Recent Awards by Group Members:
- Randall Martin awarded Outstanding Faculty Award by WashU Graduate Student Senate, 2024
- Haihui Zhu awarded 1st place in the 28th Annual Graduate Research Symposium at WashU, 2023
- Randall Martin ranked #23 environmental scientist in world by Research.com, 2022
- Named Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science, Randall Martin, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Named Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science, Aaron van Donkelaar, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Dandan Zhang awarded AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award, 2022
- Nature Communications Editor’s Highlight in Earth Science, McDuffie et al., 2021
- AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award, Randall Martin, 2020
- AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, Erin McDuffie, 2020
- Named Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science, Randall Martin, 2019
- Named Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science, Aaron van Donkelaar, 2019
- Selected to Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS), Erin McDuffie, 2019
- Selected to Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS), Chi Li, 2019
- Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, Chi Li, 2018
- NSERC CGS-D Graduate Scholarship, Paul Bissonnette, 2018
- Third best student oral presentation (all divisions), CAP Congress, Melanie Hammer, 2018
- Best Presentation, Division of Atmospheric and Space Physics, CAP Congress, Melanie Hammer, 2018
- JHL Johnstone Memorial Community Engagement Prize, Brian Boys, Patrick Duplessis, Deanna Kerry, Colin Lee, 2018
- Leiper Award, Chi Li, 2018
- Theoretical Physics Award, Max Manning, 2018
- A.S. MacKenzie Award, Max Manning, 2018
- Resource Centre Teaching Assistant Award, Jun Meng, 2017
- Killam Predoctoral Scholarship, Robyn Latimer, 2017
- NSERC Graduate Scholarship, Robyn Latimer, 2017
- Arthur B. McDonald Chair of Research Excellence for Randall Martin, 2017
- Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) for Emily Stone, 2017
- Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, Jun Meng, 2016
- Paul Bissonnette’s presentation on SPARTAN ranked in the top-two at the UN-associated World Merit 360 Conference on Sustainability, 2016
- Melanie Hammer presents her research to the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, 2016 [Link]
- Graydon Snider featured by the Chemical Institute of Canada, 2016 [Link]
- NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship for Sajeev Philip, 2016
- CMOS Weather Network / MeteoMedia scholarship for Nicole Chisholm, 2016
- President’s Award for Melanie Hammer, 2016
- Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) for Paul Bissonnette, 2016
- Oral presentation award to Crystal Weagle at Canadian Chemistry Conference, 2016
- Zeldovich Medal (COSPAR and the Russian Academy of Sciences), Aaron van Donkelaar, 2016
- Killam Scholarship, Melanie Hammer, 2016
- NSERC scholarship, Melanie Hammer, 2016
- Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, Melanie Hammer, 2016
- Crystal Weagle selected as the student representative on the Chemical Institute of Canada – Environment Division, 2015
- Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS) participant, Jeff Geddes, 2015
- Killam Predoctoral Scholarship for Chi Li, 2015
- ACENET Research Fellowship for Chi Li, 2015
- NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement for Randall Martin, 2015
- ACS Editors’ Choice for C.J. Lee et al. (2015) [Link]
- President’s Award for Junwei Xu, 2014
- Randall Martin Selected to College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of Royal Society of Canada, 2014 Video
- NS Graduate Entrance Scholarship for Crystal Weagle, 2014
- NSERC Visiting Fellowship at Environment Canada for Shailesh Kharol, 2014
- Killam Predoctoral Scholarship for Junwei Xu, 2014
- NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship for Melanie Hammer, 2013
- Resource Centre Teaching Assistant Award for Nathaniel Egan-Pimblett, 2013
- President’s Award for Matthew Cooper, 2013
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship for Matthew Cooper, 2013
- Poster Presentation Prize for Matthew Cooper, The 6th International GEOS-Chem Meeting, 2013
- Environmental Science and Technology Science Paper of the Year, Brauer et al., 2012
- E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship for Randall Martin, 2012
- Dalhousie Doctoral Thesis Award for Aaron van Donkelaar, 2011
- Environmental Health Perspectives Paper of the Year, van Donkelaar et al., 2010
- Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS) participant, Aaron van Donkelaar, 2011
- Walter C. Sumner Fellowship for Aaron van Donkelaar, 2010
The Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group in the news:
- Sep 7, 2023 – New Atlas | “Global mitigation strategies, led by China, reverse air pollution trends” [Link]
- Sep 6, 2023 – AAAS and EurekAlert! | “World can now breathe easier” [Link]
- Jul 11, 2023 – WashU | “Researchers identify paths for reducing harmful air pollution in South Asia” [Link]
- May 1, 2023 – Nature | “Air Pollution in China is falling – but there is a long way to go” [Link]
- Dec 13, 2022 – WashU Global Health Center Spotlight [Link]
- Feb 25, 2022 – National Public Radio [Link]
- Feb 15, 2022 – WashU Video Feature [Link]
- Jul 13, 2021 – National Public Radio [Link]
- Jun 19, 2019 – New York Times article, 2019 [Link]
- Feb 21, 2018 – CBC Radio Mainstreet Link
- Jan 27, 2017 – CTV Morning Live Video link
- Nov 28, 2016 – PBS Digital Studios Video link
- Nov 16, 2016 – Popular Science Link
- Nov 16, 2016 – Cosmos Magazine Link
- Nov 15, 2016 – Science Magazine Link
- Nov 15, 2016 – Science News Link
- Nov 15, 2016 – Discover Magazine Link
- Nov 15, 2016 – Christian Science Monitor Link
- Nov 15, 2016 -Discovery Channel Link
- Aug 17, 2016 – Coal Burning Causes the Most Air Pollution Deaths in China, Study Finds, New York Times Link
- July 2016, IGAC news, SPARTAN An Emerging Global Particulate Matter Network. Link
- Jul 4, 2016 -CBC News Nova Scotia. Link (starts at 06:37)
- Jul 4, 2016 -The Weather Network Link
- Jul 20, 2016 – CBC TV report on Paul Bissonnette cycling from Halifax to World Merit 360 Conference on Sustainability in New York Link
- Jun, 2016 – NASA Satellite Finds Unreported Sources of Toxic Air Pollution Link
- May, 2016 – Scientists just discovered dozens of new sources of air pollution Link
- May, 2016 – Rarefied air PDF
- Mar, 2016 – Environmental Health Perspectives: A Satellite View of Pollution on the Ground: Long-Term Changes in Global Nitrogen Dioxide Link
- Dec 2, 2015 – The guardian: Where is the world’s most polluted city? Link
- Nov 13, 2015 – State of the Planet, The Changing Face of Air Quality Link
- Jun 23, 2015 – NASA Image of the Day: Fine Particulate Maps With and Without Dust Link
- Jun 22, 2015 – NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day: Changing views of fine particulate pollution Link
- Apr 7, 2015 – NASA Air Quality Applied Sciences Team Media Center: Study Quantifies Mortality Risk from Exposure to Fine Particulates Link
- Feb, 2015 – Environ Health Perspect: The View from Afar: Satellite-Derived Estimates of Global PM2.5 Link
- Nowlan et al. [2014] featured on cover of Global Biogeochemical Cycles.
- Oct, 2014 – Environ Health Perspect: Remote-Sensing Applications for Environmental Health Research Link
- Jun 11, 2014 – The Atlantic: An Interactive Air-Pollution Map Link
- Apr 1, 2014 – Apples to Apples: Comparing PM2.5 Exposures and Birth Outcomes in Understudied Countries Link
- Feb 1, 2014 – The Economist: Browner, but greener Link
Developments related to group activities:
- Clean Cooking Alliance StoryMap Link
- UNEP Air Pollution Dashboard Link
- New research links air pollution to higher coronavirus death rates Link
- How much longer would you live if you breathed clean air? Link
- State of Global Air Link
- UNICEF report on air pollution based on satellite-derived PM2.5 led by Aaron van Donkelaar Link
- SPARTAN endorsed as an IGAC activity
- MAIA satellite instrument selected for funding Link
- How’s Life in Your Region? Link
- OECD Regional Well-Being Indicator Link
- Long term PM2.5 Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standard Link
- Global Burden of Disease 2010 Link
- Environmental Performance Index 2014 Link
- WHO statement on role of PM2.5 in burden of disease Link
- OECD assessment of population exposure to air pollution Link
- How Should the World Bank Estimate Air Pollution Damages? Link
- Satellite-based PM2.5 used in World Development Indicators 2015 Link
- WHO Assessment of Mortality from Ambient Air Pollution Link
- Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program – Community Edition (BenMAP-CE) Link
- Satellite-based PM2.5 used in World Bank Little Green Data Book 2015 Link
- TEMPO satellite instrument selected for funding Link