institute for the Environment, UNC-CH
11:35 AM - 12:30 PM
Critical public health challenges that call for our engagement: How atmospheric chemists and engineers can help address our most pressing problems
Professor Barbara Turpin, Dept of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC-CH
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Panel on Advances in Air Quality Modeling - Current and Future
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CMAQ 5.3.2: Updates to Integrated Source Apportionment Method (ISAM)
Dr. Sergey Napelenok, Office of Research and Development, US EPA
Global MPAS-CMAQ Model
Dr. Jon Pleim, Office of Research and Development, US EPA
Moderator
Dr. Rohit Mathur, Office of Research and Development, US EPA
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CMAS Social
Tuesday, October 27
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Model Development, Chaired by Dr. Ben Murphy (US EPA) and Professor Yang Zhang (Northeastern University)
Dr. Ben Murphy (US EPA)
Professor Yang Zhang (Northeastern University)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Multiscale Model Applications and Evaluations, Chaired by Dr. Kristen Foley (US EPA) and Professor Marina Astitha (UConn)
Dr. Kristen Foley (US EPA)
Professor Marina Astitha (UConn)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Combined session for Machine Learning and Reduced Form Models Developments and Applications + Remote Sensing/Sensor Technology and Measurements Studies, Chaired by Professor Jia Xing (Tsinghua University) and Professor Viney Aneja (NCSU)
Professor Jia Xing (Tsinghua University)
Professor Viney Aneja (NCSU)
Wednesday, October 28
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Chaired by Dr. Dan Loughlin (US EPA) and Professor Noah Kittner (UNC-CH)
Dr. Dan Loughlin (US EPA)
Professor Noah Kittner (UNC-CH)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Emissions Inventories, Models, and Processes, Chaired by Mr. Jeff Vukovich (US EPA) and Mr. Zac Adelman (LADCO)
Mr. Jeff Vukovich (US EPA)
Mr. Zac Adelman (LADCO)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Regulatory Modeling and SIP Applications, Chaired by Dr. Naresh Kumar (DRI) and Professor Will Vizuete (UNC-CH)
Dr. Naresh Kumar (DRI)
Professor Will Vizuete (UNC-CH)
Thursday, October 29
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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COVID-19 and Impacts on Emissions and Air Quality, Chaired by Dr. Christian Hogrefe (US EPA) and Dr. Sarav Arunachalam (UNC-CH)
Dr. Christian Hogrefe (US EPA)
Dr. Sarav Arunachalam (UNC-CH)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Wildfire Emissions and Air Quality, Chaired by Dr. Talat Odman (Georgia Tech) and Dr. Tesh Rao (US EPA)
Dr. Talat Odman (Georgia Tech)
Dr. Tesh Rao (US EPA)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Modeling to Support Exposure and Health Studies and Community-scale Applications, Chaired by Dr. Vlad Isakov (US EPA) and Professor Amir Hakami (Carleton University)
Dr. Vlad Isakov (US EPA)
Professor Amir Hakami (Carleton University)
Friday, October 30
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Plenary Panel on Connecting real-world and experimental aerosol observations with improved large-scale model developments
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New Methods for Achieving a Detailed Chemical Inventory of Wildland Fire Emissions
Professor Kelley Barsanti, Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE - CERT), University of California at Riverside
Hybridizing state-of-the-science atmospheric models to inform our understanding of the human health impacts of aerosols
Professor Joel Schwartz, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Moderators
Dr. Ben Murphy, US EPA
Dr. Havala Pye, US EPA
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Plenary Panel on Fate and Transport of SARS-CoV-2 in Ambient air
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Looking into a room to examine dispersion of airborne material
Professor Akula Venkatram, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Riverside
Near-field modeling for indoor and outdoor modeling of COVID-19 transport and dispersion - multibox, CFD, Gaussian plume/puff, or K-theory?
Dr. Steven Hanna, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The (not-so) surprising accuracy of indoor aerosol models in predicting COVID-19 outbreaks
Professor Glenn Morrison, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC-Chapel Hill
Moderator
Dr. Sarav Arunachalam, Institute for the Environment, UNC-Chapel Hill