STAR and other ORD Supported Research The following tables list projects that are relevant to the Charge Questions and supported through the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) extramural grants and other supplemental internal ORD programs. Research to Inform Decision Making and Plans to Meet NAAQS (CQ1) Solicitation or Project Title (PI, Institution) Start date of grant #journal articles Solicitation: Chemical Mechanisms to Address New Challenges in Air Qualitv Modeling Leveraging comprehensive organic oxidation experiments for the development of improved STAR August 2020 - atmospheric chemical mechanisms (Jesse Kroll, MIT) Development, validation and integration of a new model-readv parameterization of N?Os STAR August 2020 - heterogeneous chemistry (Tim Bertram, University of Wisconsin) Scalable chemical mechanisms of emerging sources for community air qualitv predictions (Kellev STAR August 2020 - Barsanti, University of California - Riverside) Developing mechanisms for secondary organic aerosol from oxygenated volatile organic compounds in STAR August 2020 - biomass burning and volatile chemical product emissions (Jathar Shantanu, Colorado State University) (early career) Evaluating chemical mechanisms with recent field data to account for the contributions of volatile STAR August 2020 - chemical product emissions to urban ozone pollution (Matt Coggon, University of Colorado - Boulder) (early career) A diagnostic package to facilitate and enhance chemical mechanism implementations within regional STAR August 2020 - and global atmospheric chemistry models (Julie Nicely, University of Maryland - College Park) Machine-learned atmospheric chemical mechanisms (Chris Tessum, University of Illinois - Urbana- Champaign) (early career) STAR August 2020 - l|Page: Charge Question 1 ------- Solicitation or Project Title (PI, Institution) Start date of grant #journal articles Automated model reduction for atmospheric chemical mechanisms (V. Fave McNeill, Columbia STAR August 2020 - University) Improving chemical mechanisms for regional/global models in support of US air quality management: STAR August 2020 2 application to the GEOS-Chem mode (Daniel Jacob, Harvard University) Solicitation: Air. Climate And Energy (ACE) Centers: Science Supporting Solutions SEARCH: Solutions to Energy, AiR, Climate, and Health (Michelle Bell, Yale University) (Project 2: Assessment of Energy-Related Sources, Factors and Transitions Using Novel High-Resolution Ambient Air Monitoring Networks and Personal Monitors) STAR October 2015 69 Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES) (Allen Robinson, Carnegie Mellon) (Project 1: Mechanistic Air Quality Impact Models for Assessment of Multiple Pollutants at High Spatial Resolution & Project 2: Air Quality Observatory) STAR May 2016 90 Solicitation: Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants in a Changing World Rethinking the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols (SOA) Under Changing Climate by STAR January 2016 30 Incorporating Mechanistic and Field Constraints (Jose Jimenez, University of Colorado - Boulder) Effects of Ammonia on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in a Changing Climate (Donald Dabdub, STAR January 2016 8 University of California - Irvine) The Effect of Ammonia on Organic Aerosols in a Changing Climate (Rodney Weber, Georgia Tech) STAR January 2016 9 Solicitation: Air Pollution Monitoring for Communities Shared Air/Shared Action (SA2): Community Empowerment through Low-cost Air Pollution Monitoring STAR May 2016 3 (Wendy Griswold, University of Memphis) The Hawai'i Island Volcanic Smog Sensor Network (Hl-Vog): Tracking air duality and community STAR May 2016 2 engagement near a major emissions hotspot (Jesse Kroll, MIT) 2|Page: Charge Question 1 ------- Solicitation or Project Title (PI, Institution) Start date of grant #journal articles Putting Next Generation Sensors and Scientists in Practice to Reduce Wood Smoke in a Highly Impacted, STAR August Multicultural Rural Setting (NextGenSS) (Catherine Karr, University of Washington) 2016 3 Engage, Educate, and Empower California Communities on the Use and Applications of "Low-cost" Air STAR May 2016 Monitoring Sensors (Andrea Polidori, South Coast Air Quality Management District) 5 Monitoring the Air in Our Community: Engaging Citizens in Research (Seung-Hvun Cho, Research Triangle Institute) STAR May 2016 - Democratization of Measurement and Modeling Tools for Community Action on Air Quality, and STAR May 2016 8 Improved Spatial Resolution of Air Pollutant Concentrations (Albert Presto, Carnegie Mellon) Supplemental ORD Projects Lead Region Project Type1 Fiscal Year(s) Development of a next generation high volume sampler for direct measurement of emission rates at oil and natural gas production facilities Region 8 RARE 2018 Dallas-Fort Worth Ozone - Investigation of emissions variability on base case performance Region 6 RARE 2018 Deployment and performance testing of next-generation air sensors during wildland fire smoke events (at Region 10 sites) Region 10 RARE 2018 Using low-cost sensors to ensure and document improvements in indoor air pollution after stove replacement and home weatherization on the Navajo Nation Region 9 RARE 2018 Sensor pod loan trial to investigate community air quality Region 5 RARE 2018 Understanding Emerging Ambient Air Sensing Technologies and Applications of Skills for the Houston Village Green station in Region 6 Region 6 R2P2 2018 1 Project types are defined at the end of this document. 3|Page: Charge Question 1 ------- Supplemental ORD Projects Lead Region Project Type1 Fiscal Year(s) Community Participation in Classifying Odors from Air Pollution Emissions Region 4 RESES 2018 Exploring the cause of persistent high ozone in Connecticut Region 1 RARE 2019 Advanced fugitive measurements of ethylene oxide emissions Region 5 RARE 2019 AirQAST Portable Automated Air Quality Monitoring SBIR 2019 Black Carbon and UV Particulate Matter, Multi-gas, Multi-pollutant Sensor Platform SBIR 2019 Remote Air Quality Reporting (RAQR) Device SBIR 2019 Ultralow Power Sensor Package for Ground Level Air Pollution Levels from Wildland Fires SBIR 2019 Fuel testing, emissions analysis, and modeling to improve Fairbanks PM2.5 Region 10 RARE 2020 A Low-Cost Handheld Sulfur Dioxide Tester with a Hybrid Nanomaterials-Based Sensor Chip SBIR 2020 Compact High-Performance Sulfur Dioxide Monitor SBIR 2020 Ethylene-Oxide Monitor With Ultra-Low Limit of Detection SBIR 2020 Grassland Smoke Emission Measurement Supporting Multi-Modeling Framework Simulation of Rangeland Burning Practices for the Kansas Flint Hills: Phase II Region 7 RARE 2020 Utilizing low-cost Next Generation Emissions Measurement (NGEM) tools to develop a near-source monitoring and modeling approach for air toxics emissions Region 4 R2P2 2020 Demonstration of advanced fenceline VOC monitoring systems in New Mexico Region 6 RARE 2020 Black Carbon and UV Particulate Matter, Multi-gas, Multi-pollutant Sensor Platform SBIR 2020 Remote Air Quality Reporting (RAQR) Device SBIR 2020 Ultralow Power Sensor Package for Ground Level Air Pollution Levels from Wildland Fires SBIR 2020 Next Generation Emissions Measurements and Source Modeling at Gasoline Bulk Terminals Region 4 RARE 2021 Characterization of EtO Emissions Downwind of a Chemical Facility Using Innovative Realtime Measurement Technologies Region 7 RARE 2021 Modeling Platform Development for Fairbanks ALPACA Winter Air Quality Study Region 10 RARE 2021 Predicting Ozone Levels and Ozone Source Contributions in the Denver, CO Non-Attainment Area Using EPA's Air Quality Model Region 8 R2P2 2020, 2021 Development and testing of fenceline sensor system in EPA Region 4 Region 4 RARE 2017, 2018 Predicting Source Contributions to Background Ozone in the Western United States Using EPA's Air Quality Model Region 8 R2P2 2019, 2020 4|Page: Charge Question 1 ------- Supplemental ORD Projects Lead Region Project Type1 Fiscal Year(s) Measurement of combustion efficiency of enclosed combustor devices (ECDs) at oil and natural gas production facilities Region 8 RARE 2020, 2021 Quantification of Landfill Gas Emissions using next generation emission measurement (NGEM) approaches Region 5 RARE 2021, 2022 Comparison of Particulate Metals Passive Air Samplers Against Semi-Continuous Metals Monitor near Steel Mills and Other Metal Emitting Facilities Region 5 RARE 2021, 2022 Demonstration of a Tribal Air Sensor Loan Program Region 10 RSTIP 2020 Demonstration of Air Sensor Loan Programs for Rural Communities and Living/Nature Museums Region 5 RSTIP 2020 Region 4 Collocated Air Sensor Shelters for Tribes and Citizen Science and Region 6 RSTIP 2020 Evaluating Air Pollution Sensors for Hot Spot Monitoring bv Citizen Scientists Region 2 RSTIP 2020 Best Practices Guide for Library Air Sensor Loan Programs Region 9 RSTIP 2019 Improving Tribal and Citizen Science with Collocated Low-Cost Air Sensor Shelters Region 4 RSTIP 2019 New Test Method for Community Mapping of Radon in Puerto Rico Region 2 RSTIP 2019 Los Angeles Public Library Air Sensor Loan Program Region 9 RSTIP 2019 Multi-component VOC Sensor System for Fugitive Emissions and Odor Identification Region 4 RSTIP 2019 5|Page: Charge Question 1 ------- Considerations for the Greatest Public Health and Environmental Benefits (CQ2) Solicitation or Project Title (PI, Institution) Start date of grant #journal articles Solicitation: Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Development of Cardiovascular Disease The Multi-Ethnic Studv of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air): Next Stage (Joel Kaufman, STAR September 2017 37 University of Washington Solicitation: Air. Climate And Energv (ACE) Centers: Science Supporting Solutions SEARCH: Solutions to Energv, AiR, Climate, and Health (Michelle Bell, Yale University) (Project 4: Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions: Today and Under a Changing World) STAR October 2015 69 Regional Air Pollution Mixtures: The past and future impacts of emissions controls and climate change STAR December 2015 150 on air qualitv and health (Petros Koutrakis, Harvard University) (Project 3: Causal Estimates of Effects of Regional and National Pollution Mixtures on Health: Providing Tools for Policy Makers) Center for Air, Climate, and Energv Solutions (CACES) (Allen Robinson, Carnegie Mellon) (Project 5: Health Effects of Air Pollution and Mitigation Scenarios) STAR May 2016 90 Supplemental ORD Projects Lead Region Project Type Fiscal Year(s) NH3 Bidirectional Flux Study and Rocky Mountain National Park Initiative Region 8 RARE 2021, 2022 6|Page: Descriptions ------- Research for Understanding Fire Emissions and Their Locations and Health and Environmental Impacts and Potential Mitigations (CQ3) Solicitation or Project Title (PI, Institution) Start date of grant #journal articles Solicitation: Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants in a Changing World Interplay Between Black and Brown Carbon from Biomass Burning and Climate (Shane Murphy, STAR January 2016 3 University of Wyoming) (early career) Wildfires in the Rockv Mountains Region: Current and Future Impacts on PM? s, Health, and Policy (Yang STAR January 2016 8 Liu, Georgia Tech) Particulate Matter Prediction and Source Attribution for U.S. Air Quality Management in a Changing STAR April 2016 6 Work (Xin-Zhong Liang, University of Maryland - College Park) Effects of Changes in Climate and Land Use on U.S. Dust and Wildfire Particulate Matter (Loretta STAR January 2016 8 Mickley, Harvard University) Planning for an Unknown Future: Incorporating Meteorological Uncertainty into Predictions of the STAR January 2016 6 Impact of Fires and Dust on US Particulate Matter (Emily Fischer, Colorado State University) (early career) Solicitation: Interventions and Communication Strategies to Reduce Health Risks of Wildland Fire Smoke Exposures N/A (anticipated awards start date: Sep 2021) STAR Supplemental ORD Projects Lead Region Project Type Fiscal Year(s) DIY air cleaners effectively reduce wildfire smoke exposure indoors? Region 9 RARE 2020 Effect of Escalating Instruction Levels on Mask Filtering Efficiency and Protectiveness Region 9 RARE 2021 7|Page: Descriptions ------- Supplemental ORD Projects Lead Region Project Type Fiscal Year(s) How Wildland Fire Aerosolizes Microbial Communities PIP 2020 The Effects of Paternal Exposures on Children's Health PIP 2020 Effects of Wildland Fire-Generated PM2.5 on Cognitive Performance PIP 2020 When we have to use PFAS in fire-fighting, how can we minimize its environmental impact? PIP 2020 Woodsmoke AOP Activation in the Human Airway: A Live View PIP 2020 Effectiveness of Messaging Strategies to Decrease Wood Stove Pollution Region 10 RSTIP 2019 8|Page: Descriptions ------- STAR and Other ORD Programs Providing Supplemental Funding Extramural Research funded through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants provides invaluable engagement between the agency and scientific community, fostering a collaboration and knowledge-sharing platform. These grants not only engage top scientists throughout the U.S., resulting in a strong scientific foundation to support the Agency in meeting its mission, but the resulting funded research provides the underlying scientific and engineering knowledge needed to address environmental and human health issues and to improve decision-making, problem detection, and problem-solving. EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is the small program with a big mission: to protect human health and the environment. Broad areas of focus typically stay the same and include clean and safe water, air quality, land revitalization, homeland security, sustainable materials management and safer chemicals. More specific subtopics under each of these broad areas change from year to year. Regional Applied Research Effort (RARE) Program: The RARE program provides a mechanism for ORD and the regions to collaborate on near- term regional research priorities. RARE research addresses a wide range of environmental issues, from human health concerns to ecological effects of various pollutants. The RSLs coordinate RARE activities and ensure that research results are effectively communicated and used within the regions. Regional Research Partnership Program (R2P2): R2P2 provides short-term training opportunities for regional technical staff to work directly with ORD scientists in ORD laboratories, centers, and offices. The program builds technical capacity in the regions, enhances the skills and knowledge of regional and ORD staff, and promotes the development of stronger ties between ORD and the regions. The RSLs and headquarters staff facilitate the process of soliciting applicants and helping candidates establish the necessary contacts throughout ORD. The Regional Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (RESES) program, led by EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD), matches Agency scientific and technical expertise with high-priority, short-term research needs in each of the Agency's ten Regions across the nation. Regional/ State/ Tribal Innovation Projects: The RSTIP program provides competitive funding for regional/state/tribal projects that use innovative approaches to address regional, state, and/or tribal science priorities. The program encourages the use of innovative approaches - citizen science and crowdsourcing, advanced monitoring technologies, and social science - which can expand and diversify EPA's work, engage the public, and foster creative solutions to important environmental problems. This also provides a valuable opportunity to continue strengthening the relationship between ORD, regions, states, and tribes. Pathfinder Innovation Projects (PIPs) challenge EPA scientists to explore the leading edge of environmental science and work to turn innovations in science and technology into new environmental protection capabilities. This internal competition provides staff with additional research time and funding in pursuit of high-risk, high reward research ideas. 9|Page: Descriptions ------- |