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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">A research opportunity for a graduate student or postdoc is available at the US EPA in Research Triangle Park, NC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">During winter, Fairbanks, Alaska, faces a serious particulate pollution problem, violating National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
set to protect human health. In the Fairbanks area, particulate matter (PM) is dominated by carbon compounds and sulfate, and these species can originate from both primary (i.e., directly emitted) and secondary (i.e., chemically formed in the atmosphere) sources.
High PM concentrations in the region result from a combination of meteorology, chemistry, and emissions, but there remain uncertainties surrounding these high PM episodes and the best approaches to mitigate the problem.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">In this research project, the research participant may collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to understand the high PM problem in the
Fairbanks region. The research participant may investigate potential pathways to particulate sulfur formation in the atmosphere, with a focus on those pathways that might be relevant in cold, dark wintertime conditions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">As part of this project, the research participant will learn about:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chemical transport modeling, particularly the development and application of CMAQ</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Atmospheric heterogeneous sulfur chemistry</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conducting research both independently and within a diverse team of researchers to elucidate the issue of high PM pollution in the Fairbanks (and similar) regions</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The mentors for this opportunity are Kathleen Fahey (<a href="mailto:fahey.kathleen@epa.gov"><span style="color:#0D4DB5">fahey.kathleen@epa.gov</span></a>) and
Havala Pye (<a href="mailto:pye.havala@epa.gov"><span style="color:#0D4DB5">pye.havala@epa.gov</span></a>). The target start date is in May or early June. The initial appointment is for three months, but interest</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">
in extension beyond 3 months can be discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">For more information, including how to apply, see<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NERL-IO-2020-14">https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NERL-IO-2020-14</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Kathleen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black">Kathleen M. Fahey, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black">Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Branch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black">Atmospheric & Environmental Systems Modeling Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black">CEMM/ORD/EPA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black">Research Triangle Park, NC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black">Phone: 919-541-3685<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helv",sans-serif;color:black">Email:
<a href="mailto:fahey.kathleen@epa.gov">fahey.kathleen@epa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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