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[KEYNOTE] Charge-Based Measurement of Ultrafine Particles: From Mobility Spectrometers to Widely-Deployable Monitors
Robert T. Nishida

Instrumentation

Wed. Oral Presentation

[KEYNOTE] Beyond mass: Mechanisms, metrics, and the hunt for determinants of PM health effects
Errol Thomson

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Oral Presentation

[KEYNOTE] Bioaerosols: from the hospital, to the farm and beyond!
Caroline Duchaine

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Fri. Oral Presentation

Characterization of mineral dust in high latitudes during cryodesiccation phases and environmental impacts
Sharon Tchougong

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Poster

Analyse par spectrométrie de masse à plasma à couplage inductif de métaux et de métalloïdes dans les particules aéroportées à proximité d’une zone industrielle
Marie-Pier Joncas Reid

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

What we learned about antimicrobial resistance genes in bioaerosols: a canadian multi-centre study
Nathalie Turgeon

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Analysis of multi-year fine mode aerosol remote sensing retrievals and microphysical measurements at a high-Arctic site
Norm O'Neill

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Oral Presentation

Characterization of a compact water CPC for portable use
Daniel Troolin

Instrumentation

Fri. Oral Presentation

Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Aerosol Microphysics: Efficient Parameterization for Chemistry and Climate Models
Arshad A. Nair

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Formation of Tar Balls in Wildfire Smoke Driven by Nighttime Chemistry
Sepehr Nikkho

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Poster

Urban Railroad Yards: An Underappreciated Source of Urban Black Carbon Particles
Philip K. Hopke

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Emission of Atmospheric Nanoplastic Particles and Additives from Plastic Combustion Sources
Arthur Chan

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Spatial-Temporal Variations in Source-Specific PM2.5: Investigation of the Calgary Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada
Angelos T. Anastasopolos

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Poster

Collection and concentration of bacterial and viral aerosols by electrostatic precipitation (ESP) and electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD)
Amanda M. Weiler

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

A low burden broad-spectrum electrochemical pathogen sensor in a field trial
Nora WC Chan

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Changes in Source Specific PM2.5: Unintended Consequences of Policy
Philip K. Hopke

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Oral Presentation

Airborne fungi in Nunavik dwellings: seasonality and climate-driven indoor conditions as key determinants
Cindy Dumais

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Fri. Oral Presentation

Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Physiological Responses in Subsidized Housing in Metro Vancouver
Liu Sun

Wildfires and Combustion

Thu. Poster

Sustainability in Air filtration
Michelle Secours

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

3D Facial Shape and Respirator Fit in Emergency Service Workers
Rachel Tyli

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Glycol Vapors in Emergency Airborne Pathogen Transmission Suppression
Darryl M. Angel

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Two-dimensional inversion routines for tandem mass-aerodynamic diameter measurements
Morteza Kiasadegh

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Development of new targeted and non-targeted analysis methods for residential airborne contaminants
Zilin Zhou

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

Occupational Hazard Assessment of Hexachloroethane Smoke Devices used in military training exercises within the Canadian Armed Forces
Andre Isaac Castillo

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Poster

Bioaerosols in Wildfire Smoke: Implications for Asthma Exacerbations
Atena Sombolestani

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics–Agent-Based Modeling of Airborne and Fomite Infection Risk in Gate-to-Gate Air Travel
Paul Lebbin

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

AI-Enabled Nano Digital Inline Holography for In-Flight Aerosol Observations
Devendra Pal

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

Detection of microorganisms and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the vicinity of swine barns and henhouses using conifer needles as passive samplers
Samantha Leclerc

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Multiplexing dPCR for Indoor Bioaerosol Surveillance and Detection
Patricia H. Watanabe

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

Crop-Specific Oxidative Potential of PM2.5 from Major Crop Residue Burning in India Assessed Using the Dithiothreitol (DTT) Assay.
Harshita Arora

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Poster

Environmental Monitoring for Industrial Sites (ÉMIS): A LoRa-Based Network for Real-Time Particulate Matter Monitoring in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec
Emmet D. Norris

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Oral Presentation

Role of long-term exposure to anthropogenic heavy metals and resistant bacteria in upper respiratory tract dysbiosis
Laurie Piché

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Fri. Oral Presentation

Bacterial concentration in residential apartments using quantitative and semi-quantitative filter forensics
Nehul Agarwal

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Fri. Oral Presentation

Urbanization and indoor-outdoor bioaerosol dynamics shape the airborne microbiome
Rébecca Gagnon

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Fri. Oral Presentation

Real-world performance of HVAC filters/air cleaners in commercial and institutional buildings
Rafsan Nahian

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

Advanced Apportionment of Carbonaceous Aerosols Using High-Time-Resolution TC-BC Measurements
Varun Yadav

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Oral Presentation

Metals and metalloids analysis by GED-SP-ICP-MS in airborne particles
Judith Boudrias

Instrumentation

Fri. Oral Presentation

Unveiling the Hidden Role of Zinc in Aerosol Oxidative Potential: From Coordination Competition to Metal Specific Interplay
Yang Wang

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Poster

Emissions from burning of relevant boreal forest materials: A PMF approach for combustion phase separation and MAC determination
Mohamad H. Al-Jabiri

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Poster

Particle-nitrate and particle-sulfate emissions from wildfire smoke
Daniel S. Lu

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Poster

The transition to low global warming potential propellants in pressurized metered-dose inhalers
Andrew R. Martin

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Oral Presentation

Numerical simulations of a new electrostatic quadrupole system for ultrafine aerosol particle focusing
Aiden Haddad

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Size distributions of aerosol number, mass, and chemical species from the Study of Winter Air Pollution in Toronto (SWAPIT)
Elisabeth Galarneau

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Poster

Design and calibration of an experimental ns-pulsed-laser cavity for aerosol ultrafine particle internal structure, morphology, and size control
Hussein Rashid

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Biodiesel as a drop-in fuel increases marine-engine organic aerosol emissions by 1-2 orders of magnitude
Julia Zaks

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Oral Presentation

Innovative AI-Driven Approach for Real-Time 4D Tracking and Physicochemical Analysis of Inorganic Carbonaceous Aerosols in Air and Water
Zaki A. Nasreddine

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Aerosol Filtration with Eco-Responsible Electrospun Nanofiber Media
Adnan MASRI

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

Comparison of PM2.5 Elemental Composition and Oxidative Potential in Two Canadian Subway Systems: Toronto and Montréal
Nicole Trieu

Health and Toxicity

Wed. Poster

Towards monomer-resolved Discrete Element Models to predict soot fractal-like agglomerate thermal restructuring
Jahanbakhsh Jahanzamin

Wildfires and Combustion

Thu. Poster

Cellular Responses to Biodiesel and Diesel Exhaust from a Marine Engine
Yuetong Zhang

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Exposure to aerosols produced by vaping devices cause changes in the respiratory microbiota of mice
Camille Drouin

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Oral Presentation

Comparing Particle Size Concentrations for Dust Filtered on the International Space Station Versus Residential Buildings in Downtown Toronto
Ian Coussons

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Oral Presentation

The Alberta Lung Filter Apparatus: A Novel Instrument for Classification of Pharmaceutical Aerosols
Scott Tavernini

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Oral Presentation

Model-derived prevalence of forest fire smoke at Aerosol Limb Imager (ALI, on HAWCsat) measurement altitudes
Emily M. McCullough

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Poster

Yield, morphology and maturity of carbon black made by methane pyrolysis in a shock tube
Mohammad Adib

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Poster

The effect of inductance-controlled energy release rate on the plasma resistance and size distribution of copper nanoparticles generated by spark-discharge ablation
Jose Moran

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Fuel-Dependent Particulate Properties and Soot Structures in Marine Engine Emissions under Biodiesel and Conventional Diesel Operation
Anand Kumar

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Exposure to respirable airborne particulate matter containing crystalline silica, particle size distribution and morphology.
Dr Kevin Hedges

Health and Toxicity

Wed. Poster

Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Portable Air Cleaner Use to Reduce Indoor PM2.5 in Residences in Toronto
Zoe Hoskin

Instrumentation

Fri. Oral Presentation

Caractérisation des bioaérosols fongiques dans l’air et de la résistance aux azolés d’Aspergillus fumigatus dans les fermes laitières
Elizabeth Thibeault

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

Investigation of the Effects of Nasal Flow and Dynamic Mouth Opening on Cough-Induced Airflow and Particle Dispersion: A Large-Eddy Simulation Study
Zichen Fan

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Airborne Observations of Wildfire Aerosols and Trace Gases Near Red Lake, Ontario
Keyvan Ranjbar

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Metrology of Aviation non-volatile Particulate Matter (nvPM): Developing a Global Black Carbon Emissions Standard for Aviation
Greg J. Smallwood

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

Optical Properties of Wildfire Smoke from Controlled Combustion of Canadian Biomass Fuels
Mahsa Zarei

Wildfires and Combustion

Thu. Poster

Rayleigh breakup aerosol spray devices: Investigations into their toxicology and aerobiology applications
Rudolph Jaeger

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Evaluation of MERV Filter Performance and Degradation Under Simulated Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Nour Elsagan

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Does the organic status impact air quality, microbial communities, and antimicrobial resistance genes in egg farms?
Christina Bouchard

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

Emission Characterization of Indoor and Outdoor Biomass Combustion Sources Across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, India
Roshan Kumar Singh

Wildfires and Combustion

Thu. Poster

Urban-Rural PM2.5 Dynamics in Saskatchewan: Wildfire Amplification Effects
Jay S. Dave

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Poster

Characterization and toxicological assessment of size-fractionated brake wear particulate matter
Andres R. Henriquez

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Poster

Air-liquid interface exposures for the assessment of aerosol and mixture toxicity
Miranda Jordens

Health and Toxicity

Wed. Poster

Indoor Air Quality measurements: volatile & non-volatile particle number (PN) measurement in a domestic environment during normal activities
Chris Nickolaus

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Oral Presentation

The Effect of Charger Ion Properties on Particle Size Distributions using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
Lily M. Mueller

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Characterization of emission factors of diesel trucks at a roadside at a causeway
Yuetong Zhang

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Poster

Chemical transport modeling of wildfire smoke PM2.5 in Canada: An evaluation of major emission inventories
Patrick L. Hayes

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Nanochar: Black-carbon spheres formed by pyrolysis of wildfire-like organics
Joel C. Corbin

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Optimizing Portable HEPA Purifier Use in BC Long-Term Care Homes
Erin Tavares

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Fri. Oral Presentation

A CFD Based Residence Time Distribution Model for Aerosol Flows
Girisankar Solaimalai

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Investigating chemical composition of size-resolved aerosol collected over the Yellow Sea during Fatima 2023
Connor Overton

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Roadside Characterization of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Non-Exhaust Particle Emissions Using Plume-Based Emission Analysis Methods
Cameron Varcoe

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Poster

Developing a Robust Calibration Framework for Concentration and Size Distributions from Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors in the Greater Toronto Area
Eric Ward

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Learning the Tar–Char Continuum in Wildfire Smoke from SP2 Waveforms
Harshit Gujral

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Poster

Using size-based classifiers in tandem to calibrate and infer mixing state with an aerosol mass spectrometer
Nishan Sapkota

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

Airborne bacterial communities and biological factors associated with their viability and survival.
Zama Mahlobo

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

Improvements in Calibration of Black Carbon Mass Instruments using the Centrifugal Particle Mass Analyzer-Electrometer Reference Mass Standard (CERMS)
Rym Mehri

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Interpreting and reconciling classifier-order effects in effective density measurements
Nishan Sapkota

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Enhanced Charging of Aerosol Particles
Tyler J. Johnson

Instrumentation

Fri. Oral Presentation

Image analysis techniques for transmission electron microscopy analysis of carbonaceous and related particles and their application
Joel C. Corbin

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

Demonstration of a Novel Ultrafine Sensor based on Pulsed Bipolar Charging
Joshua Harper

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

The impacts of forest fires on oxidative potential of air across Canada
Pourya Shahpoury

Wildfires and Combustion

Wed. Oral Presentation

Mobile and Highly Time-Resolved Measurements of Metals and Trace Elements using a new Microwave-Induced Plasma Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
Jay G. Slowik

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Oral Presentation

Mapping oxidative potential of winter air pollution in Toronto using passive samplers
Shrutika Kadam

Health and Toxicity

Wed. Poster

Tire-derived p-phenylenediamine antioxidants and their transformation products in particulate matter across Toronto: size distribution, inhalation bio-accessibility, and oxidative potential
Shrutika Kadam

Health and Toxicity

Thu. Oral Presentation

CAPS PMSSA Monitors for the In Situ Measurement of Particle Absorption
Tim Onasch

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Performance Evaluation of Low-Cost Sensors in a PM2.5-10 Dominant Environment
Kristin Iorio

Instrumentation

Wed. Poster

Exploring Heterogeneity in the Urban Spatial Pattern of Ultrafine Particle Number Concentrations Across Size Modes
Keith Van Ryswyk

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Atmospheric Aerosols: Mass Spectrometry, Air Quality and Climate
Doug R. Worsnop

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Oral Presentation

Soot Particle Activation in Contrail Formation Using LES
Parisa Afkari

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Poster

Impact of SO2 Emission Controls on Water-Soluble Iron in Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution in Atlantic Canada
Rin Takai

Atmospheric Aerosols

Thu. Poster

Aerosol Filtration Requirements in Standards for Respiratory Protective Equipment
Simon J. Smith

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

Development of a Flow Tube to Investigate Aerosol Yield Using Environmentally Relevant Ammonia and Humidity Conditions
Lucas Vargas

Atmospheric Aerosols

Wed. Poster

Replacing Gravimetry: A Metrological Route For Aerosol Mass Calibration Using ICP-MS
Zuzana Gajdosechova

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Levels of Indoor PM2.5 and PM10 in Public High Schools in Kuwait
Mustafa Al-Zoughool, PhD

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Self-calibrating aerosol absorption measurements using co-located TDLAS and tunable-wavelength photothermal interferometry
Jalal Norooz Oliaee

Instrumentation

Thu. Poster

Heterogeneity of Airborne Virus Transmission in the Built Environment
Annabel Zhang

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Wed. Poster

Antimicrobial-resistance genes in bioaerosols from Livestock Operations
Brooke Thompson

Bioaerosols & Indoor Air

Thu. Poster

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