Not listed WE PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET APPARATUS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY. THE INVESTIGATORS HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO ENHANCE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN THEIR EXTENSIVE AND VARIED CLASS LOAD. THE INVESTIGATORS ALSO HAVE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE IN GENERAL AND AEROSOLS IN PARTICULAR. THIS PROPOSAL ALSO OUTLINES RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHICH SYNERGIZE WELL WITH AERONET MEASUREMENTS AND GOALS. AEROSOLS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WHICH HAVE A HIGH DENSITY OF VEHICLES AND INDUSTRY. INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WHICH IS IN THE DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF CHICAGO WOULD BE RICH AND INTERESTING TO THE PROJECT. NORTH PARK IN PARTICULAR IS LOCATED NEAR TWO MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS SERVING CHICAGO I-90 AND I-94 AND NORTH PARK IS CLOSE TO SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS IN CHICAGO. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AERONET SENSORS IN CHICAGO WHICH IS THE LARGEST MIDWESTERN CITY AND THIRD LARGEST CITY OVERALL IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE AERONET WEBSITE THE CLOSEST SENSOR IS IN ZION IL 55 KM FROM NORTH PARK IN A VERY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WOULD GIVE A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN THIS REGION. MOREOVER THE MEASUREMENTS MAY PROVE TO BE IMPACTFUL FOR THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO AREA (PARTICULARLY FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE SEVERAL SQUARE KILOMETERS AROUND NORTH PARK). THESE MEASUREMENTS MAY ALSO SHED LIGHT ON HOW RESIDENTS IN THESE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS ARE AFFECTED BY AIR QUALITY. AS A CITY-CENTERED INSTITUTION NORTH PARK AIMS TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY AT LARGE. AS SUCH NORTH PARK IS HONORED TO BE DESIGNATED A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION. STUDENTS FACULTY AND STAFF AT NORTH PARK STRIVE TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING IN STEM PROGRAMS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF OUR MINORITY STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. ADDITIONALLY THE EXISTING CATALYST PROGRAM AT NORTH PARK ENABLES STRONG AND REGULAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NORTH PARK AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE STRONGEST IMPACT ON NORTH PARK STUDENTS THE INVESTIGATORS WOULD INCORPORATE THE INSTRUMENTATION DATA-ANALYSIS AND RESULTS INTO THEIR COURSE CURRICULA. IN PARTICULAR THE INVESTIGATORS TEACH A VARIETY OF STEM COURSES RANGING FROM FOUNDATIONAL LOWER-LEVEL COURSES TO CAPSTONE AND RESEARCH-CENTRIC UPPER-LEVEL CLASSES. THE COURSES OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL HAVE CLEAR PLACES IN THE CURRICULA WHERE LIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS LIKE THE ONES PROPOSED HERE WOULD MAKE A STRONG CONNECTION TO EXISTING COURSE CONTENT. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO UTILIZING LOCAL AERONET MEASUREMENTS INTO THEIR EXISTING AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS. $33.1k 8/12/26 Not listed WE PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET APPARATUS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY. THE INVESTIGATORS HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO ENHANCE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN THEIR EXTENSIVE AND VARIED CLASS LOAD. THE INVESTIGATORS ALSO HAVE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE IN GENERAL AND AEROSOLS IN PARTICULAR. THIS PROPOSAL ALSO OUTLINES RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHICH SYNERGIZE WELL WITH AERONET MEASUREMENTS AND GOALS. AEROSOLS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WHICH HAVE A HIGH DENSITY OF VEHICLES AND INDUSTRY. INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WHICH IS IN THE DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF CHICAGO WOULD BE RICH AND INTERESTING TO THE PROJECT. NORTH PARK IN PARTICULAR IS LOCATED NEAR TWO MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS SERVING CHICAGO I-90 AND I-94 AND NORTH PARK IS CLOSE TO SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS IN CHICAGO. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AERONET SENSORS IN CHICAGO WHICH IS THE LARGEST MIDWESTERN CITY AND THIRD LARGEST CITY OVERALL IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE AERONET WEBSITE THE CLOSEST SENSOR IS IN ZION IL 55 KM FROM NORTH PARK IN A VERY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WOULD GIVE A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN THIS REGION. MOREOVER THE MEASUREMENTS MAY PROVE TO BE IMPACTFUL FOR THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO AREA (PARTICULARLY FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE SEVERAL SQUARE KILOMETERS AROUND NORTH PARK). THESE MEASUREMENTS MAY ALSO SHED LIGHT ON HOW RESIDENTS IN THESE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS ARE AFFECTED BY AIR QUALITY. AS A CITY-CENTERED INSTITUTION NORTH PARK AIMS TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY AT LARGE. AS SUCH NORTH PARK IS HONORED TO BE DESIGNATED A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION. STUDENTS FACULTY AND STAFF AT NORTH PARK STRIVE TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING IN STEM PROGRAMS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF OUR MINORITY STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. ADDITIONALLY THE EXISTING CATALYST PROGRAM AT NORTH PARK ENABLES STRONG AND REGULAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NORTH PARK AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE STRONGEST IMPACT ON NORTH PARK STUDENTS THE INVESTIGATORS WOULD INCORPORATE THE INSTRUMENTATION DATA-ANALYSIS AND RESULTS INTO THEIR COURSE CURRICULA. IN PARTICULAR THE INVESTIGATORS TEACH A VARIETY OF STEM COURSES RANGING FROM FOUNDATIONAL LOWER-LEVEL COURSES TO CAPSTONE AND RESEARCH-CENTRIC UPPER-LEVEL CLASSES. THE COURSES OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL HAVE CLEAR PLACES IN THE CURRICULA WHERE LIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS LIKE THE ONES PROPOSED HERE WOULD MAKE A STRONG CONNECTION TO EXISTING COURSE CONTENT. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO UTILIZING LOCAL AERONET MEASUREMENTS INTO THEIR EXISTING AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS. $33.1k 7/30/25 P00003 WE PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET APPARATUS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY. THE INVESTIGATORS HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO ENHANCE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN THEIR EXTENSIVE AND VARIED CLASS LOAD. THE INVESTIGATORS ALSO HAVE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE IN GENERAL AND AEROSOLS IN PARTICULAR. THIS PROPOSAL ALSO OUTLINES RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHICH SYNERGIZE WELL WITH AERONET MEASUREMENTS AND GOALS. AEROSOLS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WHICH HAVE A HIGH DENSITY OF VEHICLES AND INDUSTRY. INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK, WHICH IS IN THE DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF CHICAGO WOULD BE RICH AND INTERESTING TO THE PROJECT. NORTH PARK IN PARTICULAR IS LOCATED NEAR TWO MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS SERVING CHICAGO, I-90 AND I-94, AND NORTH PARK IS CLOSE TO SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS IN CHICAGO. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AERONET SENSORS IN CHICAGO, WHICH IS THE LARGEST MIDWESTERN CITY AND THIRD LARGEST CITY OVERALL IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE AERONET WEBSITE, THE CLOSEST SENSOR IS IN ZION, IL, 55 KM FROM NORTH PARK IN A VERY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WOULD GIVE A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN THIS REGION. MOREOVER, THE MEASUREMENTS MAY PROVE TO BE IMPACTFUL FOR THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO AREA (PARTICULARLY FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE SEVERAL SQUARE KILOMETERS AROUND NORTH PARK). THESE MEASUREMENTS MAY ALSO SHED LIGHT ON HOW RESIDENTS IN THESE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS ARE AFFECTED BY AIR QUALITY. AS A CITY-CENTERED INSTITUTION, NORTH PARK AIMS TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY AT LARGE. AS SUCH, NORTH PARK IS HONORED TO BE DESIGNATED A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF AT NORTH PARK STRIVE TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING IN STEM PROGRAMS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF OUR MINORITY STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXISTING CATALYST PROGRAM AT NORTH PARK ENABLES STRONG AND REGULAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NORTH PARK AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE STRONGEST IMPACT ON NORTH PARK STUDENTS, THE INVESTIGATORS WOULD INCORPORATE THE INSTRUMENTATION, DATA-ANALYSIS, AND RESULTS INTO THEIR COURSE CURRICULA. IN PARTICULAR, THE INVESTIGATORS TEACH A VARIETY OF STEM COURSES RANGING FROM FOUNDATIONAL LOWER-LEVEL COURSES TO CAPSTONE AND RESEARCH-CENTRIC UPPER-LEVEL CLASSES. THE COURSES OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL HAVE CLEAR PLACES IN THE CURRICULA WHERE LIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, LIKE THE ONES PROPOSED HERE, WOULD MAKE A STRONG CONNECTION TO EXISTING COURSE CONTENT. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO UTILIZING LOCAL AERONET MEASUREMENTS INTO THEIR EXISTING AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS. Funding Only Action $33.1k 7/30/25 P00002 WE PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET APPARATUS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY. THE INVESTIGATORS HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO ENHANCE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN THEIR EXTENSIVE AND VARIED CLASS LOAD. THE INVESTIGATORS ALSO HAVE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE IN GENERAL AND AEROSOLS IN PARTICULAR. THIS PROPOSAL ALSO OUTLINES RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHICH SYNERGIZE WELL WITH AERONET MEASUREMENTS AND GOALS. AEROSOLS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WHICH HAVE A HIGH DENSITY OF VEHICLES AND INDUSTRY. INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK, WHICH IS IN THE DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF CHICAGO WOULD BE RICH AND INTERESTING TO THE PROJECT. NORTH PARK IN PARTICULAR IS LOCATED NEAR TWO MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS SERVING CHICAGO, I-90 AND I-94, AND NORTH PARK IS CLOSE TO SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS IN CHICAGO. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AERONET SENSORS IN CHICAGO, WHICH IS THE LARGEST MIDWESTERN CITY AND THIRD LARGEST CITY OVERALL IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE AERONET WEBSITE, THE CLOSEST SENSOR IS IN ZION, IL, 55 KM FROM NORTH PARK IN A VERY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WOULD GIVE A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN THIS REGION. MOREOVER, THE MEASUREMENTS MAY PROVE TO BE IMPACTFUL FOR THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO AREA (PARTICULARLY FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE SEVERAL SQUARE KILOMETERS AROUND NORTH PARK). THESE MEASUREMENTS MAY ALSO SHED LIGHT ON HOW RESIDENTS IN THESE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS ARE AFFECTED BY AIR QUALITY. AS A CITY-CENTERED INSTITUTION, NORTH PARK AIMS TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY AT LARGE. AS SUCH, NORTH PARK IS HONORED TO BE DESIGNATED A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF AT NORTH PARK STRIVE TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING IN STEM PROGRAMS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF OUR MINORITY STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXISTING CATALYST PROGRAM AT NORTH PARK ENABLES STRONG AND REGULAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NORTH PARK AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE STRONGEST IMPACT ON NORTH PARK STUDENTS, THE INVESTIGATORS WOULD INCORPORATE THE INSTRUMENTATION, DATA-ANALYSIS, AND RESULTS INTO THEIR COURSE CURRICULA. IN PARTICULAR, THE INVESTIGATORS TEACH A VARIETY OF STEM COURSES RANGING FROM FOUNDATIONAL LOWER-LEVEL COURSES TO CAPSTONE AND RESEARCH-CENTRIC UPPER-LEVEL CLASSES. THE COURSES OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL HAVE CLEAR PLACES IN THE CURRICULA WHERE LIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, LIKE THE ONES PROPOSED HERE, WOULD MAKE A STRONG CONNECTION TO EXISTING COURSE CONTENT. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO UTILIZING LOCAL AERONET MEASUREMENTS INTO THEIR EXISTING AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS. Other Administrative Action $33.1k 11/12/24 Not listed WE PROPOSE INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET APPARATUS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY. THE INVESTIGATORS HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO ENHANCE THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN THEIR EXTENSIVE AND VARIED CLASS LOAD. THE INVESTIGATORS ALSO HAVE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE IN GENERAL AND AEROSOLS IN PARTICULAR. THIS PROPOSAL ALSO OUTLINES RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHICH SYNERGIZE WELL WITH AERONET MEASUREMENTS AND GOALS. AEROSOLS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WHICH HAVE A HIGH DENSITY OF VEHICLES AND INDUSTRY. INSTALLATION OF AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WHICH IS IN THE DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF CHICAGO WOULD BE RICH AND INTERESTING TO THE PROJECT. NORTH PARK IN PARTICULAR IS LOCATED NEAR TWO MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS SERVING CHICAGO I-90 AND I-94 AND NORTH PARK IS CLOSE TO SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS IN CHICAGO. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AERONET SENSORS IN CHICAGO WHICH IS THE LARGEST MIDWESTERN CITY AND THIRD LARGEST CITY OVERALL IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE AERONET WEBSITE THE CLOSEST SENSOR IS IN ZION IL 55 KM FROM NORTH PARK IN A VERY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE AN AERONET SENSOR AT NORTH PARK WOULD GIVE A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN THIS REGION. MOREOVER THE MEASUREMENTS MAY PROVE TO BE IMPACTFUL FOR THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO AREA (PARTICULARLY FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE SEVERAL SQUARE KILOMETERS AROUND NORTH PARK). THESE MEASUREMENTS MAY ALSO SHED LIGHT ON HOW RESIDENTS IN THESE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS ARE AFFECTED BY AIR QUALITY. AS A CITY-CENTERED INSTITUTION NORTH PARK AIMS TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY AT LARGE. AS SUCH NORTH PARK IS HONORED TO BE DESIGNATED A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION. STUDENTS FACULTY AND STAFF AT NORTH PARK STRIVE TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING IN STEM PROGRAMS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF OUR MINORITY STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. ADDITIONALLY THE EXISTING CATALYST PROGRAM AT NORTH PARK ENABLES STRONG AND REGULAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NORTH PARK AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE STRONGEST IMPACT ON NORTH PARK STUDENTS THE INVESTIGATORS WOULD INCORPORATE THE INSTRUMENTATION DATA-ANALYSIS AND RESULTS INTO THEIR COURSE CURRICULA. IN PARTICULAR THE INVESTIGATORS TEACH A VARIETY OF STEM COURSES RANGING FROM FOUNDATIONAL LOWER-LEVEL COURSES TO CAPSTONE AND RESEARCH-CENTRIC UPPER-LEVEL CLASSES. THE COURSES OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL HAVE CLEAR PLACES IN THE CURRICULA WHERE LIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS LIKE THE ONES PROPOSED HERE WOULD MAKE A STRONG CONNECTION TO EXISTING COURSE CONTENT. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO UTILIZING LOCAL AERONET MEASUREMENTS INTO THEIR EXISTING AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS. $33.1k 11/12/24