CENTRAL-AMERICA People

This is a list of people participating or interested in the Central American Fire Event. To register, please submit a brief description of your interests and activities relevant to the Central American Fire event.

Hemby , James hemby.james@epa.gov , ID: JamesHemby: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JamesActivityLog1.html; Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Interests and Activities: Impacts on surface-level ozone air quality data; regulatory considerations

Reddy , Patrick patrick.reddy@state.co.us , ID: PatrickReddy: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/PatrickActivityLog1.html; Organization: Colorado Air Pollution Control Division; Interests and Activities: Regional transport, smoke effects on ozone, PM2.5, natural events policy, visibility, air quality forecasting, climate change.

DeFelice , Tom defelice@edcmail.cr.usgs.gov , ID: TomDeFelice: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/TomActivityLog2.html; Organization: RAYTHEON; Interests and Activities: This is simply meant to inform those of you who may be interested. RESOURCE21 may have an aerosol datset that could be very useful in ground-truthing your detection of the smoke aerosol from the fires in Central America during May-June 1998. They operated a 10 site multi-band radiometer network that extended across Nebraska, Iowa and the western - most portion of Illinois during May through September 1998. RESOURCE21 is stationed in Englewood Co (303-7493200; ask for Tom Leier or try 303-749-3266; ask for John Grace or Steve Hamilton if Tom is unavailable.)

Fox , Doug dfox@cira.colostate.edu , ID: DougFox: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/DougActivityLog1.html; Organization: Cooperative Institute for Research on the Atmosphere, Colorado State University; Interests and Activities: Smoke Management & Climate Change

Mims III , Forrest M. fmims@aol.com , ID: ForrestM.MimsIII: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/Forrest M.ActivityLog1.html; Organization: Sun Photometer Atmospheric network; Interests and Activities: During the burning seasons of 1995 and 1997 I measured many parameters associated with biomass burning in Brazil for NASA and the University of Sao Paulo. Here in South Texas I measured significant changes in optical depth, solar irradiance, total ozone and UV-B associated with the Mexican smoke event of may 1998.

Popp , Carl cpopp@admin.nmt.edu , ID: CarlPopp: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/CarlActivityLog1.html; Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Interests and Activities: Oxygenated hydrocarbon (esp aldehydes, ketones and organic acids) sources and transport. Biomass burning

Dixon , Roy rdixon@nmt.edu , ID: RoyDixon: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/RoyActivityLog1.html; Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Interests and Activities:
Aerosol chemical composition, aerosol properties, transport of smoke plume, gas phase pollutants in smoke plumes

Gill , Tom tgill@ttu.edu , ID: TomGill: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/TomActivityLog1.html; Organization: Texas Tech University, Atmospheric Science Group; Interests and Activities: Long-range aerosol transport, aerosol chemistry, ecological and biogeochemical effects of aerosols

Guthrie , Paul PGuthrie@icfkaiser.com , ID: PaulGuthrie: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/PaulActivityLog1.html; Organization: ICF Kaiser Consulting Group; Interests and Activities: Air Quality impacts of fire plumes

Van Hook , Bryan bv2@cec.wustl.edu , ID: BryanVanHook: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/BryanActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA; Interests and Activities: Internet development.

Laulainen , Nels nels.laulainen@pnl.gov , ID: NelsLaulainen: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/NelsActivityLog1.html; Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Interests and Activities: Aerosol optical propreties and measurements.

D'Alba , Jay fsafe@aloha.net , ID: JayD'Alba: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JayActivityLog2.html; Organization: Hazard Control Technologies/Fuel Safe Technologies; Interests and Activities: I am working with the Malaysian Fire Authorities and we have developed effective protocols for addressing wild fire scenarios utilizing F-500 Mycelle Encapsulator Fire Fighting Agent. The advantages of F-500 include its environmentally safe characteristics, its increased effectiveness over all other agents, the fact that it requires far less water, and that it can readily be used in difficult to access locations. For further information e-mail me at , call me direct (24X7) c/o The Crown Princess Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Phone 603 262-5522 , Room 3317, Fax 603 262-4492., or leave a message for me at my office, 808 528-6060. Further information can be accessed at www.FuelSafeTech.com.

HALL , ROBERT tenam@comitan.podernet.com.mx , ID: ROBERTHALL: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/ROBERTActivityLog1.html; Organization: TENAM/eco-tierra sacv; Interests and Activities: forest management, gis, we're right here in the middle if anyone needs on the ground info!

Kayin , Serpil serpil@mecf.wustl.edu , ID: SerpilKayin: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/SerpilActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA-Washington University; Interests and Activities: WEb based collaboration.

Yarbrough , James W. jyarbrou.epa.gov , ID: JamesW.Yarbrough: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/James W.ActivityLog1.html; Organization: EPA Region 6 Dallas, Texas

Gonzalez , Filomeno fpgonzal@utmb.edu , ID: FilomenoGonzalez: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/FilomenoActivityLog1.html; Interests and Activities: I am interested in the effects of the fires over the eastern border of the Yucatan peninsula around the Cancun area as well as the Mayan ruins in that region. How has this affected tourism and are there any travel advisory to this area?

Castriotta , Richard rcastrio@heart.med.uth.tmc.edu , ID: RichardCastriotta: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/RichardActivityLog1.html; Organization: University of Texas - Houston Medical School; Interests and Activities: Effects of smoke on breathing problems in Houston

Forest , John jforest1@geocities.com , ID: JohnForest: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JohnActivityLog2.html; Organization: n/a; Interests and Activities: we have begun to experience a noxious haze here in las cruces, nm (just north of el paso, texas). it began on may 17 and made for a beautiful sunset. however, people have begun reporting irritated eyes and some level of respiratory distress. particularly those with respiratory problems such as allergies, asthma, etc.

Bachmeier , Scott scottb@planck.ssec.wisc.edu , ID: ScottBachmeier: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/ScottActivityLog1.html; Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison / SSEC / CIMSS; Interests and Activities: satellite meteorology, long-range atmospheric transport

Turner , Jay jrturner@seas.wustl.edu , ID: JayTurner: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JayActivityLog1.html; Organization: Washington University; Interests and Activities: fine particulate mattter characterization and control, field monitoring, control strategy implementation policies

Poirot , Rich richp@qtm.anr.state.vt.us , ID: RichPoirot: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/RichActivityLog1.html; Organization: VT Dept. of Env. Cons.; Interests and Activities: Transport patterns, wildfire smoke in general

Bachmann , John Bachmann.JohnD@epa.gov , ID: JohnBachmann: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JohnActivityLog1.html; Organization: U.S. EPA - OAQPS; Interests and Activities: PM health effects and standards, implementation of standards, natural events policy, transport, and research

white , warren white@wuchem.wustl.edu , ID: warrenwhite: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/warrenActivityLog1.html; Organization: Washington University chemistry department; Interests and Activities: visibility, long-range transport, human observation,ambient fine-particle standard

Falke , Stefan stefan@mesun4.wustl.edu , ID: StefanFalke: Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/StefanActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA - Washington University; Interests and Activities: Aerosol pattern

Husar , Maja Jhusar@mecf.wustl.edu , ID: MajaHusar: Activity Log: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/ActivityLogs/MajaActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA - Washington University; Interests and Activities: Web page design

Husar , Rudolf rhusar@mecf.wustl.edu , ID: RudolfHusar: Activity Log: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/ActivityLogs/RudolfActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA - Washington University; Interests and Activities: Aerosol pattern, transport, web-based collaboration.

Schichtel , Bret bret@mecf.wustl.edu , ID: BretSchichtel: Activity Log: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/ActivityLogs/BretActivityLog1.html; Organization: CAPITA - Washington University; Interests and Activities: Air quality, long range transport, and interesting phenomena