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Recent News in the Prather Lab
Lindsay Hatch receives prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship
April 2008		Lindsay Hatch was awarded a three year graduate student research fellowship from the national science foundation (NSF) for her proposal entitled "Development of a chemical ionization aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the identification and quantification of organic species in atmospheric aerosols". Her work will focus on the characterizing and upgrading the CI-ATOFMS (Clifford).

Meagan Moore receives Graduate Student Sustainability Award
April 2008		Meagan Moore serves as a representative on the Advisory Committee on Sustainability and the Transportation Policy Committee. Moore also co-chaired the campus’ Focus the Nation event. She co-led a climate change course at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography last fall and helped launch the Greenline biodiesel shuttle project. For more information on sustainability at UCSD check out the links on the Environment and Sustainability Initiative website.

Dr. Robert Moision joins the Prather Group as a Dreyfus Postdoctoral Researcher
September 2007		Dr. Moision joins the lab after completing his PhD at the University of Utah. The Dreyfuss postdoctoral program in environmental chemistry seeks to further the development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental chemistry with a postdoctoral fellowship program.

Kerri Pratt is given Scholarship by San Diego Association of Environmental Professionals
September 2007		Kerri received the scholarship that from the for her work with the Aircraft ATOFMS. The goal of the San Diego Chapter of AEP award is to support students who are actively engaged in the pursuit of a career in a field with an environmental emphasis.

Ryan Moffet invited to attend Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists
August 2007		Ryan Moffet was invited to attend the atmospheric chemistry colloquim for emerging senior scientists (ACCESS) this August. The ACCESS program was initiated in 1991 and is held in alternate years in conjunction with the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Atmospheric Chemistry. ACCESS lasts 3 days and then the attendees go on to the GRC, which lasts 5 days. The meetings provide an opportunity for new investigators in atmospheric chemistry to forge future professional relationships. The entire atmospheric science community benefits by becoming more aware of innovations in atmospheric chemistry made by these researchers. Ryan will attend after graduating before moving on to Lawrence Berkeley National Labs to a postdoctoral position with Prof. Mary Gilles.

Andy Ault receives grant from Port of San Diego to study aerosol sources near San Diego Bay
March 2007		Andy Ault received a grant from the Unified Port of San Diego as part of their environmental program to effort to enhance knowledge about San Diego Bay while promoting and supporting environmental research to protect the Bay and its natural resources. Andy's proposal was entitled "Real-time Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Particles Impacting the San Diego Bay". The grant for $10,000 will be used to support mobile laboratory measurements at different locations around San Diego Bay to assess the temporal and spatial variability of different sources on the Bay area.

Kerri Pratt is awarded NSF Graduate Research and EPA Star Fellowships to study aerosols in the Prather Group
April 2005		Kerri Pratt received the EPA STAR fellowship for her proposal "". The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, offers Graduate Fellowships for master's and doctoral level students in environmentally related fields of study. The NSF award is a three year fellowship and is sought after by graduate students across all disciplines of science.