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-I am a postdoctoral scholar at Rutgers University in [Prof. Xiaomeng Jin's group](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RoWh6MEAAAAJ). I study how wildfire emissions and atmospheric chemistry shape air quality and public-health risks, combining satellite, aircraft, and surface observations with chemical transport models, box models, and data-driven methods.
+I am a postdoctoral scholar at Rutgers University in [Prof. Xiaomeng Jin's group](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RoWh6MEAAAAJ). I study how wildfire emissions, atmospheric chemistry, and transport shape air quality and public-health risks.
 
 I earned my Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Montana, where I worked with [Prof. Lu Hu](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7WP7T3QAAAAJ&hl=en) and [Prof. Robert Yokelson](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aHNl6RwAAAAJ&hl=en) on wildfire VOC emissions and smoke photochemistry. I received my B.S. in Atmospheric Science (Honors) from Lanzhou University and was a visiting student in [Prof. Dan Jaffe's group](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iDUkPfAAAAAJ&hl=en) at the University of Washington.
 
-## Research focus
+## Research questions
 
-- **Wildfire emissions:** Constraining VOC and OVOC emissions with WE-CAN, FIREX-AQ, surface observations, and GEOS-Chem.
-- **Fresh-smoke chemistry:** Diagnosing OH-ozone-PAN chemistry, chemical-mechanism gaps, and ozone-production regimes.
-- **Smoke aging:** Distinguishing OH exposure, photochemical age, physical transport time, dilution, and background mixing.
-- **Ozone sensitivity:** Constructing and interpreting VOC-NOx ozone isopleths under controlled chemical and meteorological conditions.
-- **Satellite integration:** Developing satellite-sampled along-plume and cross-plume transects using TROPOMI and TEMPO together with winds, plume height, retrieval sensitivity, and model sampling.
-- **Plumes to people:** Connecting smoke composition and model bias to exposure and public-health metrics beyond PM2.5 mass alone.
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-My work uses [GEOS-Chem](https://geoschem.github.io/) for regional-to-global chemical transport modeling and [F0AM](https://sites.google.com/site/wolfegm/models) for detailed box-model and mechanism analysis. The goal is to make wildfire-smoke predictions more chemically realistic, observationally constrained, and useful for health applications.
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-You can download my [current CV](/files/CV_Lixu.pdf), explore my [research](/research/), browse [publications](/publications/), or view recent [talks and posters](/presentations/). My ORCID is [0000-0003-1346-5352](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1346-5352). Please [contact me](/contact/) if you would like to discuss research or collaboration.
+- **Wildfire emissions:** How accurately are the magnitude and chemical diversity of wildfire emissions represented in atmospheric models?
+- **Smoke evolution:** How does smoke chemistry change from fresh plumes to aged downwind air masses?
+- **Chemical mechanisms:** Which missing reactive-VOC pathways matter for smoke oxidation and secondary pollution?
+- **Exposure and health:** Which pollutants reach communities after smoke ages, and how do they shape health risks?
 
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+Across these questions, I integrate aircraft, surface, and satellite observations with GEOS-Chem, CMAQ, chemical box models, trajectory analysis, and data-driven methods.
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+[Research](/research/){: .btn .btn--primary }
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+[Download CV](/files/CV_Lixu.pdf){: .btn .btn--primary }

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+excerpt: "Academic CV of Lixu Jin, a postdoctoral atmospheric chemist studying wildfire smoke, air quality, and health impacts."
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-###### *Updated: July 31, 2026*
+*Updated July 31, 2026*
 
 [Download the current CV (PDF)](/files/CV_Lixu.pdf){: .btn .btn--primary }
 
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 ## Research expertise
 
-- Wildfire VOC and OVOC emissions
-- Fresh- and aged-smoke atmospheric chemistry
-- OH exposure and photochemical-age diagnostics
-- VOC-NOx ozone isopleths and ozone-production regimes
-- Satellite-sampled along-plume and cross-plume transects
-- GEOS-Chem, F0AM, HYSPLIT, and model-to-observation sampling
+- Wildfire-emission constraints and model evaluation
+- Fresh- and aged-smoke chemistry, including ozone formation and chemical aging
+- Chemical-mechanism development for reactive wildfire VOCs
+- Aircraft, surface, and satellite integration for regional plume analysis
 - Chemically resolved exposure and public-health assessment
+- GEOS-Chem, CMAQ, F0AM, HYSPLIT, and model-to-observation sampling
 
 ## Selected appointments
 
-- **2026-present:** Postdoctoral Scholar, Rutgers University
 - **2019-2025:** Teaching and Graduate Research Assistant, University of Montana
 - **2018:** Visiting Student, University of Washington
 - **2016-2019:** Undergraduate Research Assistant, Lanzhou University

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+excerpt: "Invited talks, conference presentations, and posters on wildfire smoke, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality."
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-###### *Updated: July 31, 2026*
+*Updated July 31, 2026*
 
 ## Invited Talks
 - **L. Jin** (2027, title forthcoming): Invited presentation in the Regional Air Quality session. *[29th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, 107th AMS Annual Meeting](https://annual.ametsoc.org/2027/program-events/conferences-and-symposia/29th-conference-on-atmospheric-chemistry/), Denver, CO, January 10-14, 2027.*

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-title: "Representative Publications"
+title: "Selected Publications"
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+excerpt: "Selected peer-reviewed studies of wildfire emissions, smoke chemistry, atmospheric modeling, and air quality."
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-###### *Updated: July 31, 2026*
-###### \* Corresponding author
+*Updated July 31, 2026 · \* Corresponding author*
 
-## In production
+## Accepted / in production
 
-- **Jin, L.\***, Tan, L., Ketcherside, D. T., Selimovic, V., Nauman, K., Yokelson, R. J., and Hu, L. (2026): Characterizing emissions, chemistry, and health impacts of aged wildfire smoke in a western US city. *Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics*, in production. [[preprint](https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2026/egusphere-2026-114/)] [[data](https://zenodo.org/records/18209325)] [[code](https://github.com/jinlx/Aged-wildfire-smoke-emission-chemistry-health)]
+- **Jin, L.\***, *et al.* (2026). Characterizing emissions, chemistry, and health impacts of aged wildfire smoke in a western US city. *Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics*, accepted, in production. [Preprint](https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2026/egusphere-2026-114/) · [Data](https://zenodo.org/records/18209325) · [Code](https://github.com/jinlx/Aged-wildfire-smoke-emission-chemistry-health)
 
 ## Peer-reviewed
 
-- **Jin, L.\***, *et al.* (2026): Ozone photochemistry in fresh biomass burning smoke over the United States. *Science Advances*, 12, eads2157. [[paper](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads2157)] [[data](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18226363)] [[code](https://github.com/jinlx/Fresh-smoke-chemistry-packages)] [[NSF feature](https://www.nsf.gov/geo/updates/researchers-improve-ability-predict-wildfire-smoke-impacts)] [[NBC Montana](https://nbcmontana.com/newsletter-daily/um-graduate-publishes-in-science-advances)] [[UM News](https://www.umt.edu/news/2026/03/030326smok.php)] [[WeChat feature](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LuKFe-23Xa6CxjPyr1epcg)]
+- **Jin, L.\***, *et al.* (2026). Ozone photochemistry in fresh biomass burning smoke over the United States. *Science Advances*, 12, eads2157. [Paper](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads2157) · [Data](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18226363) · [Code](https://github.com/jinlx/Fresh-smoke-chemistry-packages)
 
-- **Jin, L.\***, *et al.* (2023): Constraining emissions of volatile organic compounds from western US wildfires with WE-CAN and FIREX-AQ airborne observations. *Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics*, 23, 5969-5991. [[paper](https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5969-2023)] [[data](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15021583)] [[code](https://github.com/jinlx/Western-US-emission-packages)] [[NOAA Climate.gov feature](https://www.climate.gov/news-features/feed/understanding-volatile-organic-compound-emissions-wildfires-western-united)]
+  **Media:** [NSF](https://www.nsf.gov/geo/updates/researchers-improve-ability-predict-wildfire-smoke-impacts) · [UM News](https://www.umt.edu/news/2026/03/030326smok.php) · [NBC Montana](https://nbcmontana.com/newsletter-daily/um-graduate-publishes-in-science-advances) · [Chinese-language feature](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/LuKFe-23Xa6CxjPyr1epcg)
 
-- Permar, W., **Jin, L.**, *et al.* (2023): Atmospheric OH reactivity in the western United States determined from comprehensive gas-phase measurements during WE-CAN. *Environmental Science: Atmospheres*, 3, 97-114. [[paper](https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EA00063F)]
+- Cope, E. M., Ketcherside, D. T., **Jin, L.**, *et al.* (2024). Sources of atmospheric volatile organic compounds during the Salt Lake regional Smoke, Ozone and Aerosol Study (SAMOZA) 2022. *Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres*, 129, e2024JD041640. [Paper](https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041640)
 
-- Permar, W., Wielgasz, C., **Jin, L.**, *et al.* (2023): Assessing formic and acetic acid emissions and chemistry in western U.S. wildfire smoke: implications for atmospheric modeling. *Environmental Science: Atmospheres*, 3, 1620-1641. [[paper](https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EA00098B)]
+- Jaffe, D. A., *et al.* (including **Jin, L.**) (2024). Key results from the Salt Lake regional Smoke, Ozone and Aerosol Study (SAMOZA). *Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association*, 74, 1–18. [Paper](https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2024.2301956)
 
-- Cope, E. M., Ketcherside, D. T., **Jin, L.**, *et al.* (2024): Sources of atmospheric volatile organic compounds during the Salt Lake regional Smoke, Ozone and Aerosol Study (SAMOZA) 2022. *Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres*, 129, e2024JD041640. [[paper](https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041640)]
+- **Jin, L.\***, *et al.* (2023). Constraining emissions of volatile organic compounds from western US wildfires with WE-CAN and FIREX-AQ airborne observations. *Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics*, 23, 5969–5991. [Paper](https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5969-2023) · [Data](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15021583) · [Code](https://github.com/jinlx/Wildfire-pollutants-emission-packages) · [NOAA Climate.gov feature](https://www.climate.gov/news-features/feed/understanding-volatile-organic-compound-emissions-wildfires-western-united)
 
-- Jaffe, D. A., *et al.* (including **Jin, L.**) (2024): Key results from the Salt Lake regional Smoke, Ozone and Aerosol Study (SAMOZA). *Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association*, 74, 1-18. [[paper](https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2024.2301956)]
+- Permar, W., **Jin, L.**, *et al.* (2023). Atmospheric OH reactivity in the western United States determined from comprehensive gas-phase measurements during WE-CAN. *Environmental Science: Atmospheres*, 3, 97–114. [Paper](https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EA00063F)
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+- Permar, W., Wielgasz, C., **Jin, L.**, *et al.* (2023). Assessing formic and acetic acid emissions and chemistry in western U.S. wildfire smoke: implications for atmospheric modeling. *Environmental Science: Atmospheres*, 3, 1620–1641. [Paper](https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EA00098B)
 
 For a fuller publication record, see my [ORCID profile](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1346-5352) or download my [CV](/files/CV_Lixu.pdf).