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Dr. Eden Furtak-Cole
Assistant Research Professor, Atmospheric Science
Campus 
Reno Campus
Division 
Atmospheric Sciences
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Publications
2026
Mejia, J. F., Henao, J., Gillies, J. A., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2026). Seasonal Dynamics of Fugitive Dust Emissions from the Oceano Dunes: Linking Wind Regimes, PM10 Exceedances, and Intervention Effectiveness. Atmospheric Environment, 122008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2026.122008

Mejia, J. F., Henao, J., Gillies, J. A., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2026). Seasonal dynamics of fugitive dust emissions from the Oceano Dunes: Linking wind regimes, PM10 exceedances, and intervention effectiveness. Atmospheric Environment, 375, 122008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2026.122008
https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/12137/2025/acp-25-12137-2025.pdf

2025
Raeofy, Y., Samburova, V., Berli, M., Furtak-Cole, E., Sion, B., Houseman, S. M., Lu, K., Curtiss, W., Andrade, A. J., Martinez, B., Khlystov, A. Y., & Moosmüller, H. (2025). Physical and Chemical Properties of Fire-Affected Soils from the Sagebrush Ecosystem of the Western US: A Laboratory Study. Soil Syst., 9(4), 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems9040111

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Nikolich, G., Lin, Y., & Roy, S. (2025). Quantifying the effectiveness of superposed roughness elements to reduce dust emissions at the Salton Sea using computational fluid dynamics simulations. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 18, 4123-4141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-025-01871-9

2023
Wang, X.L., Gillies, J. A., Kohl, S. D., Furtak-Cole, E., Tupper, K. A., & Cardiel, D. A. (2023). Quantifying the Source Attribution of PM10 Measured Downwind of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. Atmosphere, 14(4), 718. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14040718

Wang, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & Ngan, K. (2023). Estimating Mean Wind Profiles Inside Realistic Urban Canopies. Atmosphere, 14(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14010050

Wang, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & Ngan, K. (2023). Fast Models for Predicting Pollutant Dispersion inside Urban Canopies. Atmosphere, 14(9), 1337. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14091337

Or, D., Furtak-Cole, E., Berli, M., Shillito, R. M., Ebrahimian, H., Vahdat Aboueshagh, H., & McKenna, S. (2023). Review of wildfire modeling considering effects on land surfaces. Earth-Science Reviews, 245, Article No. 104569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104569

2022
Walker, I., Hilgendorf, Z., Turner, C., Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., & Nikolich, G. (2022). Assessing performance of a ‘nature-based’ foredune restoration project, Oceano Dunes, California, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, in press. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5478

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Hilgendorf, Z., Walker, I. J., & Nikolich, G. (2022). Simulation of flow and shear stress distribution on the Oceano Dunes, implications for saltation and dust emissions. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 22 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-022-09902-0

Wang, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & Ngan, K. (2022). Estimating Mean Wind Profiles Inside Realistic Urban Canopies. Atmosphere, 14(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14010050

2021
Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., Nikolich, G., & Etyemezian, V. R. (2021). The role of off highway vehicle activity in augmenting dust emissions at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, Oceano CA. Atmospheric Environment: X, 13(100146). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2021.100146

2020
Furtak-Cole, E. & Ngan, K. (2020). Predicting mean velocity profiles inside urban canyons. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 207, Article No. 104280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104280

Mejia, J. F., Furtak-Cole, E., & Kumar, N. (2020). Airborne Transmission Pathways of the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in a Classroom Space. Report Prepared for Karsten Heise: Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, December 31, 2020

2019
Furtak-Cole, E. & Telyakovskiy, A. S. (2019). A 3D Numerical Study of Interface Effects Influencing Viscous Gravity Currents in a Parabolic Fissure, with Implications for Modeling with 1D Nonlinear Diffusion Equations. Fluids, 4(2), 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4020097

2017
Furtak-Cole, E., Telyakovskiy, A. S., & Cooper, C. A. (2017). A Series Solution for Horizontal Infiltration in an Initially Dry Aquifer. Advances in Water Resources, 116, 145-152

2012
Gillies, J. A. & Furtak-Cole, E. (2012). Using Plants to Control Sand Movement and Dust Emissions, Report prepared for Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, Bishop CA, September 2012.

2008
Dupigny-Giroux, L. & Furtak-Cole, E. (2008). Multiangular imaging of wetlands in New EnglandChapter : . In , Wetland: Ecology, Conservation and Restoration. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.: Hauppage, NY, Raymundo E. Russo, ed.

Conference Proceedings
2026
Mastick, N., Raeofy, Y., Samburova, V., Furtak-Cole, E., Gautam, P., & Moosmüller, H. (2026). Linking Hyperspectral Reflectance and Soil Hydrophobicity for Laboratory Sage Brush Burns. HDRFS EPSCoR NSF Annual Meeting: University of Nevada, Las Vegas-Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1, 2026-April 3, 2026

Ke, Z., Furtak-Cole, E., Harofteh, A. Z., Lareau, N., & Moosmüller, H. (2026). The 2024 Mill Fire: Insights from Field Observations and WRF-SFIRE Simulations. HDRFS EPSCoR NSF Annual Meeting: University of Nevada, Las Vegas-Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1, 2026-April 3, 2026

Raeofy, Y., Samburova, V., Moosmüller, H., Berli, M., Furtak-Cole, E., Beres, N. D., Khlystov, A. Y., & Martinez, B. (2026). Chemistry of Fire Induced Soil Water Repellency. HDRFS EPSCoR NSF Annual Meeting: University of Nevada, Las Vegas-Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1, 2026-April 3, 2026

Ke, Z., Furtak-Cole, E., Zare Harofteh, A., Lareau, N., & Moosmüller, H. (2026). The 2024 Mill Fire: Insights from Field Observations and WRF-SFIRE Simulations. 106th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society: Houston, TX, January 25, 2026-January 29, 2026

Ke, Z., Moosmüller, H., Tang, Q., Chen, Y., Randerson, J., Liu, X., Li, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, Y., Alto, M., Patti, C., Veraverbeke, S., Qu, Y., Scholten, R., Keen-Zebert, A. K., Hosseinpour, F. E., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2026). The Role of Fire-Emitted Aerosols in Pyrocumulonimbus Formation and of Fire-Induced Lightning in Spot Fire Ignition: Case Studies of the Creek and Dixie Fires. 106th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society: Houston, TX, January 25, 2026-January 29, 2026

2025
Samburova, V., Zeidman, A., Curtiss, W., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2025). Sampling of Ash, Dust, and Soil after 2025 Los Angeles, CA Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. HDRFS EPSCoR NSF annual meeting: University of Nevada, Reno, April 8, 2025-April 8, 2025

Raeofy, Y., Samburova, V., Berli, M., Furtak-Cole, E., Sion, B., Khlystov, A. Y., & Moosmüller, H. (2025). : Physical and Chemical Properties of Fire-Affected Soils from the Sagebrush Ecosystem of the Western U.S.: A Laboratory Study. NSF Reno EPSCoR HDRFS Annual Meeting: Reno, NV, April 8, 2025

Furtak-Cole, E., Etyemezian, V. R., Gillies, J. A., Nikolich, G., Heggli, A. E., & Bingham, B. (2025). CFD Simulation of Degraded Visual Environments at the CUES Site on Mammoth Mountain, CA. Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, American Meteorological Society: Turin, Italy, June 17, 2025-June 20, 2025

Furtak-Cole, E., Etyemezian, V. R., Gillies, J. A., Nikolich, G., Heggli, A. E., & Bingham, B. (2025). CFD Simulation of Degraded Visual Environments at the CUES Site on Mammoth Mountain, CA. OpenFoam Workshop: Vienna, Austria, June 30, 2025-July 4, 2025

2024
Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., & Nikolich, G. (2024). Large Scale Modification of the Salton Sea Shoreline to Reduce the Potential for Dust Emissions. EGU General Assembly 2024: Vienna, Austria, April 14, 2024-April 19, 2024, EGU24-1900. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-1900

2023
Gillies, J. A., Furtak-Cole, E., Nikolich, G., & Etyemezian, V. R. (2023). A simple metric, Total PM10:Total Wind Power Density to quantify changes in dust emission from areas of interest as a function of environmental change. PICO Presentation, European Geophysical Union General Assembly: Vienna, Austria, April 23, 2023-April 28, 2023

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Hilgendorf, Z., Walker, I. J., & Nikolich, G. (2023). Time Evolution of Coastal Foredune Emissions Under Six Restoration Strategies. The 18th OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW18): Genoa, Italy, July 11, 2023-July 14, 2023

Or, D., Vahdat Aboueshagh, H., Furtak-Cole, E., & McKenna, S. (2023). Towards Mechanistic Representation of Wildfire Effects on Soil – Downscaling to Quantify Subsurface Heat Fluxes. EGU General Assembly 2023: Vienna, Austria, April 23, 2023-April 28, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-10389

2022
Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Walker, I., Hilgendorf, Z., & Nikolich, G. (2022). Quantifying Shear Stress and Dust Emissions Using Simulated Flowover High-Resolution Coastal Dune Topography. 17 Open Foam Workshop: Oxford, England, July 11, 2022-July 14, 2022

2021
Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Walker, I., & Hilgendorf, Z. (2021). Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Shear Stress on a Coastal Foredune. 74th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics: Phoenix, AZ, November 21, 2021-November 23, 2021

Furtak-Cole, E. & Gillies, J. A. (2021). Momentum Extraction by Porous Forms from Boundary Layer Flows. The 16th Openfoam Workshop: Dublin, Ireland, June 7, 2021-June 11, 2021

Furtak-Cole, E., Gillies, J. A., Walker, I., & Hilgendorf, Z. (2021). Computational and Experimental Investigation of the Shear Stress on a Coastal Foredune. 74th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics: Phoenix, Arizona, November 21, 2021-November 23, 2021

2019
Furtak-Cole, E. (2019). Modeling and simulations of rough atmospheric boundary layer flows. Navy Research Lab: Stennis Space Center, MS, June 4, 2019

Telyakovskiy, A. S. & Furtak-Cole, E. (2019). Undercutting, Dupuit-Forchheimer. SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences: Houston, TX, March 11, 2019-March 14, 2019

2018
Furtak-Cole, E. (2018). CFD analysis of the shear reduction capacity of an erosion control roughness array. Mini-Workshop on Urban Flow, Dispersion and Ventilation II, University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, China

2017
Furtak-Cole, E. (2017). A numerical method for potential flow in the subsurface. SIAM Pacific Northwest Conference: Corvallis, OR, October 27, 2017-October 29, 2017

Furtak-Cole, E. (2017). A fast marching method for the porous medium equation. Western PDE Conference: Provo, UT, May 18, 2017-May 19, 2017

2016
Furtak-Cole, E., Telyakovskiy, A. S., & Cooper, C. A. (2016). A series solution for horizontal infiltration in an initially dry aquifer. American Mathematical Society sectionals: Denver, CO, October 8, 2016-October 9, 2016

2014
Furtak-Cole, E. & Telyakovskiy, A. S. (2014). A series solution to the porous medium equation. American Geophysical Union: San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2014-December 19, 2014

2011
Hiscox, A. L., Thistle, H., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2011). Lidar derived mixing heights for dispersion modeling. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA, April 12, 2011-April 16, 2011

Hiscox, A. L., Rudnicki, M., Su, H., Finger, A., & Furtak-Cole, E. (2011). Persistence of turbulence in and above a forest canopy. IUFRO Wind and Trees Conference: Athens, GA, July 31, 2011-August 4, 2011

2010
Finger, A., Furtak-Cole, E., Hiscox, A. L., Rudnicki, M., & Su, H. (2010). Turbulence stationarity within a forest canopy. 29th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology: Keystone, CO, August 1, 2010-August 6, 2010