Publications

Research Papers - Peer Reviewed

1. Yifang Zhu, and Ken W. Lee, “ Experimental study on small cyclones operating at high flowrates” 1999, J. Aerosol Science, 30, 1303-1315.

2. Yifang Zhu, M.C Kim, Ken W. Lee, O.P Chong, M. Kuhlman, “ Design and evaluation of a novel double cyclone” 2001, Aerosol Science and Technology, 34, 373-380.

3. Hyuntae Kim, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds and Ken W. Lee, “Experimental study of small cyclones as particle concentrators” 2002, J. Aerosol Science 33, 721-733.

4. Seongheon Kim, Si Shen, Yifang Zhu, William Hinds and Constantinos Sioutas “Size Distribution, Diurnal and Seasonal Trends of Ultrafine Particles in Source and Receptor Sites of the Los Angeles Basin”, 2002, J. of Air and Waste Management Association, 52: 297-307.

5. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Seongheon Kim and Constantinos Sioutas “Concentration and size distribution of ultrafine particles near a major highway”, 2002, J. of Air and Waste Management Association, 52:1032-1042.

6. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Si Shen, Seongheon Kim and Constantinos Sioutas “Study of Ultrafine Particles near a Major Highway with Heavy-duty Diesel Traffic”, 2002, Atmospheric Environment, 36: 4323-4335.

7. Si Shen, Peter A. Jaques, Yifang Zhu, Michael D. Geller, and Constantinos Sioutas “Evaluation of the SMPS -APS as a continuous monitor for measuring PM2.5, PM10 and course (PM2.5-10) concentrations”, 2002, Atmospheric Environment, 36: 3939-3950.

8. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Si Shen and Constantinos Sioutas “Seasonal Trends of Concentration and Size Distribution of Ultrafine Particles near Major Highways in Los Angeles”, 2004, Aerosol Science and Technology, 38 (Supplement 1): 5-13.

9. K. Max Zhang, Anthony S. Wexler, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds and Constantinos Sioutas “Evolution of Particle Number Distribution near Roadways, Part II: The 'Road-to-Ambient' Process”, 2004, Atmospheric Environment, 38: 6655-6665.

10. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Margaret Krudysz, Thomas Kuhn, John F. Froines, and Constantinos Sioutas “Penetration of freeway ultrafine particles into indoor environments. ”, 2005, Journal of Aerosol Science, 36: 303-322.

11. Thomas Kuhn, Margaret Krudysz, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, John F. Froines and Constantinos Sioutas “Volatility of indoor and outdoor ultrafine particulate matter near a freeway”, 2005, Journal of Aerosol Science, 36: 291-302.

12. Yifang Zhu and William C. Hinds “Predicting Particle Number Concentrations near a Highway based on Vertical Concentration Profile”, 2005, Atmospheric Environment, 39: 1557-1566.

13. Harish Phuleria, Philip M. Fine, Yifang Zhu, and Constantinos Sioutas " Air Quality Impacts of the October 2003 Southern California Wildfires", 2005, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 110 (D7): Art. No. D07S20.

14. Zhang, M. Z., Wexler AS, Niemeier D, Yifang Zhu, Hinds W, Sioutas C "Evolution of particle number distribution near roadways. Part III. Traffic analysis and on-road size resolved particulate emission factors", 2005, Atmospheric Environment 39: 4155-4166.

15. Yifang Zhu, Thomas Kuhn, Paul Mayo, and William C. Hinds “Comparison of Daytime and Nighttime Concentration Profiles and Size Distributions of Ultrafine Particles near a Major Highway” 2006, Environmental Science and Technology 40: 2531-2536.

16. Yifang Zhu, Nu Yu, William C. Hinds and Thomas Kuhn “Field Comparison of P-trak and condensation particle counters” 2006, Aerosol Science and Technology 40: 422-430.

Research Papers - Peer Reviewed (In Press)

17. Teresa L. Barone, Anshuman Amit Lall, Yifang Zhu, Rong-Chung Yu and Sheldon K. Friedlander. Inertial Deposition of Nanoparticle Chain Aggregates: Theory and Comparison with Impactor Data for Ultrafine Atmospheric Aerosols. 2006, Journal of Nanoparticle Research. In press.

Research Papers - Peer Reviewed (Submitted)

18. Antonio H. Miguel, Arantza Eiguren-Fernandez, Yifang Zhu and Susanne V. Hering, “In-cabin and on-road commuter exposure to ultrafine and nanoparticles on Los Angeles roads and freeways using a water-based condensation particle counter”, Submitted to Aerosol Science and Technology, 2005.

19. Arantza Eiguren-Fernandez, Edward L. Avol, Suresh Thurairatnam, Mahnaz Hakami, Yifang Zhu, John R. Froines, and Antonio H. Miguel “Seasonal Variation Greatly Influences Particle-Phase PAH concentrations in Southern California” Submitted to Environmental Science and Technology, 2005.

Research Papers - (Non-Peer Reviewed)

20. Yifang Zhu “Ultrafine particles and freeways” Ph.D. Dissertation, UMI Dissertation Services, Proquest Company, Michigan, (Advisor: William C. Hinds), 2003.

Reviewers

1. Aerosol Science and Technology
2. Environmental Science and Technology
3. Atmospheric Environment
4. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association

Abstracts

1. Yifang Zhu, and Ken W. Lee, “ Experimental study on small cyclones operating at high flowrates” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Tacoma, WA; October 1999.

2. Yifang Zhu, M.C Kim, Ken W. Lee, O.P Chong, M. Kuhlman, “ Design and evaluation of a novel double cyclone” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Tacoma, WA; October 1999.

3. Yifang Zhu, Peter A. Jaques, William C. Hinds and Constantinos Sioutas “Measurements of ultrafine , fine, and coarse particle concentrations and size distributions translocated from upwind sources in the Los Angeles Basin” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Portland, OR; October 2001.

4. William C. Hinds, Nola J. Kennedy, and Yifang Zhu, “An eight-channel, five-stage personal cascade impactor” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Portland, OR; October 2001.

5. Peter A. Jaques, Steven D. Colome, Edward L. Avol, Bill Grant, Suresh Thurairatnam, Naomichi Yamamoto, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, and John R. Froines and Constantinos Sioutas “A mobile particulate matter research laboratory for comprehensive aerosol measurement in the Los Angeles Basin” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Portland, OR; October 2001.

6. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, H. T. Kim and K. W. Lee, “Numerical modeling of the performance of small virtual cyclones” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Charlotte, NC; October 2002.

7. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Seongheon Kim and Constantinos Sioutas “Ultrafine particle concentration and size distribution near a major highway in southern California” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Charlotte, NC; October 2002.

8. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Seongheon Kim, Si Shen and Constantinos Sioutas, “Concentration and size distribution of ultrafine particles near a major highway with heavy-duty diesel traffic” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Charlotte, NC; October 2002.

9. Peter A. Jaques, Bill Grant, Yifang Zhu, Jeffrey L. Ambs, Constantinos Sioutas, and Philip M. Fine “Field Evaluation Of The Differential Teom® Monitor By Comparison With Semi continuous And Integrated Ambient Particulate Mass And Nitrate In Claremont, California” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Charlotte, NC; October 2002.

10. Seongheon Kim , Si Shen, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, and Constantinos Sioutas "Size distribution and diurnal and seasonal trends of ultrafine particles in source and receptor sites of LA basin.". American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Charlotte, NC; October 2002.

11. Si Shen, Peter A. Jaques, Yifang Zhu, Michael D. Geller, and Constantinos Sioutas “Evaluation of the smps -aps system as a continuous monitor for measuring pm2.5, pm10 and coarse (pm2.5-10) concentrations”. American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Charlotte, NC; October 2002.

12. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds and Constantinos Sioutas, “Ultrafine particles near major highways in Los Angeles” Particulate Matter: Atmospheric Sciences, exposure and the fourth colloquium on PM and human health, Pittsburgh, March 2003.

13. Rong Chun Yu, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, John R. Froines, " Traffic-Related Emission Factors in Two Major Freeways in Southern California "NARSTO Workshop on Innovative Methods for Emission-Inventory Development and Evaluation, University of Texas, Austin; October 14-17, 2003.

14. Yifang Zhu and William C. Hinds “A simple model to predict ultrafine particles near freeways” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Anaheim, CA; October 2003.

15. Max Zhang, Anthony S. Wexler, Debbie A. Niemeier, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds and Constantinos Sioutas, “On-road size-resolved ultrafine particulate emission factors for diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Atlanta, GE; October 2004.

16. Harish Phuleria, Philip M. Fine, Yifang Zhu, and Constantinos Sioutas " Air Quality Impacts of the October 2003 Southern California Wildfires" American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Atlanta, GE; October 2004.

17. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Margaret Krudysz, Thomas Kuhn, John F. Froines, and Constantinos Sioutas “Penetration of freeway ultrafine particles into indoor environments” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Atlanta, GE; October 2004.

18. Thomas Kuhn, Margaret Krudysz, Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, John F. Froines and Constantinos Sioutas “Volatility of outdoor and indoor ultrafine particles close to a freeway” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Atlanta, GE; October 2004.

19. Zhang, M. Z., Wexler AS, Niemeier D, Zhu Y, Hinds W, Sioutas C “On-road size-resolved particulate emission factor” European Aerosol Conference, Budapest, Hungary; September 2004.

20. Arantza Eiguren-Fernandez, Antonio H. Miguel, Yifang Zhu and Susanne V. Hering “In-Cabin passenger exposure to ultrafine and nano-particles during daily commute in Los Angeles roads and freeways: Evaluation of a HEPA filtration system” The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Beijing, China; September 2005.

21. Yifang Zhu, William C. Hinds, Paul Mayo, and Thomas Kuhn “Field evaluation of P-trak ultrafine particle counters” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Austin, TX; October 2005.

22. Yifang Zhu, Nu Yu, William C. Hinds, and Thomas Kuhn “ Nighttime concentration and size distribution of ultrafine particles near a major highway in Los Angeles” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Austin, TX; October 2005.

23. Antonio H. Miguel, Yifang Zhu, Arantza Eiguren-Fernandez, William Hinds, Susanne V. Hering, and William W. Nazaroff, “In-cabin and outdoor nanoparticles, and ultrafine particles I: Size distribution measurements on Los Angeles roadways” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Austin, TX; October 2005.

24. Arantza Eiguren-Fernandez, Yifang Zhu, Antonio H. Miguel, William Hinds, Susanne V. Hering, and William W. Nazaroff, “In-cabin and outdoor nanoparticles, and ultrafine particles II: Collocated number concentration measurements on Los Angeles roadways” American Association for Aerosol Research annual conference, Austin, TX; October 2005.

Lectures and Presentations

1. AAAR Annual Conference, Austin, TX; presentation: “Nighttime ultrafine particle concentration and size distribution near a major highway in Los Angeles”, October 2005.

2. UCLA, Los Angeles. Ad Hoc lecture. Course: “252D; Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles”, Spring 2004.

3. AAAR Annual Conference, Atlanta, GE; presentation: “Penetration of freeway ultrafine particles into indoor environments”, October 2004.

4. FACES Meeting, Los Angeles; presentation: “Ultrafine Particles and Freeways”, July 2003.

5. UCLA, Los Angeles. Ad Hoc lecture. Course: “252D; Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles”, Spring 2003.

6. UCLA, Los Angeles: Ad Hoc lecture. Course: “M411; Environmental Health Sciences Seminar”, November 2002.

7. AAAR Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC; presentation: “Ultrafine particle concentration and size distribution near a major highway in southern California”, October 2002.

8. UCLA, Los Angeles. Ad Hoc lecture. Course: “252D; Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles”, Spring 2002.

9. UCLA, Los Angeles: Teaching Assistant. Course: “252D; Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles”, 2001 – 2004.