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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 (15 of 52)
Solomon. P.A., Hopke, P.K., Froines, J., and Scheffe, R.2008. Key Scientific and Policy- and Health-Relevant Findings from EPA’s Particulate Matter Supersites Program and Related Studies: An Integration and Synthesis of Results J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. Accepted for Publication, May 2008.
Fine, P.M.; Solomon, P.; Sioutas, C. 2008. Secondary Particulate Matter in the United States: Insights from the Particulate Matter Supersites Program and Related Studies; J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc. 58(2), 234–253.
Solomon, P.A.; Sioutas, C. 2008. Continuous and Semicontinuous Monitoring Techniques for Particulate Matter Mass and Chemical Components: A Synthesis of Findings from EPA’s Particulate Matter Supersites Program and Related Studies; J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 58(2), 164 - 195.
Sardar, S.B., Geller, M.D., Sioutas, C. and Solomon, P.A. 2006. Development and Evaluation of a High-Volume Dichotomous Sampler for Chemical Speciation of Coarse and Fine Particles. J. Aerosol Science, 37, 1455-1466.
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, pp. 159-189.
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., W. Chameides, R.W. Weber, A. Middlebrook, C.S. Kiang, A.G. Russell, A. Butler, Turpin, B., D. Mikel, R. Scheffe, E. Cowling, E. Edgerton, J. St. John, J. Jansen, P. McMurry, S. Hering, and T. Bahadori. 2003. “An Overview of the 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project.” JGR – Atmospheres, Special Issue for the Atlanta Supersites Project, 108(D7), 8428 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. 2003. “Comparison of Integrated Samplers for Mass and Composition During the 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project.” JGR – Atmospheres, Special Issue for the Atlanta Supersites Project, 108(D7), 8423, doi:10.1029/2001JD001218.
Weber, R., D. Orsini, M. Bergin, C.S. Kiang, M. Chang, J.S. John, C.M. Carrico, Y.N. Lee, P. Dasgupta, J. Slanina, B. Turpin, E. Edgerton, S. Hering, G. Allen, P. Solomon, and W. Chameides, 2003.“Short-Term Temporal Variation In PM2.5 Mass And Chemical Composition During The Atlanta Supersite Experiment, 1999.” J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., 53, 84-91.
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., M.D. Geller, P. Shah, C. Sioutas, and P.A. Solomon. 2001. “Development and Evaluation of a Continuous Coarse (PM10 - PM2.5) Particle Monitor.” J. Air & Waste Mangt. Assoc., 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 20 special journal issues in world renowned peer-reviewed journals (over 400 papers) as well as technical program chair of three major international specialty conferences, a forth in planning. I currently hold three patents for inventions related to the measurement of fine and coarse PM in ambient air. A forth patent is in preparation.