Conference on Measurement of Atmospheric Mercury: Assessment of New Measurement and Calibration Methods and Development of a Path Forward; Reno, Nevada; October 11-13, 2023

本次研讨会将汇集测量大气汞（Hg）的研究人员，以讨论当前测量和校准方法的现有优点和局限性，并建议未来对新测量系统的需求。最近业界一致认为，商业上可用的测量汞的仪器存在潜在的偏差，本次研讨会将聚集汞测量界的成员，以讨论这些偏差和数据差距，并就下一步和未来的需求达成共识。研讨会有三个主要目标：(1)确立科学的现状；(2)就前进道路达成共识；(3)根据研讨会的发现发表一篇同行评议的论文。此外，将向美国国家科学基金会提交一份报告和一份研讨会白皮书。研讨会将包括演讲、测量和校准方法的实际演示，以及围绕上述三个主要目标的讨论。邀请将发送给已建立的研究人员以及研究生，早期职业研究人员和代表性不足的群体。本次研讨会的智力价值包括在汞测量社区之间针对已知偏差和数据差距进行有针对性的讨论，以及集中精力就下一步和未来需求建立社区共识。至于更广泛的影响，本次研讨会将加强汞测量社区的凝聚力，并加强毕业生、早期职业和代表性不足的研究人员在汞测量社区的整合。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 workshop will bring together researchers that measure atmospheric mercury (Hg) in order to discuss existing benefits and limitations of current measurement and calibration methods and to suggest future needs for new measurement systems. There is recent community consensus that commercially available instruments that measure Hg have potential biases and this workshop will gather members of the Hg measurement community in order to discuss these biases and data gaps as well as work to create consensus on next steps and future needs.The workshop has three primary objectives: (1) establish the current state of the science; (2) develop a consensus about the path forward; and (3) publish a peer-reviewed paper based on the workshop’s findings. Additionally, a report to NSF and a workshop white paper will be produced. The workshop will include presentations, hands-on demonstrations of measurement and calibration methods, and discussions oriented around the three primary objectives noted above. Invites will be sent to established researchers as well as graduate students, early career researchers, and underrepresented groups. The intellectual merit of this workshop includes a targeted discussion among the Hg measurement community on known biases and data gaps, as well as a focused effort to create community consensus on next steps and future needs. As for broader impacts, this workshop will strengthen Hg measurement community cohesion, and enhance graduate, early-career, and underrepresented researcher integration within the Hg measurement community.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.