Dana L. Trimble

Assistant Research Scientist
Division of Atmospheric Sciences

Ms. Dana L. Trimble is currently the laboratory manager of the Environmental Analysis Facility's Carbon Analysis Laboratory. Ms. Trimble is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the lab and supervises the carbon analysts. She also performs Level II validation and serves as a lead contact person for multiple sponsors to discuss contract matters and analyses status. Additionally, Ms. Trimble serves as the EAF's database manager. She is involved in compiling and reporting continuous data from the Fresno and St. Louis Supersites to various sponsors including the California Air Resources Board and Environmental Protection Agency. She serves as a lead contact person for data requests and assists with database development and programming. In addition, Ms. Trimble supervises several technical staff and works closely with the financial administrator to monitor contracts and ensures accurate and timely invoices are sent to sponsors. Ms. Trimble also worked at DRI as a Laboratory Assistant, and then as an Administrative Assistant for Dr. Judith Chow between 1993 and 1995, prior to moving to Colorado. While in Colorado, she worked as a Senior Systems Administrator for Corporate Express in Denver, and taught computer classes part-time at CompUSA. After relocating back to Nevada with her family she rejoined DRI in 2002 as an Assistant Research Scientist.

RESEARCH AREAS:

• Carbon, aerosol, carbon fractions, Thermal Optical Reflectance (TOR) and Transmittance (TOT), Air Quality.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Chow, J.C., J.G. Watson, P. Doraiswamy, L.-W.A. Chen, D.A. Sodeman, S.S.H. Ho, R.J. Tropp, S.D. Kohl, D.L. Trimble, and K.K. Fung (2006).

Climate Change – Characterization of Black Carbon and Organic Carbon Air Pollution Emissions and Evaluation of Measurement Methods. Phase I Method Comparisons. Draft Interim Progress Report. Reno, NV, Desert Research Institute; California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA.

Park, K., J.C. Chow, J.G. Watson, D.L. Trimble, P. Doraiswamy, W.P. Arnott, K.R. Stroud, K. Bowers, R. Bode, A. Petzold, and A.D.A. Hansen (2006).

Comparison of continuous and filter-based carbon measurements at the Fresno Supersite. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 56(4), 474-491.

Chow, J.C., J.G. Watson, L.-W.A. Chen, G. Paredes-Miranda, M.-C.O. Chang, D. Trimble, K.K. Fung, H. Zhang, and J.Z. Yu (2005).

Refining temperature measures in thermal/optical carbon analysis. Atmos. Chem. Physics, 5(4), 2961-2972. 1680-7324/acp/2005-5-2961.

Chow, J.C., L.-W.A. Chen, D.H. Lowenthal, P. Doraiswamy, K. Park, S.D. Kohl, D.L. Trimble, and J.G. Watson (2005).

California Regional PM₁₀/PM_2.5 Air Quality Study (CRPAQS) – Initial Data Analysis of Field Program Measurements, Draft Final Report. DRI Document No. 2497. Prepared for the California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA by the Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV.

Watson, J.G., J.C. Chow, L.W.A. Chen, D.L. Lowenthal, D.L. Trimble, and K. Park (2005).

Fresno Supersite Final Report. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC, by the Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, 31 March 2005.

Watson, J.G., J.C. Chow, P. Doraiswamy, L.-W.A. Chen, D.H. Lowenthal, D. Trimble, and K. Park (2005).

Quality Assurance Final Report for the Fresno Supersite. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC, by the Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, 31 October 2005.