Deep Sengupta presented a poster "Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in Fresh and Laboratory-Aged Biomass Burning Aerosols" and gave a talk "Estimation of Snow Albedo Reduction due to Deposition of Light Absorbing Aerosols Using a Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Model" at...
OAL’s e-cigarette research on the front page of Reno Gazette Journal!
A Warning About Vaping OAL's e-cigarette research is on the front page of Reno Gazette Journal!
Local media coverage of the latest OAL publication
The latest OAL publication by Vera Samburova et al. on aldehydes in exhaled breath attracted the attention of all major local media outlets! Please click "Continue reading" to see image gallery and enable links to videos. Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ)...
Congratulations to Chiranjivi Bhattarai!
Congratulations to Chiranjivi Bhattarai who successfully defended his Master of Science in Atmospheric Chemistry thesis.
NSHE Rising Researcher Award presentation
DRI President Dr. Kristen Averyt presented Dr. Vera Sumburova with the NSHE Rising Researcher Award during a ceremony at the DRI's Las Vegas location on June 21, 2018.
OAL Visits the NV Dept of Health and Human Services
A DRI team (DAS Executive Director Marc Pitchford and OAL scientists Drs. Andrey Khlystov and Vera Samburova) traveled to Carson City to meet with the officials from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Khlystov presented results of OAL's study on...
Drone-based Remote-sensing Experiments and Atmospheric Measurements
The OAL team is a part of the "Drone-based Remote-sensing Experiments and Atmospheric Measurements" (Lead: Dr. Adam Watts). Today we had our first fly test!
OAL Participates in Toxic Metals Monitoring Campaign
Dave Campbell, Associate Research Scientist at the DRI's Division of Atmospheric Sciences and the Organic Analytical Lab member, participated in a 5-week long monitoring campaign near Paramount, CA, sponsored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and...
Board of Regents awards Dr. Vera Samburova 2018 Rising Researcher Award
The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents this week awarded Vera Samburova, Ph.D., an assistant research professor of atmospheric chemistry and air pollution at DRI, with its annual Rising Researcher Award. She was recognized for her early-career...
Dr. Andrey Khlystov wins Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco New Investigator Award
Dr. Andrey Khlystov has been named a “2018 New Investigator Award Winner for Best Abstract” by the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco