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Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution

Thursday, June 4, 2026
The Conversation
Steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog, is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires, according to new findings from University of Iowa researchers Weizhi Deng and Jun Wang, and Meng Zhou of the University of Maryland.
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Wang attends 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting

Friday, February 14, 2025
Jun Wang, professor and DEO of chemical and biochemical engineering, attended 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting, presented his team's aerosol layer height data product, and participated in a meeting and group photo with former U.S. vice president Al Gore.
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Image of the Day: A daily boost in dust height

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
NASA Earth Observatory
The NASA Earth Observatory highlighted Professor Jun Wang's and his team's work using satellites to map dust layer heights from space.
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Holiday lighting often increases light pollution, but there are ways to minimize it

Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The Gazette
Jun Wang, professor and DEO of chemical and biochemical engineering, talked to The Gazette about light pollution and public health.