Dr. Paul A. Solomon

Visiting Scholar
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry from University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

My URL
https://livedna.org/1.8854

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Biography

Dr. Paul A. Solomon is currently working as Senior Research Scientist at US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Las Vegas, NV. He has completed his Ph.D. in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry from University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Previously he was appointed as Technical and Research Assistant at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Research Assistant and Research Associate at University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Senior Environmental Scientist at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Ramon, CA, and Research Scientist at National Exposure Research Laboratory, Raleigh, NC. His area of research interest focuses on studies to elucidate source-receptor-exposure relationships and chemical and physical processes occurring in clean and polluted atmospheric environments and relating to gas and aerosol interactions, aerosol measurement and methods, ozone and oxides of nitrogen and their interrelationships, visibility effects, acid deposition, and air toxic species, understanding these issues is facilitated through planning and implementing regional field measurement and modeling programs and laboratory experiments with application of their results to developing cost effective and efficient emissions management practices for PM2.5, PMcoarse, PM10, ozone, and related pollutants. He has published 85 research articles in journals, 31 special journal issues and books, and 13 proceeding contributed as author/co-author. He also delivered number of presentations in scientific meeting. He also received number of honors such as Science and Technological Achievement Award, American Association for Aerosol Research, Loyal Service Award, Bronze Medal and Gold Medal for Exceptional Service, US EPA. He is professional member of American Association for Aerosol Research, American Chemical Society, American Geophysical Union, and Alpha Chi Sigma. He is also serving as reviewer for Atmospheric Environment, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Aerosol Science and Technology, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Environmental Science and Technology, and Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
Atmospheric Environment
Aerosol
Ozone
Acid Deposition

Selected Publications

  1. Solomon, P.A., A.M. Hyatt, A.D.A. Hansen, J.J. Schauer and N.P. Hyslop et al., 2021. Methodology to create reproducible validation/reference materials for comparison of filter-based measurements of carbonaceous aerosols that measure BC, BrC, EC, OC, and TC. Metrology, 1: 142-165.
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  2. Whitehill, A.R., M. Lunden, S. Kaushik and P. Solomon, 2020. Uncertainty in collocated mobile measurements of air quality. Atmos. Environ.: X, Vol. 7. 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2020.100080.
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  3. Solomon, P.A., D. Vallano, M. Lunden, B. La Franchi, C.L. Blanchard and S.L. Shaw, 2020. Mobile-platform measurement of air pollutant concentrations in California: Performance assessment, statistical methods for evaluating spatial variations, and spatial representativeness. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 13: 3277-3301.
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  4. Humayun, M.T., M. Sainato, R. Divan, R.A. Rosenberg and A. Sahagun et al., 2017. Effects of O2 plasma and UV-O3 assisted surface activation on high sensitivity metal oxide functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube CH4 sensors. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A: Vac. Surf. Films, Vol. 35. 10.1116/1.4993579.
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  5. Clements, A.L., M.P. Fraser, N. Upadhyay, P. Herckes, M. Sundblom, J. Lantz and P.A. Solomon, 2017. Source identification of coarse particles in the Desert Southwest, USA using positive matrix factorization. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 8: 873-884.
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  6. Champion, W.M., P.H. Charley, B. Klein, K. Stewart, P.A. Solomon and L.D. Montoya, 2017. Perception, culture, and science: A framework to identify in-home heating options to improve indoor air quality in the Navajo Nation. Sci. Total Environ., 580: 297-306.
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  7. Humayun, M.T., R. Divan, L. Stan, D. Rosenmann and D. Gosztola et al., 2016. Ubiquitous low-cost functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube sensors for distributed methane leak detection. IEEE Sensors J., 16: 8692-8699.
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  8. Clements, A.L., M.P. Fraser, P. Herckes and P.A. Solomon, 2016. Chemical mass balance source apportionment of fine and PM10 in the Desert Southwest, USA. AIMS Environ. Sci., 3: 115-132.
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  9. Upadhyay, N., A.L. Clements, M.P. Fraser, M. Sundblom, P.A. Solomon and P. Herckes, 2015. Size-differentiated chemical composition of re-suspended soil dust from the desert Southwest United States. Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 15: 387-398.
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  10. Miller-Schulze, J.P., M. Shafer, J.J. Schauer, J. Heo and P.A. Solomon et al., 2015. Seasonal contribution of mineral dust and other major components to particulate matter at two remote sites in Central Asia. Atmosp. Environ., 119: 11-20.
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  11. Kulkarni, S., N. Sobhani, J.P. Miller-Schulze, M.M. Shafer and J.J. Schauer et al., 2015. Source sector and region contributions to BC and PM2.5 in Central Asia. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15: 1683-1705.
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  12. Humayun, M.T., R. Divan, Y. Liu, L. Gundel, P.A. Solomon and I. Paprotny, 2015. Novel chemoresistive CH4 sensor with 10 ppm sensitivity based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with SnO2 nanocrystals. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, Vol. 34. 10.1116/1.4936384.
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  13. Humayun, M.T., R. Divan, L. Stan, A. Gupta and D. Rosenmann et al., 2015. ZnO functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes for methane sensing at single parts per million concentration levels. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, Vol. 33. 10.1116/1.4931694.
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  14. Dewan, N., B.J. Majestic, M.E. Ketterer, J.P. Miller-Schulze and M.M. Shafer et al., 2015. Stable isotopes of lead and strontium as tracers of sources of airborne particulate matter in Kyrgyzstan. Atmosp. Environ., 120: 438-446.
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  15. Solomon, P.A., J.J. Lantz, D. Crumpler, J.B. Flanagan and R.K.M. Jayanty et al., 2014. United States National PM2.5 chemical speciation monitoring networks-CSN and IMPROVE: Description of networks. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 64: 1410-1438.

  16. Hall, E.S., S.M. Kaushik, R.W. Vanderpool, R.M. Duvall, M.R. Beaver, R.W. Long and P.A. Solomon, 2014. Integrating sensor monitoring technology into the current air pollution regulatory support paradigm: Practical considerations. Am. J. Environ. Eng., 4: 147-154.
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  17. Clements, A.L., M.P. Fraser, N. Upadhyay, P. Herckes, M. Sundblom, J. Lantz and P.A. Solomon, 2014. Chemical characterization of coarse particulate matter in the desert Southwest-Pinal County Arizona, USA. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 5: 52-61.

  18. Snyder, E.G., T.H. Watkins, P.A. Solomon, E.D. Thoma and R.W. Williams et al., 2013. The changing paradigm of air pollution monitoring. Environ. Sci. Technol., 47: 11369-11377.
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  19. Paprotny, I., F. Doering, P.A. Solomon, R.M. White and L.A. Gundel, 2013. Microfabricated air-microfluidic sensor for personal monitoring of airborne particulate matter: Design, fabrication and experimental results. Sens. Actuators A: Phys., 201: 506-516.
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  20. Clements, A.L., M.P. Fraser, N. Upadhyay, P. Herckes, M. Sundblom, J. Lantz and P.A. Solomon, 2013. Summertime characterization of fine and coarse particulate matter in the desert southwest. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 63: 764-772.

  21. Chen, B.B., S.A. Imashev, L.G. Sverdlik, P.A. Solomon and J. Lantz et al., 2013. Ozone variations over central Tien-Shan in central Asia and implications for regional emissions reduction strategies. Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 13: 555-562.
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  22. Chen, B.B., L.G. Sverdlik, S.A. Imashev, P.A. Solomon and J. Lantz et al., 2013. Empirical relationship between particulate matter and aerosol optical depth over Northern Tien-Shan, Central Asia. Air Qual. Atmos. Health, 6: 385-396.
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  23. Solomon, P.A., P. Gehr, D. Bennett, R. Phalen and B. Loyda et al., 2012. Macroscopic to microscopic scales of particle dosimetry: From source to fate in the body. Air Qual. Atmos. Health, 5: 169-187.
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  24. Solomon, P.A., M. Costantini, T.J. Grahame, M.E. Gerlofs-Nijland and F. Cassee et al., 2012. Air pollution and health: Bridging the gap from sources to health outcomes: Conference summary. Air Qual. Atmos. Health, 5: 9-62.
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  25. Frohlich-Nowoisky, J., S.M. Burrows, Z. Xie, G. Engling and P.A. Solomon et al., 2012. Biogeography in the air: Fungal diversity over land and oceans. Biogeosciences, 9: 1125-1136.
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  26. Solomon, P.A., M.P. Fraser and P. Hercks, 2011. Methods for Chemical Analysis of Atmospheric. In: Aerosol Measurement: Principles, Techniques and Applications, Kulkarni, P., P. Baron and K. Willeke (Eds.). 3rd Edn., John Wiley and Sons Inc., Hoboken, NJ, pp: 153-177.

  27. Miller-Schulze, J.P., M.M. Shafer, J.J. Schauer, P.A. Solomon and J. Lantz et al., 2011. Characteristics of fine particle carbonaceous aerosol at two remote sites in Central Asia. Atmos. Environ., 45: 6955-6964.
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  28. Maimone, F., B.J. Turpin, P. Solomon, Q.Y. Meng, A.L. Robinson, R. Subramanian and A. Polidori, 2011. Correction methods for organic carbon artifacts when using quartz-fiber filters in large particulate matter monitoring networks: The regression method and other options. J. Air Waste Manage Assoc., 61: 696-710.
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  29. Solomon, P.A. and D.L. Costa, 2010. Ambient Tropospheric Particles. In: Particle-Lung Interactions, Gehr, P., B. Rothen-Muhlfeld and F. Blank (Eds.). 2nd Edn., Informa Healthcare, New York, pp: 17-37.

  30. Solomon, P.A. and N. Frank, 2009. A review of advancements in particulate matter sampling and analysis and its application to identifying source impacts at receptor locations. Air Qual. Climate Change, 43: 35-42.
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  31. Scheffe, R.D., P.A. Solomon, R. Husar, T. Hanley and M. Schmidt et al., 2009. The national ambient air monitoring strategy: Rethinking the role of national networks. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 59: 579-590.
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  32. Solomon, P.A., P.K. Hopke, J. Froines and R. Scheffe, 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., 58: S1-S92.

  33. Solomon, P.A. and C. Sioutas, 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: 164-195.
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  34. Fine, P.M., C. Sioutas and P.A. Solomon, 2008. Secondary particulate matter in the United States: Insights from the particulate matter supersites program and related studies. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 58: 234-253.
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  35. Sardar, S.B., M.D. Geller, C. Sioutas and P.A. Solomon, 2006. Development and evaluation of a high-volume dichotomous sampler for chemical speciation of coarse and fine particles. J. Aerosol Sci., 37: 1455-1466.
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  36. Davidson, C.I., R.F. Phalen and P.A. Solomon, 2005. Airborne particulate matter and human health: A review. Aerosol Sci. Technol., 39: 737-749.
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  37. Fehsenfeld, F., D. Hastie, C. Chow and P.A. Solomon, 2004. Gas and Particle Measurements. In: Particulate Matter Science for Policy Makers: A NARSTO Assessment, McMurry, P., M. Shepherd and J. Vickery (Eds.). Chapter 5, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, ISBN: 0521842875, pp: 159-189.

  38. Weber, R., D. Orsini, Y. Duan, K. Baumann and C.S. Kiang et al., 2003. Intercomparison of near real time monitors of PM2.5 nitrate and sulfate at the U.S. environmental protection agency Atlanta supersite. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108. 10.1029/2001JD001220.
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  39. Weber, R., D. Orsini, M. Bergin, C.S. Kiang and M. Chang et al., 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.
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  40. Solomon, P.A., W. Chameides, R.W. Weber, A. Middlebrook and C.S. Kiang et al., 2003. Overview of the 1999 Atlanta supersite project. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108. 10.1029/2001JD001458.
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  41. Solomon, P., K. Baumann, E. Edgerton, R. Tanner and D. Eatough et al., 2003. Comparison of integrated samplers for mass and composition during the 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project. J. Geophys. Res.: Atmos., Vol. 108. 10.1029/2001JD001218.
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  42. Misra, C., M.D. Geller, P.A. Solomon and C. Sioutas, 2003. Development of a PM10 inertial impactor for coarse particle measurement and speciation. Aerosol Sci. Technol., 37: 271-282.

  43. Lim, H.J., B.J. Turpin, E. Edgerton, S.V. Hering, G. Allen, H. Maring and P. Solomon, 2003. Semicontinuous aerosol carbon measurements: Comparison of Atlanta Supersite measurements. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108. 10.1029/2001JD001214.
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  44. Tolocka, M.P., P.A. Solomon, W. Mitchell, G.A. Norris and D.B. Gemmill et al., 2001. East versus West in the US: Chemical characteristics of PM2.5 during the Winter of 1999. Aerosol Sci. Technol., 34: 88-96.
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  45. Misra, C., M.D. Geller, P. Shah, C. Sioutas and P.A. Solomon, 2001. Development and evaluation of a continuous coarse (PM10-PM25) particle monitor. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 51: 1309-1317.
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