Uploaded September 2012 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
Did you know that storms can carry dust particles, or particulate matter, all the way around the globe? Particulate matter makes up a significant portion of the atmosphere and has wide-ranging effects on human health, solar radiation and greenhouse gases. Climate scientists research the behavior and effects of particulate matter. Since their subject is microscopic and travels around the planet so readily, climate scientists face serious challenges in creating controlled experiments.
Vicki Grassian, winner of the ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, helps scientists better understand the complex and wide ranging behavior of dust particles. Vicki's work paints a clearer picture of atmospheric chemistry and the role particulate matter plays in the environment. Just like her subject, her research has global reach.
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ACS Catalysis Lectureship Award Video Series:
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Did you know that storms can carry dust particles, or particulate matter, all the way around the globe? Particulate matter makes up a significant portion of the atmosphere and has wide-ranging effects on human health, solar radiation and greenhouse gases. Climate scientists research the behavior and effects of particulate matter. Since their subject is microscopic and travels around the planet so readily, climate scientists face serious challenges in creating controlled experiments.
Vicki Grassian, winner of the ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, helps scientists better understand the complex and wide ranging behavior of dust particles. Vicki's work paints a clearer picture of atmospheric chemistry and the role particulate matter plays in the environment. Just like her subject, her research has global reach.
Subscribe! bit.ly/AmerChemSOc
Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/AmericanChem...
Twitter! twitter.com/ACSpressroom
For more information on Prized Science, please visit the website:
acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/prizedscience.html
You might also like:
ACS Catalysis Lectureship Award Video Series:
youtube.com/watch?v=TQapgoOJ80M&list=PLLG7h7fPoH8LSS6DsWOzWF0lEPxkou-J6
Heroes of Chemistry:
youtube.com/watch?v=dUoRI79AN0Y&list=PLLG7h7fPoH8Jym-hI_gXIheoIos2pKonw
Chemistry for Innovation:
youtube.com/watch?v=unk9d9fqyXk&list=PLLG7h7fPoH8IeB8dlRGTrNBFSBSV0lBUP
Music: From Audioblocks
Produced by the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. ACS is a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences.
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