News

Feb 2022

Avery Hatch operating a SMPS system

"Environmental Conversations" with Lilia Abron, president of AAEES, and Joel Ducoste, president of AEESP. www.environmentalconversations.com


Jan 2022

What the Marshall Fire can teach us as we prepare for future climate catastrophes - SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder Today


Sep 2021

- EcoWatch


Sep 2021

Don’t throw that cloth mask away yet—it still works - SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder Today


Sep 2021

- The Daily Camera


Sep 2021

Amid wildfires and a pandemic, here’s how to keep your indoor air clean - SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder Today


Aug 2021

Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission - SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder Today


Aug 2021

- EPA Region 8 News Release


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Aug 2021

- Channel 4 CBS Denver


Aug 2021

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- Smithsonian Magazine


May 2021

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- Healthline


May 2021

Vance to study changes in particles as they move between indoor, outdoor environments - News article about Nina's new NSF CAREER Award


Apr 2021

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- PhD student Sarah Toth's research was featured on NREL's website 


Sep 2020

 - Healthline


Jun 2020

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 - Scientific American


Mar 2020

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- GQ Magazine


Sep 2019

- The Washington Times


Aug 2019 

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Several papers from this special issue have made to the


Jul 2019

Dr. Vance was named a McLagan Family Faculty Fellow in the College of Engineering at SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder.


May 2019

- Science News for Students


Apr 2019

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- The New Yorker Magazine 


March 2019

- UN Environment


February 2019 

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- Forbes Magazine

- AAAS News

- CBS Local

- Health News Office

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- The Times 

- The Telegraph 

 - The Telegraph

Your home is a hidden source of air pollution - SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder Today

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October 2018

- The Triangle


September 2018 

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Dr. Vance was elected vice-chair of the Indoor Aerosols and Aerosol Exposure Working Group for AAAR, the . This is a 2-year position that starts as vice-chairs and then moves on to chair. Duties include selecting abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the AAAR conferences, proposing plenary speakers, tutorial sessions, and special symposia.

Dr. Vance was interviewed by the Helium Podcast about life in academia as a tenure-track professor. Check out the podcast .


August 2018

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- Education in Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry) 

 - Home Performance on Youtube

 - Home Performance on Youtube.


July 2018

 - Chemistry World 

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June 2018

 - National Press Foundation. Featuring a news story and  exploring the HOMEChem study.

- EurekAlert.


May 2018

 - Boulder Daily Camera (news related to a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project)

Rain Game brings science learning to children in the hospital - Mechanical Engineering Blog (news related to a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project)


Apr 2018

Designing a UAV system that can outsmart a thunderstorm - Mechanical Engineering Blog (news related to a Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project)


Apr 2018 

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 - Chemical & Engineering News 


Nov 2017
Vance earns $1.25 million Sloan Foundation air quality grant​ - EurekAlert
 - EurekAlert


Jan 2016

- Environmental Science: Nano Blog

- VTSuN Blog


Oct 2015

- VTSuN Blog


Aug 2015

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 - Environmental Science: Nano Blog


May 2015
 - Virginia Tech Office of the Vice President for Research

- Environmental Science: Nano Blog


Nov 2014 

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Pulse of the Planet - radio interviews:

 - What's the connection between Notre Dame Cathedral and the cutting edge world of nanotechnology?

 - One of the defining characteristics of nano materials is that they have new properties, compared to larger versions of the same materials.

 - Gold nanoparticles can be used in the treatment of cancer.

 - The Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory is an online compendium of products which contain nanomaterials.


Jul 2014
 - Radio Health Journal radio interview.

 - Science et Avenir - An article explaining how hail cannons work mentioned our research on the environmental and health risks of silver nanoparticles.


Feb 2014 

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 - Chicago Tribune


Jan 2014
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Nov 2013
 - CBC Canada


Nov 2013
 - Buzzfeed article based on the 


Oct 2013
 - Phys.Org


Oct 2013
I lead a team effort at VTSuN to partner with the Wilson Center to perform a large upgrade to the :

 - Virginia Tech News

 - The Wilson Center


Sep 2013

 - Chemical & Engineering News
 - Prevention Magazine


Aug 2013

 - CEINT


Jul 2013
 - Nanowerk


Nov 2011

 - Chemical Watch


May 2011

 - New Haven Independent

 - ICTAS Connection