UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The core facilities of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, EESL (Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories), will host a webinar from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. The focus of the webinar will be on a new piece of equipment that was added to EESL’s inventory, a high-resolution time-of-flight soot particle aerosol mass spectrometer (TOF-AMS). Attendees must register for the webinar.
The TOF-AMS has a wide range of applications for both indoor and outdoor air quality. The TOF-AMS is capable of providing quantitative size and chemical mass loading information in real-time for nonrefractory submicron aerosol particles.
The webinar will focus on the applications and advantages of the instrument, including investigating the processes responsible for the chemistry and microphysics of aerosol particles, both directly emitted from sources and formed from the oxidation of volatile organic and inorganic gases, and characterization and quantification of particulate matter in indoor environments.
Three Penn State researchers who have worked with the TOF-AMS will be featured on the webinar: William Brune, distinguished professor, meteorology and atmospheric science; Jose D. Fuentes, professor, meteorology and atmospheric science; and David Miller, assistant research professor, meteorology and atmospheric science. Odette Mina, managing director of EESL, will host the webinar.