Marina Vance

  • (she/her)
  • Associate Professor
  • McLagan Family Fellow
  • Associate Director for Graduate Education

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Education: B.S., M.S., Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2004, 2008), Ph.D. Virginia Tech (2012)
Teaching: MCEN 5228 Nanotechnology for Environmental Sustainability, MCEN 4045 and MCEN 4085 Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1 and 2, MCEN 4131 Air Pollution Control, MCEN 5161 Aerosols, MCEN 3047 Data Analysis and Experimental Methods
Research: Experimental measurements of aerosol physical characteristics to inform emissions, indoor and outdoor dynamics, and human exposure

Office: SEEC S286A

Honors and Distinctions (select):

  • Chancellor's End Zone Innovator, CU Boulder, 2025.
  • Provost's Faculty Achievement Award, CU Boulder, 2025.
  • Governor’s Award for High-Impact Research, CO-Labs, Pathfinding Partnerships Category, 2022.
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2021
  • EPA STAR Early Career Award, 2021
  • US EPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (STAA), Level III, 2016

Recent Publications (select):
 **denotes work done in collaboration with graduate students
*denotes work done in collaboration with undergraduate students

  • Schwink, S**, L Mael, T Dunnington*, M Schmid*, J Silberstein*, A Heck**, N Gotlib**, M Hannigan, ME Vance. “Impacts of aging and relative humidity on the physical properties of biomass burning smoke particles”. ACS ES&T Air (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.4c00224
  • Farmer, DK, ME Vance, D Poppendieck, J Abbatt, MR Alves, KC Dannemiller, C Deeleepojananan, J Ditto, B Dougherty, OR Farinas, AH Goldstein, VH Grassian, H Huynh, D Kim, JC King, J Kroll, J Li, MF Link, L Mael, K Mayer, AB Martin**, G Morrison, R O'Brien, S Pandit, BJ Turpin, M Webb**, J Yu, SM Zimmerman. “The chemical assessment of surfaces and air (CASA) study: using chemical and physical perturbations in a test house to investigate indoor processes”. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2024. doi.org/10.1039/D4EM00209A
  • Sankhyan, S**, JK Witteman*, S Coyan**, S Patel, ME Vance. “Assessment of PM2.5 concentrations, transport, and mitigation in indoor environments using low-cost air quality monitors and a portable air cleaner.” Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2022, 2: 647-658.doi.org/10.1039/D2EA00025C
  • Sankhyan, S**, JK Witteman*, S Coyan*, S Patel, ME Vance. “Assessment of PM2.5 concentrations, transport, and mitigation in indoor environments using low-cost air quality monitors and a portable air cleaner.”  Environmental Science: Atmospheres.doi.org/10.1039/D2EA00025C
  • Patel, S, D Rim, S Sankhyan**, ME Vance. “Dynamics Modeling and Estimation of Emission Rates sub-500 nm Particles During the HOMEChem Study.” Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 23, 1706 - 1717. doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00259G
  • Sankhyan, S**, S Patel**, EF Katz, PF DeCarlo, DK Farmer, WW Nazaroff, ME Vance. “Indoor black and brown carbon from cooking activities and outdoor penetration: Insights from the HOMEChem study.” Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 23: 1476-1487. doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00283J
  • Sankhyan, S**, K Heinselman, P Ciesielski, T Barnes, M Himmel, H Teed*, S Patel, ME Vance. “Filtration performance of masks and face coverings and the reusability of cotton masks after repeated washing and drying cycles.” Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2021, 21(11): 210117. doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.210117
  • Hayes, A**, J Osio-Norgaard, S Miller, G Whiting, ME Vance. “Air Pollutant Emissions from Multi Jet Fusion, Material-jetting, and Digital Light Synthesis Commercial 3D Printers in a Service Bureau”. Building and Environment, 2021, 202: 108008. doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108008
  • Hayes, A**, J Osio-Norgaard, S Miller, ME Vance, G Whiting. “Influence of Powder Type on Aerosol Emissions in Powder-Binder Jetting with Emphasis on Lunar Regolith for In-Situ Space Applications.” Environmental Science & Technology Engineering, 2021, 1(2): 183-191. doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.0c00045
  • Ault, AP, VH Grassian, N Carslaw, DB Collins, H Destaillats, DJ Donaldson, DK Farmer, JL Jimenez, VF McNeill, GC Morrison, RE O'Brien, M Shiraiwa, ME Vance, JR Wells, W Xiong. “Indoor Surface Chemistry: Developing a Molecular Picture of Reactions on Indoor Interfaces.” Chem, 2020, 6(12): 3203-3218. doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2020.08.023
  • Patel, S, S Sankhyan**, EK Boedicker, PF DeCarlo, DK Farmer, AH Goldstein, EF Katz, WW Nazaroff, Y Tian, J Vanhanen, ME Vance. “Indoor aerosol emissions during the HOMEChem study: sources, evolution, and estimated exposure.” Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54(12): 7107-7116. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c00740
  • Toth, S**, M Hannigan, ME Vance, ME, M Deceglie. “Predicting photovoltaic soiling from air quality measurements.” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2020, 10(4): 1142-1147. doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.2983990
  • Farmer, DK, ME Vance, J Abbatt, A Abeleira, MR Alves, C Arata, E Boedicker, S Bourne, F Cardoso-Saldaña, R Corsi, PF DeCarlo, AH Goldstein, VH Grassian, L Hildebrandt Ruiz, JL Jimenez, TF Kahan, EF Katz, J Mattila, W Nazaroff, A Novoselac, VW Or, RE O’Brien, S Patel, S Sankhyan**, PS Stevens, Y Tian, C Wang, S Zhou, Y Zhou. “Overview of HOMEChem: House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry.” Environmental Science: Processes Impacts, 2019, 21: 1280-1300. doi.org/10.1039/C9EM00228F