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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Next Monday (11/1) Dr. Xuan Zhang in the
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at UC Merced will present her
research about air quality in China. We hope to see you there (12-1 pm, pacific).</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal">
<a href="https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/175736103" target="_blank">https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/175736103</a>
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span></span></span>Title: Understanding the Photochemical Smog in Megacities of
China <br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span>
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Abstract: While Chinese cities have long topped global rankings
of the world's worst air quality, they have shown steady improvement over the
years. In this presentation, an overview of the air quality of Shanghai, the
most populous urban area in China, will be presented, with a focus on the
emissions of volatile organic compounds from major industry and transportation
sectors, and how these emissions contribute the photochemical smog
characterized by high levels of ozone and particulate matters in the city. <br></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_kv8opfbh1" alt="image.png" style="margin-right:0px" width="101" height="137"><br>
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Bio: Dr. Xuan Zhang was born and raised in China. In 2010,
she enrolled in graduate studies at California Institute of Technology and
earned her Ph.D. in environmental sciences and engineering in 2015. Prior to UC
Merced, she was a research scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric
Research. Web: <a href="https://sites.ucmerced.edu/xzhang-lab" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://sites.ucmerced.edu/xzhang-lab</a><span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sincerely,<span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">co-host:
KJ Min, Manisha Dolui, Toshiyuki Bandai, Jennifer Alvarez<span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">faculty
coordinator: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe</span></font><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Xuan
Zhang <span></span></span></p>
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modeling<span></span></span></p>
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Nimmo <span></span></span></p>
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flow through unsaturated soil: How can we understand and predict it?<span></span></span></p>
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