8:30 a.m. 

Mike Koerber, Associate Director for Policy, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Welcome

Dan Costa, National Program Director, Air, Climate, & Energy Research Program,
EPA Office of Research and Development
EPA Air, Climate, & Energy Research

8:45 a.m.

Tami Bond, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presentation: Linking Regional Aerosol Emission Changes with Multiple Impact Measures through Direct and Cloud-Related Forcing Estimates (PDF) (71 pp, 9 MB)
Abstract: Linking Regional Aerosol Emission Changes with Multiple Impact Measures through Direct and Cloud-Related Forcing Estimates

9:30 a.m.

Greg Carmichael, University of Iowa
Presentation:Constraining Urban-To-Global Scale Estimates of Black Carbon Distributions, Sources, Regional Climate Impacts, and Co-Benefit Metrics with Advanced Coupled Dynamic - Chemical Transport - Adjoint Models (PDF) (65 pp, 28 MB)
Abstract: Constraining Urban-To-Global Scale Estimates of Black Carbon Distributions, Sources, Regional Climate Impacts, and Co-Benefit Metrics with Advanced Coupled Dynamic - Chemical Transport - Adjoint Models

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:35 a.m.

Annmarie Carlton, Rutgers University
Presentation: Improved Prediction of the Vertical Profile of Atmospheric Black Carbon: Development and Evaluation of WRF-CMAQ (PDF) (43 pp, 7 MB)
Abstract: Improved Prediction of the Vertical Profile of Atmospheric Black Carbon: Development and Evaluation of WRF-CMAQ

11:20 a.m.

Nicole Riemer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presentation: Particle-Resolved Simulations for Quantifying Black Carbon Climate Impact and Model Uncertainty (PDF) (38 pp, 20 MB)
Abstract: Particle-Resolved Simulations for Quantifying Black Carbon Climate Impact and Model Uncertainty

12:05 p.m.

Erika Sasser, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Presentation: How Does Black Carbon Research Impact Policy Decisions? (PDF) (8 pp, 202 K)

12:35 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Spyros Pandis, Carnegie Mellon University
Presentation: Black Carbon, Air Quality and Climate: From the Local to the Global Scale (PDF) (53 pp, 6 MB)
Abstract: Black Carbon, Air Quality and Climate: From the Local to the Global Scale

2:15 p.m.

Jamie Schauer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presentation: Development of a Quantitative Accounting Framework for Black Carbon and Brown Carbon from Emissions Inventory to Impacts (PDF) (35 pp, 15 MB)
Abstract: Development of a Quantitative Accounting Framework for Black Carbon and Brown Carbon from Emissions Inventory to Impacts

3:00 p.m.

Rich Baldauf, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Mobile Sources, Black Carbon, and Policy

3:20 p.m.

Break

3:50 p.m. 

Akua Asa-Awuku, University of California, Riverside
Presentation: Understanding the Hygroscopic Properties of Black Carbon/Organic Carbon Mixing States: Connecting Climate and Health Impacts of Anthropogenic Aerosol (PDF) (79 pp, 9 MB)
Abstract: Understanding the Hygroscopic Properties of Black Carbon/Organic Carbon Mixing States: Connecting Climate and Health Impacts of Anthropogenic Aerosol

4:30 p.m.

Tom Long, EPA Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment
Presentation: Climate and EPA’s Multipollutant Assessment Efforts (PDF) (12 pp, 936 K)

4:50 p.m. 

Tiffany Yelverton, EPA Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Including BC in the SPECIATE Database: User Needs and Data Standards - Presentation and Discussion

5:15 p.m.

Conclude Day 1

6:30 p.m.

Optional Group Dinner

8:45 a.m.

Bryan Bloomer, EPA Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Research
Welcome Back

9:00 a.m.

Jesse Kroll, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presentation: Investigating the Effects of Atmospheric Aging on the Radiative Properties and Climate Impacts of Black Carbon Aerosol (PDF) (33 pp, 2 MB)
Abstract: Investigating the Effects of Atmospheric Aging on the Radiative Properties and Climate Impacts of Black Carbon Aerosol

9:45 a.m.

Amara Holder, EPA Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Black Carbon Source Emissions and the Impacts of Different Measurement Methods

10:05 a.m.

Break

10:25 a.m.

Sarah Doherty, University of Washington
Presentation: BC and Other Light-Absorbing Impurities in North American Great Plains Snow: Sources, Impacts, and a Comparison with North China Snow (PDF) (59 pp, 7 MB)
Abstract: BC and Other Light-Absorbing Impurities in North American Great Plains Snow: Sources, Impacts, and a Comparison with North China Snow​

11:10 a.m.

Marcus Sarofim, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric Programs
Presentation: Black Carbon and Arctic Policy (PDF) (14 pp, 2 MB)

11:30 a.m.

Rufus Edwards, University of California, Irvine
Presentation: Characterization of Emissions from Small, Variable Solid Fuel Combustion Sources For Determining Global Emissions and Climate Impact (PDF) (37 pp, 7 MB)
Abstract: Characterization of Emissions from Small, Variable Solid Fuel Combustion Sources For Determining Global Emissions and Climate Impact

12:15 p.m.

Alan Vette, Acting Deputy Director for Climate, Air, Climate, & Energy Research Program, EPA Office of Research and Development,
Closing Comments

12:30 p.m.  

Lunch and Adjourn