A Wayne State University researcher recently received confirmation for funding of two grants from the National Science Foundation that will help protect the air we breathe and other aspects of our environment.
A Wayne State University researcher recently received confirmation for funding of two grants from the National Science Foundation that will help protect the air we breathe and other aspects of our environment.
Yaoxian Huang, Ph.D., assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, was awarded $332,689 for the three-year research study, “Improving Chemical Mechanisms of Reactive Nitrogen from Snowpack and Transportation in a Global Chemical Transport Model.” This project (NSF-2111428) will improve understanding of the chemical mechanisms of reactive nitrogen from snowpack, gasoline and diesel sectors, all of which can have a harmful impact on the environment. Huang and his research team will deliver open-sourced codes for the GEOS-Chem model associated with the developed reactive nitrogen chemical mechanisms.
“In this project, we will use supercomputers to simulate the impacts of air pollutant emissions from human activities on our planet’s air quality at the global scale through the employment of the state-of-the-science chemical transport models by improving the chemical reaction schemes associated with snowpack and transportation sectors,” said Huang. “The research findings from this project have the potential to provide scientific support for air quality management in terms of air pollution mitigation.”
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