Air Quality: Science for Solutions

9th Annual Conference: Thursday, March 27, 2025 at Utah State University

(Remote option available for oral sessions)

Important Dates

Abstract deadline: February 14

Early registration deadline: March 18

Conference Program

9:00 AM
Welcome (Randy)
9:10 AM
Session 1: Health Impacts and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Randy)
10:30 AM
Break
10:50 AM
Session 2: Summertime Ozone (Seth)
11:50 AM
Lunch & Posters
1:20 PM
Session 3: Ozone and Ozone Precursors (Kerry)
2:20 PM
Break
2:40 PM
Session 4: Particulate Matter (Demetrios)
What We Know and Don't Know About Great Salt Lake Dust
Kevin Perry
4:00 PM
Poster awards & adjourn

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UCAIR - Utah Clean Air Partnership

Conference Posters

Dust Emission Predictions in a Semi-Arid Region with Improved Characterization of Vegetation and Salt Crust Coverage
Ty Hosler
Predicting Complications of Differential Air Quality Exposure Windows on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Logan Correa
Comparison of Real-World Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles to Estimates from MOVES5
Amber Gurecki Allen
Spatial and Seasonal Concentrations of Atmospheric Halogens Around the Great Galt Lake (2024 Update)
Himalaya Sapkota
In-Situ Bayesian Inversion of Methane Emissions in the Salt Lake Valley
James Mineau
Implementing Playas as Sources for Particulate Chloride in GEOS-Chem
Joseph Bail
Updates to the USU UBAIR website: communicating forecast risk of elevated ozone
John R. Lawson
Synthesis of n-butyl and sec-butyl Nitrates as Standards for Use in Atmospheric Quantification and Halogen Chemistry Analysis
Keyan Staples
Historical Background for USOS at Hawthorne Site
Teresa Williams
Drivers of Interannual Methane Emission Trends in the Uinta Basin
Tristan Coxson
Relative Humidity increases the amount of PM 2.5 particulates, including ammonium nitrate, during winter inversion events
Hailey Stengel
Sensitivity of ozone formation to snowfall variations in the Uinta Basin, Utah
Michael J. Davies
Nitrogen And Sulfer Concentrations Related To nitrogen and sulfer deposition in nationall parks in Utah during 2024
Blythe willden
Effects of Snow, Sunlight, and Temperature on Fluxes in Organic Air Emissions
KarLee Zager
Characterization of Particulate Matter in Salt Lake City, Utah
Norlito Ranchez Jr.