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Dr. Jana Milford, Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Mechanical Engineering, will be presenting on "Air Quality Impacts of Oil and Gas Development in the Rocky Mountain Region".

Abstract:

Over the past decade, oil and natural gas production have increased sharply in the Rocky Mountain region. The AirWaterGas (AWG) Sustainability Research Network was established to examine environmental, economic, and social tradeoffs of this activity. The AWG Network includes more than 25 researchers from 10 institutions who have examined oil and gas impacts on air, water, and public health, as well as engineering solutions and best management practices. This seminar will describe results of AWG research on the impacts of oil and natural gas production on air quality, including contributions to benzene and other hazardous air pollutants and to formation of ground-level ozone.  The seminar will describe source apportionment studies to estimate the contributions that oil and natural gas sources make to current pollution in the region, as well as air quality modeling studies of future scenarios for energy production and use.

About Dr. Milford:

Jana Milford is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research and teaching interests focus on air quality modeling and data analysis, environmental impacts of energy systems, and environmental management. She has previously worked as a Congressional Fellow and Analyst at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Connecticut, and Senior Scientist and Staff Attorney at the Environmental Defense Fund.  Professor Milford serves on the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, and has previously served as a member of the Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Academy of Sciences and on the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She holds a B.S. in Engineering Science from Iowa State University, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.