Air Quality Monitoring Team (AQMT) & Air Quality Research Center Staff


Alex Murrain

Data and Reporting Group Supervisor, AQMT

Supervisor of the Data & Reporting Group which supports the CSN and IMPROVE Air Monitoring Networks of the EPA and NPS.

ammurrain@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Ann Dillner

Researcher, AQMT

Research focuses on characterizing the chemical composition of atmospheric particles, specifically through Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and using this information to better understand sources of particulate matter, visibility degradation, health impacts and climate change.

amdillner@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Anthony Wexler

AQRC Director

Research focuses on understanding the atmospheric processes that transport and transform particulate pollutants in the atmosphere and the health effects that they cause.

aswexler@ucdavis.edu
Office: 2046 Bainer Hall, Davis

 

Bart Ostro

Scientist, AQRC

Dr. Ostro is an epidemiologist focused on research and policy relating to the health effects of air pollution and climate change.

bdostro@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Boon- Ling, Yeo

Scientist, AQRC

blyeo@ucdavis.edu

 

Daiana Fadin-Vargas

Business Administrative Assistant, AQMT

dfadinv@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Faris Jawda

Senior Field Engineer, AQMT

ftjawda@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Ilia Potanin

Senior Field Technician, AQMT

ivpotanin@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Indu Thekkemeppilly Sivakumar

Lead Data Validator, AQMT

Performs quality assurance on air quality data, processing and validating particulate data collected as part of the NPS’s Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments network (IMPROVE).

ithekk@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Jason Giacomo

Laboratory Manager, AQMT

jagiacomo@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Jenna Martin

Events Specialist, AQRC

Manages the logistics, personnel coordination, and outreach for AQRC conferences.

jjdmartin@ucdavis.edu
Office: Academic Surge 2321 | 1124 Crocker Ln, Davis

 

Keith Bein

Researcher, AQRC

Professional Researcher at the Air Quality Research Center and a Research Professor at the Center for Health and the Environment at UC Davis.

kjbein@ucdavis.edu
Office: Center for Health & the Environment | 129 Old Davis Rd., Davis

 

Lindsay Kline

Analysis & Lab Supervisor, AQMT

Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Nicholas J. Spada

Project Scientist, AQMT

Research includes utilizing nuclear methods for characterizing aerosols as a function of size and time to better understand their impact on human health and the global environment.

njspada@ucdavis.edu
https://delta.ucdavis.edu
Office: AQRC | 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Nicole Hyslop

Associate Director of Quality Research, AQMT

The principal investigator and operations manager for the AQRC air quality group at UC Davis.

nmhyslop@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Ramin Yazdani

Associate Professional Researcher, AQRC

Research in municipal solid waste management, specifically to aerobic and anaerobic decomposition of waste, organic waste diversion, leachate and biogas management.

ryazdani@ucdavis.edu
Office: Academic Surge | 1124 Crocker Ln, Davis

 

Rhanee Palma

Conference and Outreach Manager, AQRC

Manages the logistics, personnel coordination, and outreach for AQRC conferences.

rppalma@ucdavis.edu
Office: Academic Surge 2321 | 1124 Crocker Ln, Davis

 

Rudi A. De Marco Ramey

Application Developer, AQMT

Current Web and Application Developer with a proven track record in the development of database driven commercial enterprise and line of business applications for both Web and Windows client platforms.

demarcoramey@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Sean Raffuse

Associate Director - Software and Data, AQMT

Research focuses on developing, improving, and applying fire and smoke models and developing and using satellite-derived data products. Principal Investigator for AQRC operation of the Chemical Speciation Network.

sraffuse@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Steph Spada

Copy Editor, AQMT

Copy editing, technical writing, and reader accessibility services for the AQRC lab groups and monitoring networks.

sriund@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 
Tetsuya Anthony Kawamoto

Program Support Associate, AQMT

takawamoto@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Trinidad Padilla

System Infrastructure Administrator, AQMT

tpadilla@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Warren H. White

Researcher, AQMT

Research centers on analysis and quality-assurance of data from the IMPROVE network (Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments) operated for the National Park Service by the Air Quality Research Center.

whwhite@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Xiaolu Zhang

Assistant Project Scientist, AQMT

Dr. Xiaolu Zhang is an associate project scientist in Air Quality Research Center at University of California Davis. Her current research focuses on characterizing carbon measurement techniques for PM2.5 filter samples to ensure data quality and consistency for long-term ambient monitoring network. 

xluzhang@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Xiaoya Cheng

Scientific Programmer, AQMT

Software and Analysis Group Supervisor at UC Davis Air Quality Research Center.

xycheng@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis

 

Yongjing Zhao

Project Scientist, AQMT

Research includes measurements of gases and particles in the atmosphere, developments of new monitoring instruments and control systems, and analysis of experimental data.

yjzhao@ucdavis.edu
Yongjing-Zhao/Yongjing-Research
Office: 1560 Drew Avenue, Davis


Air Quality Research Center Collaborators
 

Chao-Yin Chen

Department of Pharmacology
cych@ucdavis.edu
Office: 2217 Tupper Hall

 

Chris Cappa

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
cdcappa@ucdavis.edu
Office: 3135 Ghausi Hall

 

Christoph Vogel

Center for Health & the Environment
cfvogel@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1250 Old Davis Road

 

Clare Cannon

Department of Human Ecology
cebcannon@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 1309 Hart Hall

 

Edward Schelegle

Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology
esschelegle@ucdavis.edu
Office: 2023 VM3B

 

Gang-yu Liu

Department of Chemistry
gyliu@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 322 Chemistry Building

 

Ian Faloona

Department of Land, Air & Water Resources
icfaloona@ucdavis.edu
Office: 3138 Plant & Environmental Sciences Building

 

Kyaw Tha Paw U

Department of Land, Air & Water Resources
ktpawu@ucdavis.edu 
Office: Hoagland Hall

 

Laura Van Winkle

Center for Health & the Environment
lsvanwinkle@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 1250 Old Davis Road, 508

 

Lisa A. Miller

Department of Anatomy, Physiology, & Cell Biology
lmiller@ucdavis.edu 

 

Michael Kleeman

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
mjkleeman@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 3125 Ghausi Hall

 

Michele Barbato

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
mbarbato@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 3149 Ghausi Hall

 

Oliver Fiehn

UC Davis Genome Center
ofiehn@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 451 Health Sciences Dr.

 

Pamela Lein

Molecular Biosciences
pjlein@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1089 Veterinary Medicine Dr.

 

Peter G. Green

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
pggreen@ucdavis.edu 
Office: Ghausi Hall

 

Qi Zhang

Department of Environmental Toxicology
dkwzhang@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 4251A Meyer Hall

 

Richart Harper

Internal Medicine
rwharper@ucdavis.edu 

 

Robert H. Rice

Department of Environmental Toxicology
rhrice@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 4243 Meyer Hall

 

Shu-Hua Chen

Department of Land, Air & Water Resources
shachen@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 235 Hoagland Hall

 

Simon Clegg

Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
s.clegg@uea.ac.uk 

 

Tom Young

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
tyoung@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 3113 Ghausi Hall

 

Zhaodan Kong

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
zdkong@ucdavis.edu 
Office: 2094 Bainer Hall