Atmospheric Chemical Mechanisms (ACM) Conference

The Atmospheric Chemical Mechanisms Conference highlights research on how to model gas phase photochemical processes relevant to air quality and climate change.

For the past 35 years, photochemical mechanisms have been a critical component of air quality models that are used to 1) predict the concentrations of criteria pollutants such as ozone, NO2, and PM2.5, and 2) develop strategies to decrease the concentrations of these pollutants. Because of their importance in the regulation and reduction of these pollutants, chemical mechanisms must continue to be improved as our knowledge of the complex processes that occur in the atmosphere develops. These improvements are necessary to increase the accuracy and efficiency of the model predictions both now and in future atmospheres, and to increase our confidence in the appropriateness of control strategies. These improvements will also help extend their scope to other atmospheric pollutants, such as hazardous air pollutants. The focus of this conference is to foster continued research and development of chemical mechanisms. We will also conduct analyses that will address immediate improvements needed in chemical mechanisms.

The Technical Program Committee will bring together the top scientists from around the globe to share their research findings and discuss new approaches and methods to improve on our ever-developing understanding of how the chemical constituents of our atmosphere, impact the earth's climate and the air upon which all life depends.

The 2024 Conference will be a hybrid event, with opportunities to attend both in-person and virtually. Both in-person and virtual registration will include all three-days of conference programming. All attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters live and watch the recordings of the conference after the event.

Location & Format: This will be a hybrid event with the opportunity to attend in-person at the UC Davis Conference Center, or virtually through a web-based event platform.

Conference Audience: The conference is open to all scientists and researchers. We welcome all participants from academia, government, and industry, and more.

This event is sponsored by The California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources Board.

If you have any questions or need any assistance with registration, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

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