Judith C. Chow

Nazir and Mary Ansari Chair in Entrepreneurialism and Science

Research Professor

Division of Atmospheric Sciences

Email: Judy.Chow@dri.edu

Full Resume

Dr. Judith C. Chow, Nazir and Mary Ansari Chair Research Professor in Entrepreneurialism and Science in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) at the Desert Research Institute (DRI), has over 30 years of experience in atmospheric, air quality, and environmental health research and education.  As leader of DRI’s Environmental Analysis Facility (EAF), equivalent to a department chair on the academic campuses, she leads a group of 25 research scientists and technicians in developing and applying advanced analytical methods to characterize suspended atmospheric particles for source attribution and their effects on visibility and health.  Dr. Chow is also on the physics and chemistry graduate faculties at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), where she advises graduate students working on advanced degrees in environmental studies.  Dr. Chow is the principal author or co-author of approximately 350 peer-reviewed journal articles, almost 150 peer-reviewed book chapters, approximately 550 formal presentations at technical conferences and training sessions, and almost 220 technical reports.  She has been principal investigator or a major collaborator in more than 50 large atmospheric studies and many smaller ones. Dr. Chow is fluent in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese and English.

Dr. Chow was a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS)/National Research Council’s (NRC) Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter that was formed at the request of Congress to identify the most important research priorities relevant to setting particulate matter standards, to develop a conceptual plan for particulate-matter research, and, over five years, to monitor research progress toward improved understanding of the relationship between particulate matter and public health.  She recently completed a three-year term on the NRC’s Board of Environmental Sciences and Toxicology.  She was a member of the recent U.S. National Academy of Engineering’s Committee on Energy Futures and Air Pollution in China and the United States, which completed its study in 2007.  She has been elected to serve on the Board of the Air & Waste Management Association. She was the chair of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, is co-Editor-in-Chief for Aerosol and Air Quality Research, and is a member of the Editorial Review Board for The Scientific World.

She prepared and revised sections of the U.S. EPA’s criteria document that pertain to chemical analysis and source emissions.  She wrote U.S. EPA guidance documents on aerosol measurement methods, sampling strategies, and databases as well as guidance for network design and continuous particulate monitoring.  She co-authored the chapter on atmospheric measurement methods for the North American Canada/Mexico/US pollution consortium (NARSTO) assessment of suspended particles.  Owing to her knowledge and experience, Dr. Chow was invited to present and publish the Air & Waste Management Association’s 1995 annual critical review on aerosol measurement methods.

Dr. Chow has been principal investigator or a major collaborator in more than 50 large atmospheric studies and many smaller ones.  These include:

• California’s Fresno Supersite
• California Regional PM2.5/PM10 Air Quality Study (CRPAQS)
• National Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments (IMPROVE)
• Air Quality effects on Historical Artifacts in Xi’an, China
• Air Quality and Health in Tong Liang, China
• TEEM – Source Characterization of Oil Sands in Canada

RESEARCH AREAS:

• Ambient Air and Source Sampling, Chemical and Physical Analysis, Field Study Design and Management, Modeling and Impact Assessment.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Chow, J.C. and J.G. Watson (2008).

New Directions: Beyond Compliance Air Quality Measurements. Atmos. Environ., 42(21):5166-5168.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; and L.-W.A. Chen (2008).

Spatial Variability of PM2.5 Ammonium Nitrate, and Organic Matter during the California Regional Particulate Air Quality Study (CRPAQS). J. Geophys. Res., in preparation.

Mauderly, J.L. and J.C. Chow (2008).

Health Effects of Organic Aerosols. Inhal. Toxicol., 20(3):257-288.

Chow, J.C. and J.G. Watson (2007).

Review of Measurement Methods and Compositions for Ultrafine Particles. AAQR, 7(2):121-173.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; L.-W.A. Chen; M.C.O. Chang; N.F. Robinson; D.L. Trimble; and S.D. Kohl (2007).

The IMPROVE_A Temperature Protocol for Thermal/Optical Carbon Analysis: Maintaining Consistency with a Long-Term Data Base. JAWMA, 57:1014-1023.

Chow, J.C. and J.G. Watson (2006).

Overview of Ultrafine Particles and Human Health. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 99:619-632.

Chow, J.C.; L.-W.A. Chen; J.G. Watson; D. Lowenthal; K. Magliano; K. Turkiewicz; and D. Lehrman (2006).

PM2.5 Chemical Composition and Spatiotemporal Variability during the California Regional PM10/PM2.5 Air Quality Study (CRPAQS). J. Geophys. Res., 111, D10S04.

Chow, J.C. (2005).

Introduction to the A&WMA 2005. Critical Review: Nanoparticles and the Environment. JAWMA, 55(6):706-707.

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

Refining Temperature Measures in Thermal/Optical Carbon Analysis. Atmos. Chem. And Physics Discuss., 5:4477-4505.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; P.K.K. Louie; L-W.A. Chen; and D. Sin (2005).

Comparison of PM2.5 Carbon Measurement Methods in Hong Kong, China. Environ. Poll., 137(2):334-344.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; D.H. Lowenthal; and K. Magliano (2005).

Loss of PM2.5 Nitrate from Filter Samples in Central California. JAWMA, 55(8):1158-1168.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; N. Savage; J. Solomon; Y.S. Cheng; P. McMurry; L.M. Corey; G.M. Bruce; R.C. Pleus; P. Biswas; and C.Y. Wu (2005).

2005 Critical Review Discussion: Nanoparticles and the Environment. JAWMA, 55(10):1411-1417.

Chow, J.C. (2004).

Introduction to the A&WMA 2004 Critical Review - Megacities and Atmospheric Pollution. JAWMA, 54(6):642-643.

Chow, J.C.; R.D. Scheffe; and P.A. Solomon (2004).

Introduction – A Special Issue of the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association on Particulate Matter: Atmospheric Sciences, Exposure, and the Fourth Colloquium on PM and Human Health. JAWMA, 54(9):1025.

Chow, J.C. and J.G. Watson (2004).

Monitoring and Assessing Particulate Matter. In Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China: The Challenges Ahead. National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 127-137.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; L.W.A. Chen; W.P. Arnott; H. Moosmüller; and K. Fung (2004).

Equivalence of Elemental Carbon by the Thermal/Optical Reflectance and Transmittance with Different Temperature Protocols. Environ. Sci. Technol., 38(16):4414-4422.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; H. Kuhns; V. Etyemezian; D.H. Lowenthal; D. Crow; S.D. Kohl; J.P. Engelbrecht; and M.C. Green (2004).

Source Profiles for Industrial, Mobile, and Area Sources in the Big Bend Regional Aerosol Visibility and Observational (BRAVO) Study. Chemosphere, 54(2):185-208.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; J.J. Shah; C.S. Kiang; C. Loh; M. Lev-On; J.M. Lents; M.J. Molina; and L.T. Molina (2004).

Critical Review Discussion - Megacities and Atmospheric Pollution. JAWMA, 54(10):1226-1235.

Chow, J.C.; J. Engelbrecht; J.G. Watson; W.E. Wilson; N.H. Frank; and T. Zhu (2002).

Designing Monitoring Networks to Represent Outdoor Human Exposure. Chemosphere, 49(9):961-978.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; M.C. Green; D.H. Lowenthal; G. Torres; and B. Bates (2000).

Cross-Border Transport and Spatial Variability of Suspended Particles in Mexicali and California’s Imperial Valley. Atmos. Environ., 34(11):1833-1843.

Chow, J.C. (1995).

Critical Review: Measurement Methods to Determine Compliance with Ambient Air Quality Standards for Suspended Particles. JAWMA. 45(5):320-382.

Chow, J.C.; J.G. Watson; L.C. Pritchett; W.R. Pierson; C.A. Frazier; and R.G. Purcell (1993).

The DRI Thermal/Optical Reflectance Carbon Analysis System: Description, Evaluation and Applications in U.S. Air Quality Studies. Atmos. Environ., 27A(8):1185-1201.