HAQAST Update22
At the beginning of 2021, NASA expanded the newest version of the Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences team to 14 members composed of air quality and public health scientists across the United States. We’ve started to collaborate with public stakeholders, who help guide our research, and also created new short-term, high-impact projects in small groups called Tiger Teams.
In this public HAQAST meeting, we will rekindle partnerships through two-way dialogue in which stakeholders share their research needs and priorities, and scientists share their resources, insights, and new discoveries.
Panel Schedule
Panel discussions took place January 20 and 21. Each day featured multiple 75-minute panels beginning with 40 minutes of presentations (1o minutes per speaker) and ending with audience Q&A.
January 20 Panels
- 1 – Overview of NASA HAQAST
- 2A – Satellite Data for Environmental Justice
- 2B – Wildfires, Smoke, and Exceptional Events
- 3A – Climate Change, Air Quality, and Health
- 3B – Health Disparities from Rural Agricultural and Prescription Burning and Urban PM sources
- 4A – Satellite-based NOx Emission Estimates Urban Planning
- 4B – Satellite Data for Disasters
- Flash Talks
Thursday, January 20
Session 1 – 9:30 AM CST
Overview of NASA HAQAST
Tracey Holloway (HAQAST Team Leader, University of Wisconsin—Madison)
John Haynes (Program Manager for Health and Air Quality Applications)
Session 2A – 10:15 AM CST
Satellite Data for Environmental Justice
Moderator: Pawan Gupta (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, Universities Space Research Association)
Panelists:
Qian Xiao (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
Susan Anenberg (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, George Washington University)
Mindi DePaola and Grace Lewis (Environmental Defense Fund)
Barry Lefer (NASA)
Session 2B – 10:15 AM CST
Wildfires, Smoke, and Exceptional Events
Moderator: Arlene Fiore (HAQAST Member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Panelists:
Jingqiu Mao (HAQAST Member, University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
Jeff Pierce (HAQAST Member, Colorado State University)
Tom Moore (Western States Air Resources Council, Western Regional Air Partnership)
Sara Strachan (Idaho Department of Environmental Quality)
Session 3A – 2 PM CST
Climate Change, Air Quality, and Health
Moderator: Jeff Pierce (HAQAST Member, Colorado State University)
Panelists:
Arlene Fiore (HAQAST Member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Yang Liu (HAQAST Member, Emory University)
Leticia Nogueria (American Cancer Society)
Alberto Ayala (Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District)
Session 3B – 2 PM CST
Health Disparities from Rural Agricultural and Prescription Burning and Urban PM sources
Moderator: Randall Martin (HAQAST Member, Washington University)
Panelists:
Sheryl Magzamen (HAQAST Tiger Team Lead, Colorado State University)
Amber Soja (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, National Institute of Aerospace, NASA LaRC)
Sina Hasheminassab (South Coast Air Quality Management District)
Jamie Butler-Dawson (Colorado School of Public Health)
Session 4A – 3:45 PM CST
Satellite-based NOx Emission Estimates Urban Planning
Moderator: Amber Soja (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, National Institute of Aerospace, NASA LaRC)
Panelists:
Daniel Goldberg (HAQAST Investigator and Tiger Team Lead, George Washington University)
James East (North Carolina State/EPA ORISE)
Alexandra Karambelas (Northeast States for Coordinated Air Quality Management/NESCAUM)
Tracey Holloway (HAQAST Member, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Session 4B – 3:45 PM CST
Satellite Data for Disasters
Moderator: Yang Liu (HAQAST Member, Emory University)
Panelists:
Daniel Tong (HAQAST Member, George Mason University)
Chris Uejio (HAQAST Member, Florida State University)
Natalie Shepp (Pima County, Arizona)
Mary Uhl (Western States Air Resources Council)
Flash Talks – 5:15 PM CST
Flash Talks
Flash Talk Speakers:
Carl Malings (NASA/USRA)
Huanxin (Jessie) Zhang (University of Iowa)
Yun (April) Hang (Emory University)
Alqamah Sayeed (USRA/ NASA-MSFC)
Diana Guzman Barraza (Carbon Limits, Consultant)
Lingzhi Jin (International Council on Clean Transportation)
Eric Choi (GHGSat Inc.)
Priyanka deSouza (University of Colorado Denver)
Madankui Tao (Columbia University)
Friday, January 21
Session 5A – 9 AM CST
Tracking COVID-19 Impacts on Air Quality
Moderator: Qian Xiao (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
Panelists:
Randall Martin (HAQAST Member, Washington University)
Gaige Kerr (HAQAST Investigator, George Washington University)
Adeline Yerkes (National Association of Chronic Disease Directors)
Emily Hall (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Session 5B – 9 AM CST
Satellite Data for Public Communication
Moderator: Ted Russell (HAQAST Member, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Panelists:
Pawan Gupta (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, Universities Space Research Association)
Maria Harris (Environmental Defense Fund)
Kelly Crawford (DC Department of Energy & Environment)
Stephanie Christel (Department of State)
Session 6A – 10:45 AM CST
Characterizing Local Scale Pollution Sources
Moderator: Susan Anenberg (HAQAST Member and Tiger Team Lead, George Washington University)
Panelists:
Ted Russell (HAQAST Member, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Byeong-Uk Kim (Georgia Environmental Protection Division)
Abbey Nastan (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Jay Baker (Western States Air Resources Council)
Session 6B – 10:45 AM CST
Growing Access to Data Products for Health and AQ Applications
Moderator: Chris Uejio (HAQAST Member, Florida State University)
Panelists:
Kevin Cromar (HAQAST Investigator and Tiger Team Lead, New York University)
Bryan Duncan (HAQAST Member, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Jennifer Wei (Goddard Earth Science)
Sarah Johnson (New York City Department of Health)