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

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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

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Solicitation or Project Title (PI, Institution)



Start date
of grant

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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)

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Solicitation or Project Title (PI, Institution)





Start date
of grant

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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