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Dr. Paul A. Solomon
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Process Modeling Research Branch
Human Exposure & Atmospheric Sciences Division
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.S. in Chemistry, 1978, University of Maryland
Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, 1984, University of Arizona
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Research Scientist, US EPA/ORD/NERL, Las Vegas, NV, 2000-present.
Research Scientist, US EPA/ORD/NERL, Las Vegas, NV, 1998-2000.
Research Scientist, US EPA/ORD/NERL, Raleigh, NC, 1999-1998.
Senior Environmental Scientist, PG&E, San Ramon, CA, 1990-1997.
Environmental and Analytical Chemist, PG&E, San Ramon, CA,1988-1989.
Research Scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA,1984-1988.
Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1983-1984.
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1979-1983.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1978-1979.
Technical and Research Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park, MD,1975-1978.
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
Science and Technological Achievement Award (STAA), First Author Award, “Comparison Of Integrated Samplers For Mass And Composition During The 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project.” Level II Award, 2006
Bronze Medal, USEPA. “For Successful Completion Of A Project To Save More Than $1 Million Per Year In Costs Of Shipping PM2.5 Speciation Filters Between Field And Laboratory”, 2006
AAAR, Loyal Service Award, International Specialty Conference Co-Chair 2003
Gold Medal for Exceptional Service, USEPA, 2000.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (11 of 34 since 2001)
Solomon, P.A., Hopke, P.K., Froines, J. and Scheffe, R. Key Scientific and Policy- and Health-Relevant Findings from EPA’s Particulate Matter Supersites Program and Related Studies: An Integration and Synthesis of Results. Submitted for publication, J. Air and Waste Management Association, June, 2007.
Solomon, P.A. PM Supersites Program Provides Data To Support PM2.5 Reduction Strategies. EPA Research Highlights. EM: Air and Waste Management Associations Magazine For Environmental Managers. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, January, 39, 2006.
Davidson, C.I., Phalen, R.F., and Solomon, P.A. 2005. Airborne Particulate Matter and Human Health: A Review. Aerosol Sci. and Tech., 39, 737-749.
Fehsenfeld, F., D. Hastie, C. Chow, and P.A. Solomon. 2004. “Gas and Particle Measurements, Chapter 5”. In Particulate Matter Science for Policy Makers: A NARSTO Assessment. McMurry, P., Shepherd, M., and Vickery, J. eds. Published by Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, ISBN is 0521842875.
Tolocka, M.P., Solomon, P.A., Mitchell, W., Norris, G.A., Gemmill D.B., Wiener, R.W., Vanderpool, R.W., Lim, Ho-Jin, B.J. Turpin, E. Edgerton, S.V. Hering, G. Allen, H. Maring, and P.A. Solomon. 2003. “Semi continuous Aerosol Carbon Measurements: Comparison of Atlanta Supersite Measurements”. JGR – Atmospheres, Special Issue for the Atlanta Supersites Project, 108(D7), 8419,doi:10.1029/2001JD001214.
Misra, C., Geller, M.D., Solomon, P.A. and Sioutas, C. 2003. “Development of a PM10 Inertial Impactor for Coarse Particle Measurement and Speciation.” Aerosol Science and Technology, 37:271-282.
Solomon, P. A.; Chameides, W.; Weber, R.; Middlebrook, A.; Kiang, C. S.; Russell, A. G.; Butler, A.; Turpin, B.; Mikel, D.; Scheffe, R.; Cowling, E.; Edgerton, E.; St John, J.; Jansen, J.; McMurry, P.; Hering, S.; Bahadori, T. Overview of the 1999 Atlanta Supersite Project J Geophys Res-Atmos. 2003, 108(D7), 8413, DOI 10.1029/2001JD001458.
Solomon, P.A., K. Baumann, E. Edgerton, R. Tanner, D. Eatough, W. Modey, H. Marin, D. Savoie, S. Natarajan, M.B. Meyer, and G. Norris. Comparison of Integrated Samplers for Mass and Composition During the 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project. J. Geophys. Res. 2003, 108(D7), 8423, doi:10.1029/2001JD001218.
Solomon, P.A.; Cowling, E.; Weber, R. The 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project, Preface to Special Issue Special Issue Guest Editors: Solomon, P.A.; Cowling, E.; Weber; R. J. Geophys. Res., 2003, 108(D7), 8428, doi:10.1029/2003JD003536.
Homolya, J.B., and Rice J. East Versus West In The U.S.: Chemical Characteristics Of PM2.5 During The Winter Of 1999. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 2001, 34(1): 88-96.
Misra, C., Geller, M.D., Shah, P., Sioutas, C., and Solomon, P.A. Development and Evaluation of a Continuous Coarse (PM10-PM2.5) Particle Monitor. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 2001, 51, 1309 1317.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (2 of 14 since 2000)
“An Overview of the Objectives and Design of the '99 Atlanta SuperSite Experiment” with W. Chameides, C.S. Kiang, D. Mikel, E. Cowling, E. Ericedge, J. Jansen, P. McMurry, J. Meagher, S. Hering, T. Bahadori, and D. Mikel. In A.F. Spilhaus Jr. (ed), Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California. December 15-19, 2000. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC. Eos Transactions Supplement 81(48):F118.
“Field Evaluation Of A High-Volume Dichotomous Sampler,” with Sardar, S.B., B. Chakrabarti, M.D. Geller, P.M. Fine and C. Sioutas. 2005 AAAR PM Supersites Program and Related Studies International Specialty Conference, Feb. 7-11, 2005, Atlanta, GA.
NARRATIVE
Research interests include the development, evaluation, and application of measurement methods to characterize the chemical composition and physical characteristics of fine, coarse, and ultrafine particulate matter (PM) and PM precursors in air. Interests also include planning and managing international, regional, and local field programs, such as EPA’s PM Supersites Program or a recent study looking at the transport of Asian Dust to the United States. Overall the focus is on methods and measurements to improve source-ambient-exposure relationships in support of and implementation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM and ozone. Promoting the communication of research results in scientific and public arenas through coordination and publication of scientific papers in conferences, books, special journal issues, and organizing and chairing international conferences also is a key interest. Currently I have coordinated 18 special issues in world renowned peer-reviewed journals (approaching 350 papers) as well as technical program chair of three major international specialty conferences. I currently hold two patents for inventions related to the measurement of fine and coarse PM in ambient air. A third patent is pending.