Cookstove Research Meeting

 Please join us for an EPA hosted interagency Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research meeting.  At this meeting, EPA STAR grant investigators will discuss field measurements and modeling of the impacts of cleaner cooking, heating, lighting, and fuels on air quality, health and climate.  EPA scientists, speakers from federal agencies, and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves will report on the relationship of research, policy and practice in the field, participation by the private sector, and opportunities to improve air quality and the lives of people worldwide. 

Register for the online webinar (Registration is free)

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST

These EPA-funded grants support the National Program, Air, Climate and Energy (ACE), which provides transdisciplinary research, which addresses the complex air quality issues that we face today.  Even though air quality has improved, many continue to suffer from cardiovascular disease, asthma and other health problems that result from air pollution.  One of ACE’s research goals is to assess human and ecosystem exposures and effects caused by air pollutants and climate change.  ACE research also wants to provide data and tools that can help prevent and reduce air pollutant emissions in ways that are sustainable, innovative and cost effective.

EPA at Research Triangle Park, Building C, Auditorium C111 and Online Webinar

Featured Speakers

Tami Bond, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A Global Map of Feasible Residential Solutions, Emphasizing Stoves with Space Heating Uses

Rob Bailis, Yale University

Experimental Interventions to Facilitate Clean Cookstove Adoption, Promote Clean Indoor Air, and Mitigate Climate Change

Michael Hannigan, University of Colorado at Boulder

How Will Cleaner Cooking and Lighting Practices Impact Regional Air Quality and Climate in the Sahel of Africa?

Jill Baumgartner, University of Minnesota

Improving Air Quality, Health and the Environment Through Household Energy Interventions in the Tibetan Plateau

Kirk Smith, University of California at Berkeley

Impacts of Household Sources on Outdoor Pollution at Village and Regional Scales in India

John Volckens and Jeff Pierce, Colorado State University

Quantifying the Climate, Air Quality and Health Benefits of Improved Cookstoves: An Integrated Laboratory, Field and Modeling Study

Rufus Edwards, University of California Irvine

Characterization of Emissions from Small, Variable Solid Fuel Combustion Sources For Determining Global Emissions and Climate Impact

Vik Kapil, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sumi Mehta, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Mike Sage, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jacob Moss, U.S. Department of State

For more details on the STAR grants, please see: Measurements and Modeling for Quantifying Air Quality and Climatic Impacts of Residential Biomass or Coal Combustion for Cooking, Heating and Lighting.

Agenda

View the current agenda.

Registration

Registration is free and open to the public – please feel free to forward this announcement.

Anyone planning to attend in person who is not an EPA employee should contact
Michael Hiscock (Hiscock.michael@epa.gov) by February 21, 2015, to be placed on the list for admittance into the facility. All visitors must present a government-issued ID.

Webinar

For those unable to attend in person, these presentations will be presented live via Adobe Connect.
Register for the webinar: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/events/#feb2515.

Contact

Michael Hiscock (Hiscock.michael@epa.gov); 703-347-0425