Progress 04/01/13 to 03/31/16
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for this project are undergraduate and graduate students in STEM disciplines, broadly defined, and with a particular focus on students from groups that are under-represented in the sciences. The project has reached over 100 students from Fresno State and local community colleges through recruitment, project activities and dissemination activities described in more detail in other sections of the report. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?As described in the previous section, students have been trained in a range of research techniques and using modern instrumentation. Participating students have been involved in both academic research lab experiences and work at USDA research facilities. Students have had the opportunity to attend and present at academic and professional conferences, and meet regularly with a research adviser to facilitate their professional development. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Research results have been presented at professional conferences. The work has also been presented to the local community through two fora. First, several participating students presented their work at an open house attended by approximately 75 members of the campus and local community. Second, the PI presented aspects of this work to approximately 100 members of the local community at an American Chemical Society sponsored event recognizing Earth Day. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Students were recruited to the program through targeted e-mails, announcements in classes, and advertisements/flyers posted on campus. The program received approximately formal 15 applications during the recruitment period. Four students were formally hired through the award, and an additional six participated in the project through leveraged grants. Of this total, eight are from groups under-represented in STEM. Students have been trained in the use of a range of research equipment and techniques. These include the use of smog chambers, infra-red spectroscopy, diode laser spectroscopy, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, gas chromatography with flame ionization detection, proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry, infra-red photo-accoustic spectroscopy, flux measurements, Gaussian plume modeling, backwards Lagrangian modeling, 3D grid modeling and heat flux measurements. Students have worked on several projects including a study of the effects of photolysis on pesticides used in post-harvest fumigation of almonds and emissions of greenhouse gases from confined animal facilities. Several students are participating in projects at USDA facilities (ARS in Parlier and NFS in Fresno).
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
"Analysis of Ozone and CO2 Profiles Measured at a Dairy Facility", Segun Ogunjemiyo, Alam S. Hasson, Shawn Ashkan, Julie Steele and Thomas Shelton, AGU Fall Meeting. Dec 14-18, 2015. San Francisco, CA.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Catalina Olea, Aroob Abdelhamid, Segun Ogunjemiyo, Shawn Ashkan, Julie Steele, Srikar Middala, Kennedy Vu, Laxmi R. Addala, Lucien Nana, Austen Scruggs, Reynaldo Luna and Alam Hasson, Emissions of VOCs and Methane from a Central California Dairy , 6th Annual Graduate Research and Creative Activities symposium, May 1st, 2014.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Catalina Olea, Srikar Middala, Kennedy Vu, Laxmi R Addala, Lucien Nana, Julie Steele, Austen Scruggs, Thomas Shelton, Segun O Ogunjemiyo, Shawn Ashkan and Alam S Hasson, Emissions of VOCs and Methane from a Central California Dairy , 31st Informal Symposium on Kinetics and Photochemical Processes in the Atmosphere, University of California, Riverside, March 12, 2014.
- Type:
Theses/Dissertations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Emissions and Atmospheric Chemistry of Selected Agricultural Pollutants . Srikar Middala, 2014.
- Type:
Theses/Dissertations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the California State University, Fresno Dairy . Catalina Olea (submitted June 2016).
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Progress 04/01/14 to 03/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for this project are undergraduate and graduate students in STEM disciplines, broadly defined, and with a particular focus on students from groups that are under-represented in the sciences. The project has reached over 200 students from Fresno State and local community colleges through recruitment, project activities and dissemination activities described in more detail in other sections of the report. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project goals are related to training and developing student researchers. Opportunities provided for students are described above. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Research results have been presented at several professional conferences. The work has also been presented to the local community through two fora. First, several participating students presented their work local conferences attended by several hundred members of the campus and local community. Second, the PI presented aspects of this work to approximately 100 members of the local community at an American Chemical Society sponsored event recognizing Earth Day. The PI is also the invited speaker for the Earth Day event this year. No peer-reviewed journal articles have been submitted for publication, but several are currently in-preparation. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Student research projects will continue and conclude. Activities will be institutionalized when possible.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Students were recruited to the program through targeted e-mails, announcements in classes, and advertisements/flyers posted on campus. The program received approximately 25 applications during the recruitment period. Four students were formally hired through the award, and an additional ten participated in the project through leveraged grants. Of this total, twelve are from groups under-represented in STEM. Students have been trained in the use of a range of research equipment and techniques. These include the use of smog chambers, infra-red spectroscopy, diode laser spectroscopy, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, gas chromatography with flame ionization detection, proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry, infra-red photo-accoustic spectroscopy, flux measurements, Gaussian plume modeling, backwards Lagrangian modeling, 3D grid modeling and heat flux measurements. Students have worked on several projects including a study of the effects of photolysis on pesticides used in post-harvest fumigation of almonds, emissions of greenhouse gases from confined animal facilities and environmental impacts on a regional watershed. Several students are participating in projects at USDA facilities (ARS in Parlier and NFS in Fresno).
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Rangel, E, Hasson, A and Walse, S (2015). Fragmentation Studies of Flubendiamide Under Various Atmospheric Conditions, 32nd Informal Symposium on Kinetics and Photochemical Processes in the Atmosphere, Northridge CA
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Catalina Olea, Reynaldo Luna, Jordana Totman, Shawn Ashkan, and Alam Hasson, (2015). Dairy Emissions Contribute to Air Pollution in the Valley, 32nd Informal Symposium on Kinetics and Photochemical Processes in the Atmosphere, Northridge, CA.
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Progress 04/01/13 to 03/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: The target audiences for this project are undergraduate and graduate students in STEM disciplines, broadly defined, and with a particular focus on students from groups that are under-represented in the sciences. The project has reached over 100 students from Fresno State and local community colleges through recruitment, project activities and dissemination activities described in more detail in other sections of the report. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? As described in the previous section, students have been trained in a range of research techniques and using modern instrumentation. Participating students have been involved in both academic research lab experiences and work at USDA research facilitities. Students have had the opportunity to attend and present at academic and professional conferences, and meet regulary with a research adviser to facilitate their professional development. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Research results have been presented at professional conferences. The work has also been presented to the local community through two fora. First, several participating students presented their work at an open house attended by approximately 75 members of the campus and local community. Second, the PI presented aspects of this work to approximately 100 members of the local community at an American Chemical Society sponsored event recognizing Earth Day. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Work will continue according to the timeline outlined in the proposal. Additional students will be recruited to the project, and current students will continue in the research and professional development program.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Students were recruited to the program through targeted e-mails, announcements in classes, and advertisements/flyers posted on campus. The program received approximately formal 15 applications during the recruitment period. Four students were formally hired through the award, and an additional six participated in the project through leveraged grants. Of this total, eight are from groups under-represented in STEM. Students have been trained in the use of a range of research equipment and techniques. These include the use of smog chambers, infra-red spectroscopy, diode laser spectroscopy, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, gas chromatography with flame ionization detection, proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry, infra-red photo-accoustic spectroscopy, flux measurements, Gaussian plume modeling, backwards Lagrangian modeling, 3D grid modeling and heat flux measurements. Students have worked on several projects including a study of the effects of photolysis on pesticides used in post-harvest fumigation of almonds and emissions of greenhouse gases from confined animal facilities. Several students are participating in projects at USDA facilities (ARS in Parlier and NFS in Fresno).
Publications
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