Marina Vance
@marinavance.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Mechanical Engineering & Environmental Engineering at CU Boulder #Aerosols, #IndoorAirQuality, #AirPollution.
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Thoughts all mine.
https://www.colorado.edu/lab/vance/
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Thoughts all mine.
https://www.colorado.edu/lab/vance/
I spoke with @carlzimmer.com about our terminated grant on wildfire smoke and homes:
The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I spoke with @carlzimmer.com about our terminated grant on wildfire smoke and homes:
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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
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Huge congratulations to all the deserving winners! See the below thread for all this year’s winning articles #EnvSciOutstandingPapers
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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
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Huge congratulations to all the deserving winners! See the below thread for all this year’s winning articles #EnvSciOutstandingPapers
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And here's the Open Access link to this paper, free until Jan 8 2026: authors.elsevier.com/c/1m7oK1HudN...
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
And here's the Open Access link to this paper, free until Jan 8 2026: authors.elsevier.com/c/1m7oK1HudN...
Folks - check out this new review, led by the amazing @ericamhartmann.bsky.social: Ten questions concerning indoor dust.
Thanks to Erica Hartmann for leading a newly published paper, "Ten questions concerning indoor dust."
What is it?
Where does it come from?
How does it mediate environmental exposures?
How does it affect chemicals indoors?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What is it?
Where does it come from?
How does it mediate environmental exposures?
How does it affect chemicals indoors?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Folks - check out this new review, led by the amazing @ericamhartmann.bsky.social: Ten questions concerning indoor dust.
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...
Nov 17, 10:30 - 11:30 AM MST
Register here: grad.apply.colorado.edu/register/?id...
CU Boulder Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs: Learn More at Our Online Info Session
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November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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...
Nov 17, 10:30 - 11:30 AM MST
Register here: grad.apply.colorado.edu/register/?id...
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.
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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.
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
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
www.nationalacademies.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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
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
Reposted by Marina Vance
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
October 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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
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...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I forgot to share this here... It was a wild moment to be recognized in front of 50,000 #CUBuffs fans back in August.
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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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October 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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
www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/news/90647
[Important Announcement] Hiroshima University to Welcome Students and Researchers from U.S. Institutions with a 700 Million Yen Support Program
www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
May 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/news/90647
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Today, I received a termination for my National Science Foundation CAREER Grant, which employed a post-doc and many undergraduate research assistants.
April 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Today, I received a termination for my National Science Foundation CAREER Grant, which employed a post-doc and many undergraduate research assistants.
Reposted by Marina Vance
🧪 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
So, who is leading NSF?
#SciSky @science.org @scinews.bsky.social @aaas.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🧪 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
So, who is leading NSF?
#SciSky @science.org @scinews.bsky.social @aaas.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
Reposted by Marina Vance
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.
April 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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.
Reposted by Marina Vance
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
I feel awful for my students.
I feel awful for my program manager.
I feel awful for #science & #America
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.
April 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Marina Vance
---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...
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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April 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
---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...
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...
Reposted by Marina Vance
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)
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)
April 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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)
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)
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...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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.
www.ametsoc.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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😍 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
www.pearlforyou.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
😍 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
www.pearlforyou.org
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/...
Particle Transport and Building Ventilation Limit Indoor Air Cleaner Performance during Wildfire Smoke Events.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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...
pubs.acs.org
April 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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/...
Particle Transport and Building Ventilation Limit Indoor Air Cleaner Performance during Wildfire Smoke Events.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reposted by Marina Vance
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.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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.
Reposted by Marina Vance
"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...
The Diseases Are Coming
Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.
www.theatlantic.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"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...
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!
March 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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!
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...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NOAA firings hit the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting
Dismissed researchers were improving severe weather predictions
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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...
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...
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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...
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...