Air Quality Monitoring Team
Alex Murrain
- Data and Reporting Group Supervisor
Supervisor of the Data & Reporting Group which supports the CSN and IMPROVE Air Monitoring Networks of the EPA and NPS.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Ann Dillner
- Researcher
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Anthony Wexler
- Director
Research focuses on understanding the atmospheric processes that transport and transform particulate pollutants in the atmosphere and the health effects that they cause.
Office: 2046 Bainer Hall
University of California Davis, CA 95616
Dr. Bart Ostro
- Scientist
- Air Pollution Epidemiology
Dr. Ostro is an epidemiologist focused on research and policy relating to the health effects of air pollution and climate change.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Daiana Fadin-Vargas
- Business Administrative Assistant
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Faris Jawda
- Senior Field Engineer
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Ilia Potanin
- Senior Field Technician
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Indu Thekkemeppilly Sivakumar
- Lead Data Validator
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).
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Jason Giacomo
- Laboratory Manager
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Keith Bein
- Researcher
Professional Researcher at the Air Quality Research Center and a Research Professor at the Center for Health and the Environment at UC Davis.
Office: Center for Health & the Environment
129 Old Davis Rd., Davis, CA, 95616
Lindsay Kline
- Analysis & Lab Supervisor
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Nicholas J. Spada
- Project Scientist
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
- Associate Director of Quality Research
The principal investigator and operations manager for the AQRC air quality group at UC Davis.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Ramin Yazdani
- Associate Professional Researcher
Research in municipal solid waste management, specifically to aerobic and anaerobic decomposition of waste, organic waste diversion, leachate and biogas management.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Rhanee Palma
- Conference and Outreach Manager
Manages the logistics, personnel coordination, and outreach for AQRC conferences.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Rudi A. De Marco Ramey
- Application Developer
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Sean Raffuse
- Associate Director - Software and Data
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Steph Spada
- Copy Editor
Copy editing, technical writing, and reader accessibility services for the AQRC lab groups and monitoring networks.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Tetsuya Anthony Kawamoto
- Program Support Associate
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Trinidad Padilla
- System Infrastructure Administrator
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Warren H. White
- Researcher
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Xiaolu Zhang
- Assistant Project Scientist
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Xiaoya Cheng
- Scientific Programmer
Software and Analysis Group Supervisor at UC Davis Air Quality Research Center.
AQRC LAB
1560 Drew Avenue, CA 95618
Yongjing Zhao
- Project Scientist
Research includes measurements of gases and particles in the atmosphere, developments of new monitoring instruments and control systems, and analysis of experimental data.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
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Air Quality Monitoring Team
Alex Murrain
- Data and Reporting Group Supervisor
Supervisor of the Data & Reporting Group which supports the CSN and IMPROVE Air Monitoring Networks of the EPA and NPS.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Ann Dillner
- Researcher
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Anthony Wexler
- Director
Research focuses on understanding the atmospheric processes that transport and transform particulate pollutants in the atmosphere and the health effects that they cause.
Office: 2046 Bainer Hall
University of California Davis, CA 95616
Dr. Bart Ostro
- Scientist
- Air Pollution Epidemiology
Dr. Ostro is an epidemiologist focused on research and policy relating to the health effects of air pollution and climate change.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Daiana Fadin-Vargas
- Business Administrative Assistant
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Faris Jawda
- Senior Field Engineer
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Ilia Potanin
- Senior Field Technician
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Indu Thekkemeppilly Sivakumar
- Lead Data Validator
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).
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Jason Giacomo
- Laboratory Manager
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Keith Bein
- Researcher
Professional Researcher at the Air Quality Research Center and a Research Professor at the Center for Health and the Environment at UC Davis.
Office: Center for Health & the Environment
129 Old Davis Rd., Davis, CA, 95616
Lindsay Kline
- Analysis & Lab Supervisor
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Nicholas J. Spada
- Project Scientist
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
- Associate Director of Quality Research
The principal investigator and operations manager for the AQRC air quality group at UC Davis.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Ramin Yazdani
- Associate Professional Researcher
Research in municipal solid waste management, specifically to aerobic and anaerobic decomposition of waste, organic waste diversion, leachate and biogas management.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Rhanee Palma
- Conference and Outreach Manager
Manages the logistics, personnel coordination, and outreach for AQRC conferences.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Rudi A. De Marco Ramey
- Application Developer
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Sean Raffuse
- Associate Director - Software and Data
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Steph Spada
- Copy Editor
Copy editing, technical writing, and reader accessibility services for the AQRC lab groups and monitoring networks.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Tetsuya Anthony Kawamoto
- Program Support Associate
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Trinidad Padilla
- System Infrastructure Administrator
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Warren H. White
- Researcher
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Xiaolu Zhang
- Assistant Project Scientist
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.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618
Xiaoya Cheng
- Scientific Programmer
Software and Analysis Group Supervisor at UC Davis Air Quality Research Center.
AQRC LAB
1560 Drew Avenue, CA 95618
Yongjing Zhao
- Project Scientist
Research includes measurements of gases and particles in the atmosphere, developments of new monitoring instruments and control systems, and analysis of experimental data.
Office: AQRC
1560 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA, 95618