10th Annual Conference: Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Brigham Young University
(Remote option available for oral sessions)
Important Dates
Abstract deadline: February 13
Early registration deadline: March 18
Conference Program
9:00 AM
Welcome & Activity
(Darrell)
9:30 AM
Session 1: Exposure Assessment
(Nancy)
Comparative Assessment of Wasatch Front Pollutants: Mortality Risk and Toxicity
Norlito Ranchez Jr.
Mapping Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Two Utah Cities Using Pines Needles as Passive Samplers
Autumn Jensen
Understanding the Effect of Wildfire Smoke and HVAC Settings on Indoor Air Quality Using Networked Sensors
Fiona Hopewell
10:30 AM
Break
10:50 AM
Session 2: Atmospheric Chemistry and Meteorology
(Ryan B)
Summertime Ozone Formation in Salt Lake City Modeled During the 2024 Utah Summer Ozone Study
Carrie Womack
Urban Air Quality Coupled to Mountain and Lake Dynamics: Northern Wasatch Front Airborne Measurements in Summer 2024
Brian Carroll
Assessing Ozone Sensitivity to NOx and VOCs, Smoke, Heat, Drought, and Plant Stress in Utah and the Northern Wasatch Front
Patrick J. Reddy
11:50 AM
Lunch & Posters
1:40 PM
Session 3: Emissions and Source Characterization
(Ryan T)
Characterizing NOx Emission Uncertainties in an Urban Valley Using Ground Based Column Observations and Transport Analysis
Haley Humble
Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Deterioration: Impact of Vehicle Age and Emission Control Technology on NOx Emissions
Amber Allen
An Observational Framework for Constructing Ozone Isopleths from Long-Term Monitoring Data: Demonstration in Salt Lake City, Utah
Callum Flowerday
Mobile Methane and VOC Measurements in the Salt Lake Valley: Source Characterization Using Hydrocarbon Ratios
Aaron G. Meyer
3:00 PM
Break
3:20 PM
Session 4: Air Quality and Policy
(Randy)
Regulatory and Voluntary Changes Have Led to a Threefold Reduction in Methane Emissions Intensity in the Uinta Basin
Seth Lyman
Engineered Dust Mitigation at Great Salt Lake: Costs, Tradeoffs, and a Weight-of-Evidence Decision Framework
Kevin Perry
Understanding Utah’s Dust: Advancing Science for Public Health
Zachary Aanderud
4:20 PM
Poster Awards & Final Comments
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Conference Posters
Atmospheric Chemistry/Physics
3
Spatial Variability of Ozone Formation Chemistry in Salt Lake City
6
Fuzzy, Genetic, Deep, Cosmetic: Machine Intelligence in Many Air Quality Applications
Emissions Sources/Inventory
11
A Fuel-Based Emissions Inventory for Heavy Duty Vehicles in Utah
Indoor Air Quality, Health Impacts, and Public Policy
17
Characterizing Indoor PM2.5 and PM10 in Utah K–12 Schools: Spatial, Temporal, and Occupancy-Driven Patterns
21
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Indoor Radon in Schools and Their Relationship with Ventilation and Meteorological Indicators
Meteorology
24
Forecasting Pyrocumulonimbus Events for NASA's Upcoming 2026/2027 INSPYRE Field Campaign
Modeling
30
A User-Friendly Tool for Estimating Great Salt Lake Dust Exposure for Communities Across Northern Utah
31
Developing a Machine Learning Model for Wilfitr Groeth Prediction
38
39
High-Resolution Dust Emission Modeling over Northwestern Utah Using WRF–WindNinja Downscaling
Monitoring/Measurements
42
Design and Deployment of Arduino-Based Xpod Sensor Networks for Multi-Pollutant Characterization at Navajo Technical University
43
Evaluating Low-cost Sensors for Identifying High-emitting Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles
51
Quantifying Methane in the Salt Lake Valley: Inversion Sensitivity and Error Characterization
59
Harder than it looks: Developing methods for calibration of gas-phase formaldehyde
63
Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) Concentrations in Communities near the Great Salt Lake During Summer 2024