"Environmental Conversations" with Lilia Abron, president of AAEES, and Joel Ducoste, president of AEESP. www.environmentalconversations.com
Jan 2022
What the Marshall Fire can teach us as we prepare for future climate catastrophes - CU Boulder Today
Sep 2021
You Can Wash and Reuse Your Cloth Mask for a Year Without Losing Protection, Study Finds - EcoWatch
Sep 2021
Don’t throw that cloth mask away yet—it still works - CU Boulder Today
Sep 2021
CU Boulder researchers receive $1.1M EPA grant to study wildfire smoke - The Daily Camera
Sep 2021
Amid wildfires and a pandemic, here’s how to keep your indoor air clean - CU Boulder Today
Aug 2021
Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission - CU Boulder Today
Aug 2021
University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home - EPA Region 8 News Release
The Best Methods To Filter Indoor Air, According To A Pollution Expert At CU Boulder - Channel 4 CBS Denver
Four Ways to Protect Yourself From Harmful Air Pollution Caused by Wildfires - Smithsonian Magazine
May 2021
Wildfire Season is Coming, What You Should Do Right Now - Healthline
May 2021
Vance to study changes in particles as they move between indoor, outdoor environments - News article about Nina's new NSF CAREER Award
Apr 2021
Scientists Studying Solar Try Solving a Dusty Problem - PhD student Sarah Toth's research was featured on NREL's website
Sep 2020
Will Your COVID-19 Mask Protect You from Wildfire Smoke? - Healthline
Jun 2020
Coronavirus Lockdowns May Raise Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution - Scientific American
Mar 2020
How to Clear the Air, Literally, in Your Home - GQ Magazine
Sep 2019
Environmental scientists express concern about indoor air pollution - The Washington Times
Aug 2019
Several papers from this special issue have made to the ESPI Best Papers of 2019 collection
Jul 2019
Dr. Vance was named a McLagan Family Faculty Fellow in the College of Engineering at CU Boulder.
May 2019
Studies show how homes can pollute indoor air - Science News for Students
Apr 2019
The Hidden Air Pollution in our Homes - The New Yorker Magazine
March 2019
As global fight for clean air intensifies, IKEA unveils air-purifying curtain - UN Environment
February 2019
Bringing Attention to Indoor Air Pollution - Forbes Magazine
Household Chemicals Pose Health Hazards - AAAS News
Cooking, Cleaning Could Raise Air Pollution Levels In Homes, Study Says - CBS Local
Cooking, Frying, Washing, and Cleaning all contribute to outdoor air pollution - Health News Office
Toast is more toxic than traffic fumes - The Times
How to pollution-proof your roast dinner - The Telegraph
Why your roast dinner could be killing you: Indoor pollution from cooking as bad as in city centres, say scientists - The Telegraph
Your home is a hidden source of air pollution - CU Boulder Today
October 2018
HOMEChem gives chemistry student inside look at air quality - The Triangle
September 2018
Dr. Vance was elected vice-chair of the Indoor Aerosols and Aerosol Exposure Working Group for AAAR, the American Association for Aerosol Research. This is a 2-year position that starts as vice-chairs and then moves on to chair. Duties include selecting abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the AAAR conferences, proposing plenary speakers, tutorial sessions, and special symposia.
Dr. Vance was interviewed by the Helium Podcast about life in academia as a tenure-track professor. Check out the podcast here.
August 2018
Are you ‘safely indoors’? - Education in Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry)
30 Seconds of HOMEChem: World's Most Awesome Experiment in Indoor Air - Home Performance on Youtube
Meet Marina Vance, the Skeptic of HOMEChem - Home Performance on Youtube.
July 2018
Large scale experiment probes chemistry inside our homes - Chemistry World
June 2018
Indoor Chemistry, and emerging science. - National Press Foundation. Featuring a news story and three video interviews exploring the HOMEChem study.
Nation's largest, most comprehensive indoor chemistry study now underway - EurekAlert.
May 2018
Ryan Elementary, CU Boulder partner to build toy for Children's Hospital Colorado - Boulder Daily Camera (news related to a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project)
Rain Game brings science learning to children in the hospital - Mechanical Engineering Blog (news related to a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project)
Apr 2018
Designing a UAV system that can outsmart a thunderstorm - Mechanical Engineering Blog (news related to a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project)
Apr 2018
3-D printer emissions raise concerns and prompt controls - Chemical & Engineering News
Nov 2017
Vance earns $1.25 million Sloan Foundation air quality grant - EurekAlert
Bringing chemistry HOME with $1.1 million Sloan Foundation grant - EurekAlert
Jan 2016
Green-er gold nanoparticles - Environmental Science: Nano Blog
Learn about nanotechnology with these tutorial posts! - VTSuN Blog
Oct 2015
Nanotechnology in our everyday lives - VTSuN Blog
Aug 2015
Nanotechnology – old or new? - Environmental Science: Nano Blog
May 2015
Scholar of the Week Recognition - Virginia Tech Office of the Vice President for Research
Great Balls of Fire - Environmental Science: Nano Blog
Nov 2014
Pulse of the Planet - radio interviews:
Ancient Nanotechnology - What's the connection between Notre Dame Cathedral and the cutting edge world of nanotechnology?
Small Is Not Enough - One of the defining characteristics of nano materials is that they have new properties, compared to larger versions of the same materials.
Nano Medicine - Gold nanoparticles can be used in the treatment of cancer.
Nano Inventory - The Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory is an online compendium of products which contain nanomaterials.
Jul 2014
Antimicrobial silver nanoparticles - Radio Health Journal radio interview.
Générateur de vortex : comment fonctionne l'arme anti-grêlons - Science et Avenir - An article explaining how hail cannons work mentioned our research on the environmental and health risks of silver nanoparticles.
Feb 2014
Some antibacterials come with worrisome silver lining - Chicago Tribune
Jan 2014
The nanotechnology in your toothpaste. - . The article mentions our work on the Consumer Products Inventory.
Nov 2013
Silver nanoparticle use spurs U.S. consumer database - CBC Canada
Nov 2013
29 Everyday Products You Didn’t Know Contain Nanomaterials - Buzzfeed article based on the Consumer Products Inventory
Oct 2013
Nanomaterials database improved to help consumers, scientists track products - Phys.Org
Oct 2013
I lead a team effort at VTSuN to partner with the Wilson Center to perform a large upgrade to the Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory:
Nanomaterials inventory improved to help consumers, scientists track products - Virginia Tech News
Inventory Finds Increase in Consumer Products Containing Nanoscale Materials - The Wilson Center
Sep 2013
Small Science, Big Future - Chemical & Engineering News
Are There Invisible Toxins In Your Food? - Prevention Magazine
Aug 2013
Release of silver from nanotechnology-based consumer products - CEINT
Jul 2013
Release of silver from nanotechnology-based products for children. - Nanowerk
Nov 2011
Researchers assess inhalation of silver nanoparticles from spray products - Chemical Watch
May 2011
What's in that spray? - New Haven Independent
Assessing Realistic Emissions of Airborne Nanomaterials from Consumer Products - ICTAS Connection