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Marina Vance

@marinavance.bsky.social
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Associate Prof of Mechanical Engineering & Environmental Engineering at CU Boulder #Aerosols, #IndoorAirQuality, #AirPollution. 🇧🇷+🇺🇸+🌍 Thoughts all mine. www.colorado.edu/lab/vance

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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
New publication from our group: Significant Variability in Terpene Content and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Potential from Ozonolysis of Consumer Product Categories Used Indoors. #NSFfunded pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Significant Variability in Terpene Content and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Potential from Ozonolysis of Consumer Product Categories Used Indoors
Measuring the secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation potential of common consumer chemical products is important for understanding the impacts of product use on ambient air quality. We performed co...
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Sofie Schwink for defending her PhD in Environmental Engineering! The title of her dissertation is "Formation And Properties of Secondary Organic Aerosol from Contemporary Everyday Sources: Wildfires and Consumer Product Use". #NSFfunded
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I spoke with @carlzimmer.com about our terminated grant on wildfire smoke and homes:
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Environmental Science @envsci.rsc.org · 15/12/2025
We are thrilled to announce our Outstanding Papers of 2024! Huge congratulations to all the deserving winners! See the below thread for all this year’s winning articles #EnvSciOutstandingPapers 1/7
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
And here's the Open Access link to this paper, free until Jan 8 2026: authors.elsevier.com/c/1m7oK1HudN...
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Folks - check out this new review, led by the amazing @ericamhartmann.bsky.social: Ten questions concerning indoor dust.
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Are you interested in going to grad school? Meet me at our Virtual Information Session for prospective PhD and Professional Master’s students in Environmental Engineering. Nov 17, 10:30 - 11:30 AM MST Register here: grad.apply.colorado.edu/register/?id...
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CU Boulder Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs: Learn More at Our Online Info Session
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Still catching my breath after a wonderful #AAAR2025 meeting last week in Buffalo, NY. It is always to nice to reconnect with such a kind and welcoming community. I was proud to have 3 presentations from my group, including PhD students Sofie Schwink and Rileigh Robertson.
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Curious about the incredible surface VOC reservoir indoors? Here's a webinar for you: National Academies Indoor Chemistry Webinar: Volatile Organic Compounds and Large Surface Reservoirs www.nationalacademies.org/event/45886_... Thursday October 30, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern
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Faye McNeill @vfmcneill.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Absolutely star studded awards ceremony this morning - Welcome new AAAR Fellows Jesse Kroll @jessekroll.bsky.social and Pat Keady! AAAR Fellows make up 0.2% of the AAAR membership. They are recognized for their significant contributions to aerosol research and service to AAAR #AAAR2025
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
So proud to share this new paper from my research group in collaboration with NIST scientists during the CASA Field Study! We look at particle transport in a house and compare 3 models: a box model, an empirical model, and CONTAM. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Investigating transport of particulate matter from cooking emissions in a multi-story house using low-cost sensor measurements and different modeling approaches
This work investigates the transport of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in a multi-story test house using cooking emissions as a point source. The tes…
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I forgot to share this here... It was a wild moment to be recognized in front of 50,000 #CUBuffs fans back in August. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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What a fun way for CU Boulder to recognize its researchers! I had the honor of being the first CU End Zone Innovator at Friday night's game. Sko Buffs! 🤓 | Marina Vance | 17 comments
What a fun way for CU Boulder to recognize its researchers! I had the honor of being the first CU End Zone Innovator at Friday night's game. Sko Buffs! 🤓 | 17 comments on LinkedIn
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Hiroshima University to Welcome Students and Researchers from U.S. Institutions with a 700 Million Yen Support Program www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/news/90647
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[Important Announcement] Hiroshima University to Welcome Students and Researchers from U.S. Institutions with a 700 Million Yen Support Program
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Sabrina Karim @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Today, I received a termination for my National Science Foundation CAREER Grant, which employed a post-doc and many undergraduate research assistants.
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Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they) @travisyork.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
🧪 Reports from inside NSF - staff were informed another huge set of grants were terminated today, that NSF will have at least a 50% total RIF, & no Acting Director has been appointed. So, who is leading NSF? #SciSky @science.org @scinews.bsky.social @aaas.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Preliminary number of NSF grants to be terminated today is ~600, per sources. Including last week's cluster, this would put the total around 1,000.
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Ann Marie Carlton @amgcarlton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I just got the email, my funding request to #NSF was approved a while back, but NSF will not provide the funds. I feel awful for my students. I feel awful for my program manager. I feel awful for #science & #America
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
---ATTENTION---ATTENTION--- I have now heard from several reliable sources outside and inside NSF that the fears about research.gov are not well-founded. I apologize for contributing to excessive concern. But, better safe than sorry these days...
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
URGENT ACTION FOR NSF GRANTEES. For current & recent (since 2020) awards, archive your award history this afternoon/tonight. Screenshot/download/print your work in research.gov & alert your partners. We have credible threats to integrity of awards tracking systems (via @jeremymberg.bsky.social)
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Research.gov - Homepage
Research.gov is a partnership of Federal, research-oriented grant making agencies with a shared vision of increasing customer service for applicants while streamlining and standardizing processes amon...
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
This administration plans to eliminate NOAA Research, which costs every American citizen less than a cup of coffee a year. Do you like knowing the weather forecast? Being warned of hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis? It will all go away if the public does not act. www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
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RosieF @rosief.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
😍 look 👀 #Boulder voters! If they can close 54 streets, we can close two more blocks of Pearl Street. Sign the petition to get this on the November ballot. www.pearlforyou.org
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Pearl for You
Pearl For You is excited to announce our campaign to restore the West Pearl community space! West Pearl is a space for everyone in Boulder - it’s Pearl for you, for your family, for your friends, and...
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
New paper from #CASAchem, by @chemdelphine.bsky.social's group: Particle Transport and Building Ventilation Limit Indoor Air Cleaner Performance during Wildfire Smoke Events. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Particle Transport and Building Ventilation Limit Indoor Air Cleaner Performance during Wildfire Smoke Events
Portable air cleaners (PACs) are often recommended to mitigate indoor particulate matter levels during wildfire smoke events. These devices can remove smoke particles by using mechanical filters or m...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"I know how lethal Donald Trump’s assault on America’s outbreak preparedness could be. We are sure to regret it," warns @craigspencer.bsky.social @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Diseases Are Coming
Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
March is Women's History Month. Tough to be a woman right now and a scientist on top of it. But we carry on and we support one another!
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The American Meteorological Society warned the firings will “cause irreparable harm and have far-reaching consequences for public safety, economic well-being, and the United States’s global leadership.” www.science.org/content/arti...
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NOAA firings hit the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting
Dismissed researchers were improving severe weather predictions
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
US National Parks (2023 data): Cost to run = $3.6 billion Value added to GDP = $32.0 billion Photo: Me and my kid a couple of years ago at #YosemiteNationalPark Sources: usafacts.org/articles/how... www.doi.gov/sites/doi.go...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 05/03/2025
Here's the monthly future-fantasy Keeling curve update: Based on the most recent NOAA data from March, 2025, CO2 is now expected to peak in the year 2129 at 554.01 ppm. This is the first time the projected peak has been above 550 ppm and the first time it's been more than 100 years in the future.
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Just a few things the US EPA has done to save millions of lives in the US alone. EPA exists to protect YOU and the environment.
Just a few things the US Environmental Protection Agency has done to save millions of lives in the US:Clean Air Act: 	⬇️ deaths from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.Lead in Gasoline Ban: ⬇️ lead poisoning in children.Clean Water Act: ⬇️ waterborne diseases.Superfund Program: ⬇️ exposure to toxic chemicals from hazardous waste sites.Ozone-Depleting Substances Ban: Phased out CFCs, ⬇️ skin cancer.Mercury and Air Toxics Standards: ⬇️ neurological damage in children and premature deaths.Vehicle Emission Standards: ⬇️ respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.Pesticide Regulations (FIFRA): ⬇️ poisoning, neurological damage, cancer.The EPA exists to protect YOU and the environment.
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Former Congressman and NOAA building namesake David Skaggs is leading a demonstration outside the NOAA-NIST campus in Boulder on Monday, March 3, at 11:45. OP: www.facebook.com/share/p/18Kg...
I imagine we are all deeply troubled by the largely lawless and undemocratic actions being taken by the Trump Administration. What to do? 
Have no illusion that citizen protests alone will turn things around. However, speaking out can bolster the efforts of those in elected office who are opposing the incremental destruction of the democracy. And those in public service who simply want to do their jobs. And provide some sense of purpose for the rest of us, lest we acquiesce. 
You may wish to join me on Monday, March 3, at 11:45 to take a stand for what we believe outside the NOAA-NIST "campus" on South Broadway, just a bit south of the intersection with Baseline Rd. in Boulder. Those who work at the NOAA labs are at the forefront of understanding and tackling climate change.  Signs will be welcome: I'm thinking of "Trust Science" and "Honor Public Servants".
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International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate @isiaq.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
We’re excited to bring you Session 2 on Monday, March 3 of the Leadership in Indoor Air Webinar Series! Join us as we dive deep into Building Bridges-fostering connections across disciplines, sectors, and communities to drive meaningful impact. Learn More/Register: www.isiaq.org/leadership_i...
Photos of selected speakers for the ISIAQ in Indoor Air Leadership series.
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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
At least 880 NOAA employees were fired today with hundreds more expected as soon as Friday. Right as there's: 🔥 a red flag warning for most of Nebraska and Iowa 🌪️ severe weather season picking up next week in the South 🔥🔥 "significant" wildfire potential for the Southwest and Southeast next month
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At Least 880 Workers Were Fired at US Weather Agency
Hundreds of employees at the top US agency overseeing weather and climate research were fired as the Trump administration moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/02/2025
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The rise of gen AI, backed at every level by the far-right, suggests the arrival of an _anti-information_ age. AI offers a self-reinforcing bullshit loop that, much like a Russian disinfo operation, serves to muddy the information space and create doubt about the very nature of reality.
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Dan Visioni @danvisioni.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The idea of NSF giving money to private companies is all kind of levels of dumb, but fundamentally it's wrong strategically because it misses the fact that NSF money, primarily, funds students and postdocs training and education as scientists and researchers. Private companies won't do that.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
'Catastrophic': 'Reckless actions' by the Trump Administration throw Yosemite into freefall as high season approaches. www.alternet.org/yosemite-gov...
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'Catastrophic': 'Reckless actions' throw Yosemite into freefall as high season approaches
Yosemite National Park is facing a severe staffing shortage and the threat of chaos as a result of President Donald Trump's hiring freeze across the federal government, according to a report at SFGate...
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Yosemite reservations for peak June-July season are suspended (for the first time ever?!). We’re trying to stay hopeful, but feeling awful for National Park Service employees right now.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Our parks are in chaos. We’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s hiring freeze, the rescinding of hundreds of job offers, and the layoff of 5% of NPS staff have left us overwhelmed and short-handed.
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Here is what the censoring of data.cdc.gov looks like over time
Chart showing the rapid removal of 103 items from data.cdc.gov between Jan 31, 2025 and Feb 7, 2025
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 04/02/2025
We are alarmed by the Administration’s actions to freeze science funding and eliminate DEI efforts and climate change initiatives, which go against AGU’s mission and harms our members. We must unite to address these changes, beginning by hearing from you. Read more: buff.ly/4hm8r4e
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 03/02/2025
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive. Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025
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Topics cdc, government, united states, dataset, archive
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Item Size 98.5G
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
“Many of those interviewed broke down in tears as they described the rapid destruction of decades of work. The programs that have frozen or folded over the past six days supported frontline care for infectious disease, providing treatments and preventive measures that help avert millions of deaths”
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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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Jennifer Hansler @jmhansler.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
NEW: Two top security officials at USAID were put on admin leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Musk’s DOGE to access systems at the agency, even after DOGE personnel threatened to call law enforcement, multiple sources familiar told CNN www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
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Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Trying to understand what is being construed as “DEI research”, and this report is illuminating. Keywords that put you in that group include “climate change” and “environmental governance”. Also “gender”, “socioeconomic”, and “trauma”. www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/10/new-...
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New Cruz Investigation Reveals How Biden-Harris Diverted Billions from Scientific Research to DEI Activists
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 31/01/2025
The carefully managed water systems in California's Central Valley saw a sudden deluge after the Army Corps of Engineers unexpectedly released reservoir water. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
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Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
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Marina Vance @marinavance.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Finally, it is Friday.
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Jake Yeston @jakeyeston.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
If I were the richest person on planet Earth, I’d like to think I’d try to shore up the research enterprise rather than using all my influence to make young researchers’ lives more precarious
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Ben Stone @benstemon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
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