Resources
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c. Atmospheric and aerosol resources
e. Workshops of particular interest
3. Selected Aerosol & Related Researchers
c. University of Denver funding
1. Research Resources
a. Journals of interest
Aerosol Science and Technology
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and ACP Discussions
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques and AMT Discussions
Biogeosciences and BGS Discussions
Environmental Science and Technology
Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
Links to other useful journals
b. Professional societies and resource groups
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR)
European Geophysical Union (EGU)
European Aerosol Assembly (EAA)
Chemists Without Borders (CWB)
Scientists Without Borders (SWB)
Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN)
c. Atmospheric and aerosol resources
Biological Ice Nucleators: Blog and Forum
Useful literature
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007: Summary for Policymakers
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR): Home, Members, NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Division
d. Products
i. Instruments
Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT): Waveband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor (WIBS; see also: Univ. Hertfordshire)
TSI: Model #3314 UV-APS
Aerodyne: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS)
Swagelok: fittings
ii. Particles
iii. Other
e. Miscellaneous research resources
2. Seminars and Conferences
a. Local Seminars
i. Univ. Denver
DU Chemistry & Biochemistry, Analytical Supergroup
DU Engineering
ii. Boulder (~30 minutes)
Univ. Colorado: Analytical Chem., Physical Chem., Mechanical Eng., Environmental Eng., Atmospheric Sciences
NOAA, Earth System Research Lab
iii. Other
Colorado State Univ.: Atmospheric Science
b. Webinars
TSI global education webinar series
c. Conferences
AAAR Annual Meeting (October; rotates)
AGU Fall Meeting (December; San Francisco, CA)
ACS National Meeting (Spring & Fall; rotates)
ACS Rocky Mountain Meeting (Fall; rotates)
EGU General Assembly (April; Vienna, Austria)
EAC (September; rotates Europe)
d. Short courses
The Atmosphere as Bacterial Habitat
Aerosol and Particle Measurement & Bioaerosol Measurement
e. Workshops of particular interest
Bioaerosol Effects on Clouds (August 2012; Steamboat Springs, CO)
Microbiology of the Built Environment (May 2012; Boulder, CO)
Aerosols and Clouds: Connections from the Laboratory to the Field to the Globe (August 2012; Telluride, CO)
3. Selected Aerosol & Related Researchers
a. University of Denver
Chemistry: Gary Bishop, Brian Majestic, Keith Miller, Dwight Smith
Mechanical Engineering: Chuck Wilson
Geography: Matthew Taylor
b. Colorado
i. Univ. Colorado; Boulder
Atmospheric Science: Darin Toohey
Chemistry & Biochemistry: Jose Jimenez, Margaret Tolbert, Rainer Volkammer
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Noah Fierer
Environmental Engineering: Mark Hernandez
Mechanical Engineering: Mike Hannigan, Shelly Miller
ii. Colorado State Univ.; Fort Collins
Atmospheric Science: Jeff Collett, Paul DeMott, Sonia Kreidenweis, Tony Prenni
Chemistry: Delphine Farmer
iii. NCAR; Boulder
iv. NOAA; Boulder
v. Other
Gannet Hallar, Desert Research Inst. / Storm Peak Laboratory
c. Selected Active Collaborators
4. Funding Opportunities
a. Grants
NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
NSF Particulate and Multiphase Processes
b. Student fellowships
Graduate:
Spreadsheet of Fellowships Overview Summary
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP; due approx. late October)
NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST); due approx. early Februrary)
NOAA Nancy Foster Scholarship (due approximately December)
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31; due approx. early March)
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity; due approx. early March)
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Graduate Fellowship (due approx. mid December)
Hertz Foundation Fellowship (due approx. late October)
Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF; variety of scholarships/fellowships) (due approximately early May)
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships (US minorities; due approx. late November)
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship (due approx. mid December)
Air & Waste Management Association Scholarship (due approx. early January)
American Meteorological Society (AMS) Graduate Fellowship (due approx. early January)
NCAR: Capitol Hill Visits Essay Contest (2017 link)
Other miscellaneous lists compiled by: (1) ACS, (2) EPA, (3) NIH, (4) Univ. Chicago, (5) Univ. Colorado, (6) MELDI, (7) UC-Riverside, (6) Jimenez Group
Now defunct:
EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship (due approx. late November)
Undergraduate:
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (sophomore applicants; due during Fall quarter)
NSF Undergraduate Fellowship Programs
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarship Program
NOAA Scholarship Programs (general)
ORISE Undergraduate Fellowships
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) (rising seniors; due approx. early Feb.)
NCAR Summer Internship (SOARS) (due approx. early Feb.)
NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop (ULW) (due April)
Marshal Scholarships (graduating undergraduates)
Postdoctoral:
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship
The National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Program (RAP)
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)/EPA Environmental Health Fellowship
c. Univeristy of Denver Funding
Faculty Research Fund (FRF); Biannual (Fall, Spring)
Professional Research Opportunities for Faculty (PROF)
Partners in Schloarship (PinS)
Faculty conference travel awards
Graduate Student Associate Conference Funding
Graduate Student Professional Development Grant (GSPDG)
5. Miscellaneous Links
a. Institutions
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
University of Colorado, Boulder
b. Science humor
6. Practical Group Info
a. Univ. of Denver links
i. Online systems and portals
Blackboard (course-related sites)
ii. Library:
iii. Requests and forms
Misc. forms (including travel related)
UTS help desk (computer issues)
Facilities management (work order requests)
ORSP institutional information
iv. Other DU links
Policies and handbooks: Chemisty graduate, DU graduate, NSM faculty
Laboratory safety: Forms, Training video 2010
Waste questions & pick-up: Roger Clark; (303) 871-3473, roclark@du.edu
b. Other links