Conversations After the Fires: Air Quality and Health
- Public Event
In this live, moderated discussion, learn more about how scientists at Caltech and other institutions are studying air quality in the aftermath of the LA fires, what they have learned so far, and the implications for our health.
Join Caltech graduate student Haroula Baliaka, Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Sina Hasheminassab, and guests Lea Hillenbrandt Ruiz (BS '06), associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, and Rima Habre, associate professor of population and public health sciences and spatial sciences at USC, in a discussion about their ongoing research to monitor and publicize data about air pollution post-fires. Conversation will be moderated by Caltech science writer Lori Dajose (BS '15).
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About the Series: When the 2025 Los Angeles fires broke out, Caltech researchers on campus and at JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, jumped into action, collecting and analyzing data as soon as flames erupted. In the webinar series Conversations After the Fires, you will hear about fire-related research as it is happening and have the chance to ask your own questions.
This is a free event, but registration is required. The first 3,000 attendees can join the Zoom webinar. Others will be provided with a YouTube link.
This series is presented by the Caltech Science Exchange, which brings expert insight to the scientific questions that define our time, in partnership with the Resnick Sustainability Institute and the Linde Center for Global Environmental Science.