MPS Ascend: Characterizing Contributions of Volatile Chemical Products to Aerosol Chemistry and Composition in the Modern Megacity

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。Emily Franklin被授予NSF数学和物理科学提升博士后研究奖学金（NSF MPS-Ascend），以开展与扩大STEM中代表性不足的群体参与相关的研究和活动计划。富兰克林博士的研究项目名为“MPS Ascend：表征挥发性化学产品对现代大城市气溶胶化学和成分的贡献”，由一位赞助科学家指导。该奖学金的主办机构是科罗拉多州立大学，赞助科学家是戴尔芬·法默博士。本研究旨在通过实验室氧化实验建立挥发性化学产物（VCP）相关的二次气溶胶形成的分子和成分标记；(2)表征和量化沿海特大城市环境条件下挥发性化学产物（VCP）相关的气溶胶数量和成分扰动。消费者产品在实际使用条件下的氧化实验和纽约地区的观察活动将为既定目标提供信息。这项工作有可能为预测未来变化环境下城市空气质量的模型提供信息。扩大参与计划将改善STEM中历史上被排斥群体的研究人员的保留和经验，并提供与丹佛地区西班牙语环境正义社区合作的机会，这可能导致社区主导的气溶胶缓解工作。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Emily Franklin is awarded a NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (NSF MPS-Ascend) to conduct a program of research and activities related to broaden participation by groups underrepresented in STEM. This fellowship to Dr. Franklin supports the research project entitled “MPS Ascend: Characterizing Contributions of Volatile Chemical Products to Aerosol Chemistry and Composition in the Modern Megacity", under the mentorship of a sponsoring scientist. The host institution for the fellowship is Colorado State University, and the sponsoring scientist is Dr. Delphine Farmer. The proposed work intends to establish molecular and compositional markers of Volatile Chemical Products (VCP)-related secondary aerosol formation through laboratory oxidation experiments, and (2) Characterize and quantify VCP-related perturbations in aerosol quantity and composition under ambient conditions in a coastal megacity. Oxidation experiments of consumer products under realistic use conditions and an observational campaign in the New York City region will inform the inform the stated objectives. The work has the potential to inform models that predict the future of urban air quality in a changing environment. The Broadening Participation plan will improve the retention and experiences of researchers from historically excluded groups in STEM and allow an opportunity to partner with the Denver area Spanish Speaking environmental justice community which may lead to community led aerosol mitigation efforts.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.