PULLMAN, Wash. — A group of approximately 60 researchers from institutions throughout the Northwest who are interested in air quality will begin meeting today (Oct. 5) on the Washington State University campus in Pullman.
The event will run through Thursday, Oct. 7, in the Engineering and Teaching Research Laboratory, Room 101.
Researchers in WSU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric Research have recently joined with a number of institutions throughout the Northwest to establish the Northwest International Air Quality Environmental Science and Technology Consortium (NW-AIRQUEST).
Consortium participants include scientists from three Pacific Northwest universities – WSU,
On Wednesday (Oct. 6), speakers include George Mount, a faculty member in WSU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, with a discussion on satellite sensors and the Ozone Monitoring Instrument project status and plans; and Dan Jaffe, faculty member at the University of Washington-Bothell, with a discussion the influence of long-range transport on urban air quality. On Thursday (Oct. 7), researchers will present their work in a poster session. For a complete agenda, visit online at https://www.cea.wsu.edu/default.asp?PageTextID=124.
The consortium aims to assist government agencies in their important air quality decisions by providing good scientific information on which they can base their decisions. It also formalizes what had been an informal network of scientists into a virtual science center for air quality. The researchers hope the consortium will help enhance communication among the scientists as well as attract grant support.
