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Overview

Emily V. Fischer is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on global and planetary change as well as atmospheric science.

The main subfields of study for this scientist include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Safety Research
  • Environmental Engineering

Key topics investigated in their research cover:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Career Development and Diversity

Frequent publication venues where their work has appeared include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • GeoHealth
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Emily V. Fischer include:

  • Quantification of organic aerosol and brown carbon evolution in fresh wildfire plumes, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Hazardous Air Pollutants in Fresh and Aged Western US Wildfire Smoke and Implications for Long-Term Exposure, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Emissions of Trace Organic Gases From Western U.S. Wildfires Based on WE-CAN Aircraft Measurements, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • HONO Emissions from Western U.S. Wildfires Provide Dominant Radical Source in Fresh Wildfire Smoke, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Outperforming yet undervalued: Undergraduate women in STEM, 2020, PLoS ONE

Emily V. Fischer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, among them:

  • Jeffrey R. Pierce
  • I. B. Pollack
  • Amy P. Sullivan
  • Wade Permar
  • Lu Hu

The research output of this scientist involves extensive work on wildfire smoke composition and impacts, atmospheric aerosols, and air quality, contributing to the understanding of atmospheric chemistry dynamics and environmental health risks associated with fire events.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN): a global budget and source attribution

    E. V. Fischer;Daniel James Jacob;Robert M. Yantosca;Melissa Payer Sulprizio

  • Future Fire Impacts on Smoke Concentrations, Visibility, and Health in the Contiguous United States.

    B. Ford;M. Val Martin;S. E. Zelasky;E. V. Fischer

  • Contribution of Wildland-Fire Smoke to US PM2.5 and Its Influence on Recent Trends

    Katelyn O'Dell;Bonne Ford;Emily V Fischer;Jeffrey R Pierce

  • Quantification of organic aerosol and brown carbon evolution in fresh wildfire plumes

    Brett B. Palm;Qiaoyun Peng;Carley D. Fredrickson;Ben H. Lee

  • Unexpected slowdown of US pollutant emission reduction in the past decade.

    Zhe Jiang;Zhe Jiang;Brian C. McDonald;Brian C. McDonald;Helen Worden;John R. Worden

  • A major regional air pollution event in the northeastern United States caused by extensive forest fires in Quebec, Canada

    Linsey J. DeBell;Linsey J. DeBell;Robert W. Talbot;Jack E. Dibb;J. William Munger

  • Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Colorado, 2007-2015.

    Mona Abdo;Isabella Ward;Katelyn O'Dell;Bonne Ford

  • Climatology of aerosol radiative properties in the free troposphere

    E. Andrews;E. Andrews;J.A. Ogren;P. Bonasoni;A. Marinoni

  • The effect of pollution on crime: Evidence from data on particulate matter and ozone

    Jesse Burkhardt;Jude Bayham;Ander Wilson;Ellison Carter

  • Comparison of wildfire smoke estimation methods and associations with cardiopulmonary-related hospital admissions

    Ryan W. Gan;Bonne Ford;William Lassman;Gabriele Pfister

  • Promoting professional identity, motivation, and persistence: Benefits of an informal mentoring program for female undergraduate students

    Paul R Hernandez;Brittany Bloodhart;Rebecca T Barnes;Amanda S Adams

  • The role of the ocean in the global atmospheric budget of acetone.

    E. V. Fischer;Daniel J. Jacob;D. B. Millet;Robert M. Yantosca

  • Connecting smoke plumes to sources using Hazard Mapping System (HMS) smoke and fire location data over North America

    Steven J. Brey;Mark Ruminski;Samuel A. Atwood;Emily V. Fischer

  • Hazardous Air Pollutants in Fresh and Aged Western US Wildfire Smoke and Implications for Long-Term Exposure

    Katelyn O'Dell;Rebecca S Hornbrook;Wade Permar;Ezra J T Levin

  • Evaluating ethane and methane emissions associated with the development of oil and natural gas extraction in North America

    Bruno Franco;Emmanuel Mahieu;L. K. Emmons;Z. A. Tzompa-Sosa

  • Emissions of Trace Organic Gases From Western U.S. Wildfires Based on WE-CAN Aircraft Measurements

    Wade Permar;Qian Wang;Vanessa Selimovic;Catherine Wielgasz

  • Estimated Mortality and Morbidity Attributable to Smoke Plumes in the United States: Not Just a Western US Problem

    Katelyn O’Dell;Kelsey Bilsback;Bonne Ford;Sheena E. Martenies

  • Inorganic chlorine and bromine in coastal New England air during summer

    William C. Keene;Jochen Stutz;Alexander A. P. Pszenny;John R. Maben

  • Influence of Oil and Gas Emissions on Summertime Ozone in the Colorado Northern Front Range

    Erin E. McDuffie;Erin E. McDuffie;Erin E. McDuffie;Peter M. Edwards;Jessica B. Gilman;Brian M. Lerner;Brian M. Lerner

  • Investigating the links between ozone and organic aerosol chemistry in a biomass burning plume from a prescribed fire in California chaparral

    M. J. Alvarado;C. R. Lonsdale;Robert Yokelson;Sheryl Kashi Akagi

  • HONO Emissions from Western U.S. Wildfires Provide Dominant Radical Source in Fresh Wildfire Smoke

    Qiaoyun Peng;Brett B. Palm;Kira E. Melander;Ben H. Lee

  • Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Colorado, 2007-2015

    J. Crooks;K. O'Dell;B. Ford;J. R. Pierce

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Pierce
Jeffrey R. Pierce Colorado State University
Ilana B. Pollack
Ilana B. Pollack Colorado State University
Delphine K. Farmer
Delphine K. Farmer Colorado State University
Joel A. Thornton
Joel A. Thornton University of Washington
Frank Flocke
Frank Flocke National Center for Atmospheric Research
Teresa L. Campos
Teresa L. Campos National Center for Atmospheric Research
Barkley C. Sive
Barkley C. Sive National Park Service
Vivienne H. Payne
Vivienne H. Payne Jet Propulsion Lab
Sonia M. Kreidenweis
Sonia M. Kreidenweis Colorado State University
Susan S. Kulawik
Susan S. Kulawik Ames Research Center

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