| UC Toxics News: Fall 2005
Atmospheric aerosols – the complex mixture of particles and pollutant gases in our air – are responsible for the deaths of approximately 6500 Californians each year. In fact, most Californians live in areas that do not meet one or more of the state air quality standards. Understanding the reasons why our air is toxic and the policies we can pursue to reduce air pollution are the goals behind the newest TSR&TP Lead Campus Program on Atmospheric Aerosols and Health. This Lead Campus program is a joint venture between UC Davis and UC Merced that is led by Cort Anastasio at Davis along with co-Directors Tony Wexler (UCD) and Henry Forman (UCM). The goal of the Program is to transform air quality graduate education on these campuses by integrating policy, engineering, and science. Students supported by this Program will perform cutting edge research with one or more faculty members while engaging in a curriculum with three key components: (1) an intensive introductory summer course that describes the complexity and breadth of air quality problems and research; (2) breadth courses on pollutant emissions, atmospheric processes, and environmental and health effects from laboratory, modeling, ethics, and policy viewpoints; and (3) a capstone experience where students with science, engineering, and policy expertise team up with a mentor from government or industry to tackle a real air quality problem. This program is open to any new or continuing Ph.D. student involved in any aspect of science, engineering, or policy research related to air quality. Students in the Atmospheric Aerosols and Health Program will be supported for two years and will also be eligible for UCD/UCM matching funds to cover non-resident tuition. Applications for admission will be announced soon and will be due in early winter; the first class of students in the program will start in late summer of 2006 with the intensive course. To learn more about this new TSR&TP program, contact Cort Anastasio canastasio@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-6095 or Marie Boisvert-Smithers, Student Recruiter and Program Administrator mboisvert@ucdavis.edu.
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