UNC Group on Atmospheric Science & Pollution
UNC-GASP provides a forum for discussing research in air pollution. We focus on air pollution science, but also consider related topics: climate change, human health effects, air pollution control, environmental management and policy, and industrial hygiene.
We meet weekly during the semester, on Fridays at noon in Hooker 2005. Most discussions are led by graduate students at UNC, and we sometimes invite outside speakers.
For more information, or to be added to a distribution list and receive weekly announcements, please contact Professor Jason West (jasonwest@unc.edu).
GASP- Fall 2011
Left to right: Joe Pedit, Jason West, Liz Blayney, Will Vizuete, Yadong Xu, Pradeepa Vennam, Wendy Marth, Caitlin Rubitschun, Maiko Arashiro, Sari Budisulistiorini, Colin Cameron, Shih Ying Chang, Raquel Silva, James McCann, Meridith Fry, Ying-Hsuan Lin, Matt Woody, Chris Werner, David Leith, Yuqiang Zhang, Roger Jerry
Spring 2012 Schedule
DATE |
PRESENTER |
TOPIC |
Jan. 13 |
Ken Sexton, ESE |
Smog Chamber Operation and Quality Assurance |
Jan. 20 |
Evan Couzo, ESE |
Assessment of a Regulatory Model's Performance Relative to Large Spatial Heterogeneity in Observed Ozone in Houston, TX |
Jan. 27 |
Jessica Montanez, ESE and EPA |
Impacts of Future Climate Change on US Energy Demands and Associated Emissions |
Feb. 3 |
NO MEETING |
|
Feb. 10 |
Mike Aitken, ESE |
Group Discussion: Atmospheric transport of ammonia from hog farms and subsequent deposition on nutrient-sensitive watersheds in eastern North Carolina – how would you model that? |
Feb. 17 |
Chris Nolte, EPA | Simulating Future US Air Quality Using Climate and Emission Scenarios |
Feb. 24 |
Ying-Hsuan Lin, ESE |
Isoprene SOA Formation in the Remote Atmosphere |
Mar. 2 |
NO MEETING | Special seminar by Linda Birnbaum |
Mar. 16 |
NO MEETING |
|
Mar. 23 |
Jose Zavala, ESE |
Understanding Air Pollution and Health Effects: The Need for Interdisciplinary Collaborations and New Technology |
Mar. 30 |
NO MEETING |
|
Apr. 4 |
Andy Grieshop, NC St. | Special Wednesday seminar (2:30), Rosenau 228 Clean Cookstove Emissions: How Are They Now and How Low Do They Need To Go? |
Apr. 13 |
Melissa Tinling, ESE | Association of cardiopulmonary emergency department visits with exposure to wildfire smoke in North Carolina |
| Apr. 20 | NO MEETING | |
Apr. 23 |
Dylan Millet, U. Minnesota |
Special Monday seminar (3:00), McGavran-Greenberg 2306 Organic compounds in the atmosphere: Sources and chemical impacts |

GASP – Fall 2010 (some members not pictured).
From left: Will Vizuete, Jason Surratt, Caitlin Pierce, Liz Blayney, Barron Henderson, Adeola Olatosi, Harshal Parikh, Meridith Fry, Evan Couzo, Yadong Xu, Chris Werner, Raquel Silva, A. Chart-Asa, Sri Budisulistiorini, Ya-ru Li, Maryanne Boundy, David Leith, Robert Bush, Jason West, Nicole Hagan
GASP – Fall 2009 (some members not pictured).
From left: Jeff Rissman, Weruka Rattanavaraha, Ying-Hsuan Lin, Adeola Olatosi, Will Vizuete, Meridith Fry, Jyoti Bapat, Chris Werner, Matt Woody, Barron Henderson, Jenna Kolling, Alex Carll, Jason West, Susan Casper Anenberg, Evan Couzo, Jose Zavala
Contact Information
Dr. J. Jason West
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences and
Engineering
University of North Carolina
146B Rosenau Hall
CB#7431
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431
ph. (919) 843-3928
fax (919) 966-7911
jjwest@email.unc.edu