American Association for Aerosol Research

About AAAR

AAAR was founded in 1982 by David S. Ensor, Sheldon K. Friedlander, Benjamin Y.H. Liu, David T. Shaw and Peter Dietz. These concerned professionals recognized the importance of aerosols in a number of areas including air pollution, industrial hygiene, atmospheric sciences, clean room technology, and nuclear safety. Their fledgling organization quickly attracted a core group of professionals practicing in these areas.

Today, AAAR is an international organization recognized for its high technical standards and the quality of its Annual Conference. Members include professionals and students from academia, government, and industry throughout the world.

Past Presidents

1982–1983 David T. Shaw
1983–1984
1984–1985 Sheldon K. Friedlander
1985–1986
1986–1987 Benjamin Y.H. Liu
1987–1988
1988–1989 David S. Ensor
1989–1990
1990–1991 John H. Seinfeld
1991–1992
1992–1993 Roger O. McClellan
1993–1994 Susanne V. Hering
1994–1995 Peter H. McMurry
1995–1996 Tai L. Chan
1996–1997 Richard C. Flagan
1997–1998 E. James Davis
1998–1999 Ronald K. Wolff
1999–2000 Cliff I. Davidson
2000–2001 David Y.H. Pui
2001–2002 Patricia B. Keady
2002–2003 Susanne Hering
2003–2004 Philip K. Hopke
2004–2005 Sonia Kreidenweis
2005–2006 Anthony Wexler
2006–2007 Pratim Biswas
2007–2008 Christopher M. Sorensen
2008–2009 Spyros N. Pandis
2009–2010 Paul J. Ziemann
2010–2011 Gilmore Sem
2011–2012 William Nazaroff

Past Conferences

Click here for historical information about each AAAR conference

1982

1st Annual Meeting

Sheldon K. Friedlander, General Conf. Chair

 

Santa Monica , California

David T. Shaw, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1983

2nd Annual Meeting

James W. Gentry, General Conference Chair

 

College Park , Maryland

Edward Stuebing, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1984

1st International Aerosol Conference

Benjamin Y.H. Liu, General Conf. Co-chair

 

3rd Annual Meeting

Heinz Fissan, General Conference Co-chair

 

Minneapolis , Minnesota

Virgil A. Marple, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1985

4th Annual Meeting

Roger O. McClellan, General Conference Chair

 

Albuquerque , New Mexico

Hsu-Chi Yeh, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

George Newton, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

 

1986

2nd International Aerosol Conference

Gerhard Israel , General Conference Chair

 

5th Annual Meeting

Heinz Fissan, Technical Program Chair

 

Berlin , Germany

 

 

 

 

1987

6th Annual Meeting

Michael J. Pilat, General Conference Chair

 

Seattle , Washington

E. James Davis, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1988

7th Annual Meeting

David S. Ensor, General Conference Chair

 

Chapel Hill , North Carolina

David Leith, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1989

8th Annual Meeting

George M. Hidy, General Conference Chair

 

Reno , Nevada

Peter McMurry, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

David Y. H. Pui, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

 

1990

9th Annual Meeting

Earl O. Knutson, General Conference Chair

 

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania

David Y.H. Pui, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

John Seinfeld, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

 

1990

3rd International Aerosol Conference

S. Masuda, Organizing Committee Co-chair

 

Kyoto , Japan

K. Takahashi, Organizing Committee Co-chair

 

 

H. Emi, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

Y. Kousaka, Technical Program Co-chair

 

 

 

1991

10th Annual Meeting

Tai L. Chan, General Conference Chair

 

Traverse City , Michigan

Christine S. Sloane, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1992

11th Annual Meeting

Susanne V. Hering, General Conf. Co-chair

 

San Francisco , California

Walter John, General Conference Co-chair

 

 

Simon L. Goren, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1993

12th Annual Meeting

Philip K. Hopke, General Conference Chair

 

Oak Brook , Illinois

Keng H. Leong, Technical Program Chair

 

 

 

1994

4 th International Aerosol Conference

John H. Seinfeld, General Conference Chair

 

13th Annual Meeting

Richard C. Flagan, Technical Program Chair

 

Los Angeles , California

 

 

 

 

1995

14th Annual Conference

Cliff I. Davidson, Conference Co-chair

 

Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania

Ted Russell, Conference Co-Chair

 

 

Spyros Pandis, Local Arrangements Chair

 

 

 

1996

15th Annual Conference

Pratim Biswas, Conference Chair

 

Orlando , Florida

 

 

 

 

1997

16th Annual Conference

Christopher M. Sorensen, Conference Chair

 

Denver , Colorado

 

 

 

 

1998

17th Annual Conference

Ronald K. Wolff, Conference Chair

 

Cincinnati , Ohio

 

 

 

 

1999

18th Annual Conference

Anthony S. Wexler, Conference Chair

 

Tacoma , Washington

 

 

 

 

2000

19th Annual Conference

Sonia Kreidenweis, Conference Chair

 

St. Louis , Missouri

 

 

 

 

2001

20th Annual Conference

Yung Sung Cheng, Conference Chair

 

Portland , Oregon

 

 

 

 

2002

21st Annual Conference

Chong Kim, Conference Chair

 

Charlotte , North Carolina

 

 

 

 

2003

22nd Annual Conference

Barbara Turpin, Conference Chair

 

Anaheim , California

 

 

 

 

2004

23rd Annual Conference

Sheryl Ehrman, Conference Chair

 

Atlanta , Georgia

 

 

 

 

2005

24th Annual Conference

Spyros Pandis, Conference Chair

 

Austin , Texas

 

 

 

 

2006

7th International Aerosol Conference

David Pui, Conference Co-Chair

 

 

 

 

25th Annual Conference

Gilmore Sem, Conference Co-Chair

 

St. Paul , Minnesota

Pratim Biswas, Technical Program Co-Chair

 

 

Da-Ren Chen, Technical Program Co-Chair

 

 

 

2007

26th Annual Conference

Jay Turner, Conference Chair

 

Reno , Nevada

 

 

 

 

2008

27th Annual Conference

William Nazaroff, Conference Chair

 

Orlando , Florida

 

 

 

 

2009

28th Annual Conference

CY Wu, Conference Chair

 

Minneapolis , MN

 

 

 

 

2010

29th Annual Conference

Cynthia Twohy, Conference Chair

 

Portland , OR

 

 

 

 

2011

30th Annual Conference

Lynn Russell, Conference Chair

 

Orlando , FL

 

 

 

 

2012

31st Annual Conference

Sergey Nizkorodov, Conference Chair

 

Minneapolis, MN