News & Press

News & Press Coverage of Work & Field Campaigns by the Jimenez Group

The purpose of this page is to provide in one place links and PDFs for news & press coverage of our work (including field studies and other projects in which we have participated). We don't attempt to be comprehensive but just to provide some representative samples. This information can be useful for non-technical people who want to learn about what we do, and for prospective undergraduate and graduate students. Also see the pictures and other information in our Field Studies page Link

If you find a new article, video, etc. that could be posted here, please mail to jose.jimenez@colorado.edu and michael.lechner@colorado.edu .

March - 2011: US News & World Report: CU Graduate Programs highly ranked

• US News & World report ranked CU Graduate Programs as:
  • Top #5 in Environmental Sciences
  • Tied for Top #26 in Chemistry PDF, with UC-Irvine, Univ. of Washington, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, and Indiana Univ.
  • CU News Item on the Rankings PDF

January - 2011: Kroll et al. Paper Published in Nature Chemistry

• Link to paper
• Link to MIT CEE Newsletter Article PDF
• News Item on CU Chemistry website PDF

October - 2010: Jimenez et al. 2009 Science Paper is ISI "Fast Breaking Paper"

• Fast Breaking paper commentary PDF

September - 2010: CU PhD Programs Highly Ranked by NRC

The CU-Boulder Chemistry & Atmospheric Sciences PhD Programs have been ranked as Top 7% & Top 14%, respectively, by US National Research Council.

• CU Press Release PDF
• National Research Council Report PDF

September - 2010 - Paper on Amazon Rainforest Aerosols Published in Science

• National Science Foundation Aerosols Control Rainfall in the Rainforest PDF
• CIRES Press Release PDF
• Science Paper and Perspective

September - 2010 - Prof. Jimenez Presents an Invited Tutorial at the International Aerosol Conference

• Prof. Jimenez presented an invited 2-hr tutorial on "Real Time Aerosol Mass Spectrometry" at the 2010 International Aerosol Conference in Helsinki, Finland.
  • Download the tutorial slides
  • Website of the International Aerosol Conference

May/June - 2010 - Our Group Co-Leads the Pasadena site of the CalNex-LA Campaign

• Associated Press: Huge Air Pollution Study Underway in California PDF
• Modesto Bee: Huge Air Pollution Study Underway in California PDF
• Pasadena Star - News: Caltech is base for $20 million air quality study - the state's most comprehensive ever PDF
• Chemical and Engineering News (Feb-2011): Monitoring the Skies PDF

April - 2010 - Heald et al. paper gets cover of GRL and highlight in EOS

• Highlight in EOS: Simple description of atmospheric organic aerosol
• Cover of GRL
• Heald et al. paper: A simplified description of organic aerosol composition and implications for atmospheric aging

April-2010 Amber M. Ortega wins DOE SCGF sponsored by ARRA 2009 Fellowship

• Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program PDF, sponsored by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

April-2010 Ingrid M. Ulbrich wins CIRES Graduate Fellowship

• Winners of 2010 Fellowships
• General Information on CIRES Graduate Fellowships

March-2010 Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez wins 2010 Rosenstiel Award

• 2010 Rosenstiel Award PDF
• Eureka 2010 Rosenstiel Award PDF

February - 2010: Patrick L. Hayes wins CIRES Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Link to fellowship announcement
• Link to Patrick's personal webpage

Feb-2010 - Ulbrich et al., (ACP 2009) paper is ISI "Fast Breaking Paper"

• Science Watch: Jose-Luis Jimenez & Ingrid Marie Ulbrich talk with ScienceWatch.com and answer a few questions about this month's Fast Breaking Paper Paper in the field of Geosciences PDF
• Paper: I.M. Ulbrich, M.R. Canagaratna, Q. Zhang, D.R. Worsnop, and J.L. Jimenez. Interpretation of Organic Components from Positive Matrix Factorization of Aerosol Mass Spectrometric Data. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , 9, 2891-2918, 2009.Abstract, PDF, and Supp. Info.

Dec-2009 - Jimenez et al. paper published in Science

• Paper and Perspective
  • The author list includes 5 current Members of the Jimenez group (Ingrid Ulbrich, Mike Cubison, Joel Kimmel, Donna Sueper, and Jose-Luis Jimenez) and 8 group alumni (Qi Zhang, Pete DeCarlo, Allison Aiken, Ken Docherty, Ed Dunlea, Alex Huffman, Dara Salcedo, and Katja Dzepina)
  • Paper figures in powerpoint format
• CIRES Press Release PDF,CU Chemistry Highlight, and CU-Boulder Press ReleasePDF
• NSF Audio slide show
• Europa Press PDF
• EPA News: Taking the Haze out of Air Quality Models PDF
• NOAA News: Advancing our understanding of how aerosols affect climate and human health PDF
• Nature Chemistry: Atmospheric Chemistry: Growing Old Together PDF
• US DOE Research Highlight

Oct-2009 - Sheldon K. Friedlander Award to Peter DeCarlo

• Our former Ph.D. student Peter DeCarlo receives the Sheldon K. Friedlander Award PDF of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) which "recognizes an outstanding dissertation by an individual who has earned a doctoral degree."
  • Link to powerpoint used during presentation of the AwardPDF

Sep-2009 - Prof. Qi Zhang moves to UC-Davis

• Our former Research Scientist Qi Zhang has moved from SUNY-Albany to an Assistant Professor position at the Dept. of Environmental Toxicology at the University of California, Davis.

June-2009 - Carly Robinson wins a NASA Graduate Fellowship

• Our graduate student Carly Robinson wins a NASA Graduate Fellowship PDF.

Oct-2008 - Kenneth T. Whitby Award to Jose-Luis Jimenez

• J.L. Jimenez receives the Kenneth T. Whitby Award of the American Association for Aerosol Research PDF
  • Presentation of the Award
  • EPA Featured Story: STAR Researcher Wins Prestigious Whitby Award PDF
  • Background on Whitby Award PDF

Sep-2008 - Dominance of SOA in Los Angeles in Summer

• Docherty et al. paper on the dominance of secondary organic aerosols in the Los Angeles area during summer (PDF of paper)
• CU Press Release: CU-Boulder Study Suggests Air Quality Regulations Miss Key Pollutants. (PDF of Article).
• Medical News Today: Air Quality Regulations Miss Key Pollutants Suggests CU-Boulder Study. (PDF of Article).
• Daily Camera: CU study: Air-Quality Regulations Miss Pollutants. (PDF of Article).
• ScienceDaily: Air Quality Regulations Miss Key Pollutants: Link PDF
• UPI: Air Quality Rules May Miss Key Pollutants (PDF of Article).
• Science Now: Smog: It's Not All Cars' Fault PDF (Note that the report is unfortunately distorted and inaccurate, we never reported or told the journalist that cars were not to blame for SOA. We requested to see a copy of the article before publication but they did not provide it.)
• La Reppublica (Italy): Il barbecue inquina più dell'auto Attenzione ai veleni insospettabili PDF (Same problem as previous article)
• Environmental Health Perspectives. New Chapter on the Next Generation of Aerosols. 116(12) Article

Apr-2008 - ARCTAS Campaign

• NASA ARCTAS Field Campaign PDF
  • New York Times: "Scientists Study Arctic Haze for Clues to Rapid Melting". (PDF of Article)
  • CBCnews: "Scientists Study Arctic Haze for Clues to Northern Melting". (PDF of Article)
  • The Gazette (Montreal): "Wildfires Draw NASA's Scrutiny". (PDF of Article)
  • CBCnews: "NASA Team Lands in Yellowknife to Study Forest Fire Smoke". (PDF of Article).
  • UCAR Quarterly: Finding Pay Dirt Aloft: Widespread fires and pollution deliver for ARCTAS. (PDF of Article).
  • Anchorage Daily

Jul-2007 - Ubiquity and Dominance of Oxygenated Aerosols Worldwide

• Zhang et al. paper on ubiquity and dominance of oxygenated aerosols on Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes (PDF of paper)
  • United Press International: Invisible gasses form most organic haze
  • Europa Press: Un estudio dirigido por un español aporta claves para predecir la contaminación y su relación con el cambio climático
  • Daily Camera: Haze formed by invisible gases

Jul-2007 - Peter DeCarlo wins an NSF International Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Our graduate student Peter DeCarlo wins a 2-year NSF International Postdoctoral Fellowship for Chamber Studies and Field Analysis of Organic Aerosol with High Resolution Aerosol Mass Spectrometry Statistical TechniquesPDF, with the Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland as the host.

June-2007 - Delphine Farmer wins a NOAA Climate and Gobal Change Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Delphine Farmer, a graduate student from Ron Cohen's group at the University of California-Berkeley won a 2-year NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Alumni Page PDFto work with the Jimenez group in Boulder. The Fellowship research focuses on the development of direct chemically-resolved aerosol flux measurements using the Aerodyne time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (ToF-AMS).

Nov-2006 - New Findings on Titan and Early Earth Aerosols

• Trainer et al. PNAS paper on Titan and Early Earth Aerosols (PDF of paper)
  • Press Release by NASA PDF
  • CU Press Release PDF
  • El Periodico (Spain)
  • Europa Press News Agency (Spanish)
  • WebIndia PDF

Sep-2006 - Unexpectedly Rapid and Large SOA Formation in Mexico City

• Volkamer, Jimenez et al. GRL paper on rapid formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols in Mexico City (PDF of paper)
  • CU Press Release PDF
  • PhysOrg News Service PDF

Mar-2006 - MILAGRO Field Campaign

• Press Release
• MILAGRO Video Trailer PDF

Jul-2005 - Ingrid Ulbrich wins a NASA Graduate Fellowship

• Five NASA Earth Science Fellowships Awarded To CU-Boulder, Tops In Nation PDF (CU Press Release, July 2005)
• Five CU students win NASA fellowships for graduate study. Daily Camera, July 14, 2005.

May-2005 - Peter DeCarlo wins an EPA Graduate Fellowship

• Our PhD student Peter DeCarlo wins a 3-year EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship, for "Enhanced Characterization of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Through Complementary Data Integration and Improved Measurement Instrumentation"PDF.

Jan-2005 - Jose-Luis Jimenez wins an NSF CAREER Award

• Jose-Luis Jimenez wins a prestigious NSF CAREER Award, previously known as "NSF Young Investigator Award" to study Aerosol Properties and Effects through Organic Aerosol Characterization, Integrated Analysis of Multi-Instrument Data, and Aerosol-Cloud Nucleation Closure PDF. This Award provides research funding of $599,000 over 5 years.

Jul-2004 - Allison Aiken wins a NASA Graduate Fellowship

• Our graduate student Allison Aiken wins a 3-year NASA Graduate Fellowship in Earth Science.

Jun-2004 - Katja Dzepina wins an NCAR ASP Fellowship

• Our PhD student Katja Dzepina wins a 3-year Graduate Fellowship from the NCAR Advanced Study Program. She will be jointly advised by Dr. Sasha Madronich of NCAR and Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez of CU-Boulder.

Jul-2003 - Alex Huffman wins a NASA Graduate Fellowship

• Four CU students win NASA fellowships. Longmont Daily Times, July 21, 2003.

Apr-2003 - Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) Field Campaign

• Hacen del DF un Laboratorio (Reforma, Mexico)