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
A Few Clarifications About our e-Cigarette Study
The lab decided to apply their expertise to see what is in e-cigarette vapors. This resulted in the publication of the first set of results concerning the role of flavorings in aldehyde formation during vaping.
Hazardous chemicals discovered in flavored e-cigarette vapor
Scientists stress need for thorough research into flavored e-liquids RENO – Building on more than 30 years of air quality research in some of the most polluted urban environments on Earth, a team of atmospheric scientists at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) has...