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Dr. Judith Chow
Title: Nazir and Mary Ansari Chair in Entrepreneurialism and Science Professional InterestsDr. 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 34 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 ~30 research scientists and technicians in developing and applying advanced analytical methods to characterize suspended atmospheric particles for source apportionment 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 ~260 peer-reviewed journal articles, almost 50 peer-reviewed book chapters, approximately 660 formal presentations at technical conferences and training sessions, and almost 240 technical reports. She has been principal investigator or a major collaborator on more than 50 large atmospheric studies and many smaller ones, and has managed contracts for carbon analysis for the National Park Service’s Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) since 1987. 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 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. Because of 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. At Harvard University, Dr. Chow documented the measurement and quality assurance activities of the Harvard Air Pollution Respiratory Health Study. She introduced advanced data validation procedures and estimated the precisions associated with the measurements as part of her interpretation of those data. Research Projects
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