Joost de Gouw
@gouwlab.bsky.social
Physicist studying organic chemistry in the atmosphere using mass spectrometry. Urban air pollution, wildfire smoke, oil and gas, indoor air. Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Group website at sites.google.com/view/de-gouw-lab
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Joost de Gouw
@gouwlab.bsky.social
· Dec 17
As 2024 is drawing to a close, it is time to celebrate the highlights of our research group. It was another great year. Let's get started.
CIRES is looking for an Associate Director for Science. This is an important role working directly with the CIRES Director and leadership on CIRES' science mission. Please share with colleagues who may be interested. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
CIRES Associate Director for Science
jobs.colorado.edu
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
CIRES is looking for an Associate Director for Science. This is an important role working directly with the CIRES Director and leadership on CIRES' science mission. Please share with colleagues who may be interested. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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I am currently seeking a Lab Manager for our Organic Geochemistry Lab at the University of Arizona! Full time position with benefits. If you have a chemistry/biology/geology degree and like fixing things and working with students, this position could be for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Laboratory Coordinator I - Geosciences
Maintenance and repair of the Organic Geochemistry Laboratory equipment, including but not limited to gas chromatographs, liquid chromatographs & ...
arizona.csod.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I am currently seeking a Lab Manager for our Organic Geochemistry Lab at the University of Arizona! Full time position with benefits. If you have a chemistry/biology/geology degree and like fixing things and working with students, this position could be for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Q is for air Quality! CIRES has a web page with fire and air quality resources! In this photo, @NOAA.gov and CIRES researchers targeted Salt Lake City’s wintertime air pollution challenges in an aircraft mission in 2017. buff.ly/LHzf7yY Photo: Mateoutah/Flickr #airquality #pollution #ciresabc
October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Q is for air Quality! CIRES has a web page with fire and air quality resources! In this photo, @NOAA.gov and CIRES researchers targeted Salt Lake City’s wintertime air pollution challenges in an aircraft mission in 2017. buff.ly/LHzf7yY Photo: Mateoutah/Flickr #airquality #pollution #ciresabc
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I am able to sponsor postdoctoral fellows through this program!
www.chemistry.ucla.edu/bhaumik-priz...
www.chemistry.ucla.edu/bhaumik-priz...
Bhaumik Prize Postdoctoral Fellows Program – UCLA
The Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites nominations for the Bhaumik Prize Postdoctoral Fellows Program. This newly instated program seeks to bring the brightest young scientists to UCLA to expand their scientific training, make new discoveries, and network with interdisciplinary scientists of all stages. The Bhaumik Prize Postdoctoral Fellows Program is made possible by the philanthropy of physicist and entrepreneur Dr. Mani L. Bhaumik. The program supports three fellows annually for a three-year postdoctoral position.
www.chemistry.ucla.edu
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I am able to sponsor postdoctoral fellows through this program!
www.chemistry.ucla.edu/bhaumik-priz...
www.chemistry.ucla.edu/bhaumik-priz...
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Atmospheric Physics faculty position at Univ of Toronto - help us make use of satellite and aircraft capabilities that are on their way in Canada! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Assistant Professor - Space-based and Suborbital Experimental Atmospheric Physics
Assistant Professor - Space-based and Suborbital Experimental Atmospheric Physics
jobs.utoronto.ca
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Atmospheric Physics faculty position at Univ of Toronto - help us make use of satellite and aircraft capabilities that are on their way in Canada! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Welcome to CU Boulder, Ellen Considine. We are so lucky to have you as a colleague and I look forward to possible collaborations. cires.colorado.edu/news/new-sem...
A new semester welcomes a new CIRES Fellow: Ellen Considine
cires.colorado.edu
September 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Welcome to CU Boulder, Ellen Considine. We are so lucky to have you as a colleague and I look forward to possible collaborations. cires.colorado.edu/news/new-sem...
Just watched the powerful new PBS documentary “Clearing the Air: the War on Smog”. My colleague Ellie Browne acted as Science Advisor. Very proud of her! www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog | American Experience | PBS
The story of L.A.’s devastating smog problem and the creation of the EPA and the Clean Air Act.
www.pbs.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Just watched the powerful new PBS documentary “Clearing the Air: the War on Smog”. My colleague Ellie Browne acted as Science Advisor. Very proud of her! www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
Tragic. This is how heat deaths are occurring in Arizona and elsewhere. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona
Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Tragic. This is how heat deaths are occurring in Arizona and elsewhere. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In other important news... cubuffs.com/news/2025/8/...
Ralphie VI Retires - University of Colorado Athletics
CU's beloved live buffalo Ralphie VI is hanging up her halter after four years as college football's greatest mascot.
cubuffs.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In other important news... cubuffs.com/news/2025/8/...
It was a pleasure to work with Fionna Samuels on this article about the air quality index, VOCs and the impacts of urban fires. cen.acs.org/environment/...
cen.acs.org
August 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It was a pleasure to work with Fionna Samuels on this article about the air quality index, VOCs and the impacts of urban fires. cen.acs.org/environment/...
Alex Bradley in our group did a wonderful job with this analysis of air pollution disparities in Denver and the underlying, historical reasons. Alex discusses all the pivotal moments in Denver's history that have shaped the distribution of today's air pollution sources.
doi.org/10.1080/2325...
doi.org/10.1080/2325...
How historical siting decisions promote modern pollution disparities in Denver, Colorado
Environmental inequality has emerged as a prominent area of concern within multiple fields of study. Scholars from these fields call for more in-depth analysis and specificity to evaluate the issue...
doi.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Alex Bradley in our group did a wonderful job with this analysis of air pollution disparities in Denver and the underlying, historical reasons. Alex discusses all the pivotal moments in Denver's history that have shaped the distribution of today's air pollution sources.
doi.org/10.1080/2325...
doi.org/10.1080/2325...
Where is everybody? Must have picked the wrong year…
July 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Where is everybody? Must have picked the wrong year…
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New audio 🔊 story campaign — Voices of CIRES! First up, CIRES Fellow & @colorado.edu Professor Joost de Gouw @gouwlab.bsky.social: buff.ly/2AowWlb
"Of all the research dollars that I get, 80% of that goes through student salaries, and if I don't get that, I cannot offer projects to students..."
"Of all the research dollars that I get, 80% of that goes through student salaries, and if I don't get that, I cannot offer projects to students..."
July 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New audio 🔊 story campaign — Voices of CIRES! First up, CIRES Fellow & @colorado.edu Professor Joost de Gouw @gouwlab.bsky.social: buff.ly/2AowWlb
"Of all the research dollars that I get, 80% of that goes through student salaries, and if I don't get that, I cannot offer projects to students..."
"Of all the research dollars that I get, 80% of that goes through student salaries, and if I don't get that, I cannot offer projects to students..."
I enjoyed working on this piece for Voices of CIRES and think it came out really well. on.soundcloud.com/T9uMt1CyffGq...
Voices of CIRES: Joost de Gouw
Listen to Voices of CIRES: Joost de Gouw by CIRES News #np on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I enjoyed working on this piece for Voices of CIRES and think it came out really well. on.soundcloud.com/T9uMt1CyffGq...
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Terrible Friday news dump.The wealth of expertise. The decades of scientific progress. The emerging and urgent challenges we were focused on tackling. It is all so short-sided and cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Terrible Friday news dump.The wealth of expertise. The decades of scientific progress. The emerging and urgent challenges we were focused on tackling. It is all so short-sided and cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
Fireworks are beautiful, but the air pollution in their aftermath is not. Not only is PM2.5 strongly elevated afterwards, but it contains several heavy metals that give all the nice colors. Kudos to the Boulder Reporting Lab for highlighting this issue.
boulderreportinglab.org/2025/07/08/b...
boulderreportinglab.org/2025/07/08/b...
Boulder skipped fireworks again. The air quality data says a lot.
Boulder’s decision to ditch fireworks in favor of safer alternatives appears to be paying off, with noticeably cleaner air compared to neighboring cities, according to a new analysis.
https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/07/08/boulder-skipped-fireworks-again-the-air-quality-data-says-a-lot/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=🚨City%20turns%20up%20legal%20pressure%20in%20CU%20South%20flood%20fight&utm_source=a38ac5fe19
July 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Fireworks are beautiful, but the air pollution in their aftermath is not. Not only is PM2.5 strongly elevated afterwards, but it contains several heavy metals that give all the nice colors. Kudos to the Boulder Reporting Lab for highlighting this issue.
boulderreportinglab.org/2025/07/08/b...
boulderreportinglab.org/2025/07/08/b...
Well said Dennis!
Just posted an OpEd in our local paper, the Brentwood Press, on defending science, as encouraged by
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
We should not dismantle science across America
The Trump administration is destroying our scientific institutions, its infrastructure, and intellectual capital at an unprecedented pace. Scientists are being fired without cause from many federal ag...
www.thepress.net
June 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Well said Dennis!
Our groups participated in the International Congress On Far-UVC Science And Technology in Boulder this week. I was honored to present as one of the plenary speakers. Kudos to Madison Rutherford and Rebecca Mesburis for giving excellent presentations about their work. www.iuva.org/icfust-2025
June 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Our groups participated in the International Congress On Far-UVC Science And Technology in Boulder this week. I was honored to present as one of the plenary speakers. Kudos to Madison Rutherford and Rebecca Mesburis for giving excellent presentations about their work. www.iuva.org/icfust-2025
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#Fire — In 2024 and 2025, CIRES researchers learned:
🚒 Fires are getting faster, more destructive in the Western US
🔥 Fewer fires burn today (and that’s bad)
🏠 Post-fire pollutants linger indoors
🌟 And more!
Read more in CIRES' Spheres Magazine: cires.colorado.edu/spheres-maga...
🚒 Fires are getting faster, more destructive in the Western US
🔥 Fewer fires burn today (and that’s bad)
🏠 Post-fire pollutants linger indoors
🌟 And more!
Read more in CIRES' Spheres Magazine: cires.colorado.edu/spheres-maga...
June 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#Fire — In 2024 and 2025, CIRES researchers learned:
🚒 Fires are getting faster, more destructive in the Western US
🔥 Fewer fires burn today (and that’s bad)
🏠 Post-fire pollutants linger indoors
🌟 And more!
Read more in CIRES' Spheres Magazine: cires.colorado.edu/spheres-maga...
🚒 Fires are getting faster, more destructive in the Western US
🔥 Fewer fires burn today (and that’s bad)
🏠 Post-fire pollutants linger indoors
🌟 And more!
Read more in CIRES' Spheres Magazine: cires.colorado.edu/spheres-maga...
I also enjoyed talking about air quality in the Front Range to a group of teachers as part of this workshop: ceee.colorado.edu/index.php/ev.... @ciresceee.bsky.social does such a great job with these.
Resilient Futures Teacher Workshop
Join us to learn about Colorado Climate Literacy Resources! Registration instructions are below. Middle and high school science teachers, join us for an in-person workshop to explore classroom-ready ...
ceee.colorado.edu
June 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I also enjoyed talking about air quality in the Front Range to a group of teachers as part of this workshop: ceee.colorado.edu/index.php/ev.... @ciresceee.bsky.social does such a great job with these.
Feeling depressed about the state of science in the U.S.? The best solution remains to talk to the next generation of students. I had the privilege to discuss my work with students in this REU program: www.colorado.edu/mse/academic.... So many good and thoughtful questions! We’ll be okay.
2025 Research Experience for Undergraduates
NSF REU Site: Engineered Materials for a Healthy WorldMay 19-July 25, 2025
www.colorado.edu
June 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Feeling depressed about the state of science in the U.S.? The best solution remains to talk to the next generation of students. I had the privilege to discuss my work with students in this REU program: www.colorado.edu/mse/academic.... So many good and thoughtful questions! We’ll be okay.
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Write a McClintock Letter w @cornellasap.bsky.social - an op-ed in your hometown newspaper that tells your science story & advocates for federal research funding. The goal is to publish ~6/16 (McClintock’s bday). I’m writing one, I'm super pumped! Sign up here: blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
May 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Write a McClintock Letter w @cornellasap.bsky.social - an op-ed in your hometown newspaper that tells your science story & advocates for federal research funding. The goal is to publish ~6/16 (McClintock’s bday). I’m writing one, I'm super pumped! Sign up here: blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...
Such a loss….
May 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Such a loss….
Dark clouds over our laboratory.
May 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Dark clouds over our laboratory.
This summer we are participating in an indoor air study focused on the effects of cleaning and air cleaners. The TV news already came by: www.denver7.com/news/front-r...
CU Boulder researcher turns her house into lab to study health risks of cleaning products
As people prioritize cleanliness, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are launching a new study to explore the implications of increased cleaning product usage on human health.
www.denver7.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This summer we are participating in an indoor air study focused on the effects of cleaning and air cleaners. The TV news already came by: www.denver7.com/news/front-r...