Publications

 

  1. Damon Smith, Marc Fiddler, Kenneth Sexton, Solomon Bililign “Construction and Characterization of an Indoor Smog Chamber for the Measurement of the Optical and Physicochemical Properties of Aging Biomass Burning Aerosols Native to sub-Saharan Africa” (2018) Submitted to Atmospheric Measurements and Techniques.
  2. Viral Shah, Lyatt Jaeglé, Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker, Ben H. Lee, Joel A. Thornton, Jason C. Schroder, Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Jose L. Jimenez, Hongyu Guo­, Amy P. Sullivan, Rodney J. Weber, Jaime Green, Mark Fiddler, Solomon Bililign, Steven S. Brown, “Chemical Feedbacks Suppress the Wintertime Response of Atmospheric Particulate Sulfate and Nitrate to Emissions Reductions over the Eastern U.S. (2018) Submitted to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  3. Ben H. Lee, Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfike, Patrick R. Veres, Erin E. McDuffie, Dorothy L. Fibiger, Tamara L. Sparks, Carlena J. Ebben, Jaime R. Green6, Jason C. Schroder, Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Siddharth Iyer, Emma L. D’Ambro, Siegfried Schobesberger, Steven S. Brown, Paul J. Wooldridge, Ronald C. Cohen, Solomon Bililign, Jose L. Jimenez, Theo Kurtén, Andrew J. Weinheimer, Lyatt Jaegle, Joel A. Thornton. (2017) “Flight deployment of a high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer: observations of reactive halogen and nitrogen oxide species” Submitted to the Journal of Geophysical Research.
  4. Dorothy L. Fibige, Erin E. McDuffie, William P. Dube, Ken C. Aikin1, Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker, Ben H. Lee, Jaime R. Green, Marc N. Fiddler, John S. Holloway, Carly Ebben, Tamara Sparks, Paul Wooldridge, Andrew J. Weinheimer, Denise Montzka, Eric Apel, Rebecca Hornbrook, Alan Hills, Nicola J. Blake, Josh P. DiGangi, Glenn M. Wolfe, Thomas Hanisco, Solomon Bililign, Ronald C. Cohen, Joel A. Thornton, Steven S. Brown. (2018). “ Wintertime overnight NOx removal in a coal-fired power plant plume and its implications for understanding winter NOx processing” Journal of Geophysical Research. Atmospheres, 123. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD027768
  5. Samin Poudel, Marc Fiddler, Damon Smith, K.M Flurchick, and Bililign. (2017) “Optical Properties of Biomass Burning Aerosols: Comparison of Experimental Measurements and T-matrix Calculations.” Atmosphere 2017, 8(11), 228; doi:10.3390/atmos8110228
  6. Singh, S., Fiddler, M. N., Bililign, S. (2016) Measurement of size dependent single scattering albedo of fresh biomass burning aerosols using the extinction-minus-scattering technique with a combination of cavity ring-down spectroscopy and nephelometry. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16, 13491-13507.
  7. Sujeeta Singh, Marc N. Fiddler, Damon Smith and Solomon Bililign (2014) “Error analysis in the determination of aerosol optical properties using cavity ring-down spectroscopy, integrating nephelometry, and the extinction-minus-scattering method” Aerosol Science and Technology, 48(12), 1345-1359., doi: 1080/02786826.2014.984062.
  8. Bililign, S., Schimmel, K. A., Roop, J. P., Meyerson, G. D. (2015). A university without departments and colleges -A new structure to strengthen disciplinary and interdisciplinary education and research. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 3(11).
  9. Barth, M. C.; Cochran, A. K.; Fiddler, M. N.; Roberts, J. M.; Bililign, S. Numerical modeling of the cloud chemistry effects on isocyanic acid (HNCO), Journal Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 2013, 118(15), 8688-8701, doi: 1002/jgrd.50661 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgrd.50661/abstract
  10. Bililign. The need for interdisciplinary research and education for sustainable human development to deal with global challenges, International Journal of African Development, 2013, Vol. 1, Number 1, Article 8. http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ijad/vol1/iss1/8/
  11. Keith A. Schimmel; Muktha Jost; Tyrette Sherlone Carter; Shawn Raquel Watlington; Terrie Ruth McManus; Solomon Bililign; Terry White Worrell; Yuh-Lang Lin. Middle and high school teacher professional development, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2012, Refereed proceeding.
  12. Bililign, Y.-L. Lin, R. Davis, S. Ilias, L. Kurkalova, Y. Kyei, Y. Rastigeyev and G.  Uzochukwu. Effects of global warming on North Carolina, International Journal of Climate Change Impacts and Responses, 2011, Vol. 3 Issue 2, 53-70. http://ijc.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.185/prod.140
  13. Begashaw, Israel; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon; Brown, Steven S. Measurement of the fourth O-H overtone absorption cross section in acetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115, 753-761, doi: 10.1021/jp1087338 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp1087338
  14. Fiddler, Marc N.; Begashaw, Israel; Mickens, Matthew A.; Collingwood, Michael S.; Assefa, Zerihun; Bililign, Solomon. Laser spectroscopy for atmospheric and environmental sensing. Sensors, 2009, 9 (12), 10447-10512, doi:10.3390/s91210447 http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/9/12/10447
  15. Natenael Semmineh1 and Solomon Bililign, Denis Hagebaum-Reignier and Gwang-Hi Jeung “Experimental Studies of Collisions of excited Li (4P) atoms with C2H4, C2H6, C3H8, and Theoretical interpretation of the Li-C2H4” Chemical Physics 355 (2009) 157–163,
  16. *Kevin Weddburn, Mel Levy, Solomon Bililign, Robert Gdanitz, “"Geometries and stabilities of 3d-transition metal-cation benzene complexes, M+Bzn (M = Sc-Cu, n = 1, 2)",” Phys. 326, 600 (2006).
  17. *Komaragiri, Vivek; McCarter, Benjamin; Bililign, Solomon; Hagebaum-Reignier, Denis; Ledentu, Vincent; Jeung, Gwang-Hi Jeung, “Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Quenching of Li (3p, 4p) by N2,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 123, 24303 (2005).
  18. James Tucker Swindell II, Benjamin McCarter, Vivek Koramagiri and Solomon Bililign “QUENCHING OF Li (3P) BY CH4, C2H4, C2H6, C3H8,” Phys. 305,299 (2004)
  19. Brian C. Hattaway, Solomon Bililign, Lionel Uhl, V. Ledentu and Gwang-Hi Jeung, “Energy transfer in Li (4p) + (Ar, H2 and CH4) Collisions,” Chem. Phys, 120, 1739 (2004)
  20. Vaval and S. Bililign, and Robert J. Gdanitz "Density functional study on the structure and stability of positive iron rare-gas complexes, Fe+Xn (X = Ar, Xe; n=1-6," Chemical Physics 290/2-3,171 – 176 (2003).
  21. Bililign, B. C. Hattaway, and Gwang-Hi Jeung" Nonradiative Energy Transfer in Li (3p) + CH4 Collisions." J. Phys. Chem. A106, 222, (2002).
  22. Bililign, B. C. Hattaway, T. L. Robinson, and Gwang-Hi Jeung "Far-Wing Scattering Studies on the Reaction Li* (2p, 3p) + H2 ® LiH (v²= 1, 2, J² ) + H", J. Chem. Phys. 114, 7052 (2001).
  23. Bililign, B. C. Hattaway, Neri Geum and Gwang-Hi Jeung, "Energy Transfer in Li (3p) - H2 Collisions" J. Phys. Chem. A104, 9454-9458 (2000).
  24. S. Feigerle, S. Bililign and John C. Miller, "Nanochemistry: Chemical Reactions of Iron and Benzene within Molecular Clusters,"Journal of Nanoparticle Research. Volume 2(2) 147-155 (June 2000).
  25. E. McCarter, S. Bililign, C. S. Feigerle, J. C. Miller "Nanochemistry: Iron Cluster Reactions with Methyl Iodide," J. Phys. Chem. 103, 6740 (1999).
  26. Bililign, C. S. Feigerle, and John. C. Miller. "Inverse Laser Ablation Formation and Chemistry of Nanoparticles from Gaseous Precursors." Applied Surface Science. 127, 344 (1998).
  27. Bililign, C. S. Feigerle, John C. Miller and M. Velegrakis."Non-Statistical Bond Breaking in the Multiphoton Ionization/Dissociation of [Fe (CO)5]mArn Clusters." J. Chem. Phys. 108, 6312 (1998).
  28. T.Bahns, L.Lynds, W.C.Stwalley, V. Simmons,T. Robinson and S Bililign. "Airborne Mercury Detection by Resonant UV Laser Pumping." Optics Letters. 22,727 (1997).
  29. Bililign, L. Liu, C. S. Feigerle and John C. Miller." Metal ion Chemistry Initiated by Ionization/Dissociation of Organo- Metallic Precursors."J. Phys. Chem. 101, 4569 (1997).
  30. Solomon Bililign, J.G.Kaup and W.H.Breckenridge." Full and Half-Collision Studies of Metal Atom Singlet -to Triplet Deactivation Induced by Rare Gas Atoms." Phys. Chem. 99, 7878 (1995).
  31. Solomon Bililign, Maciej Gutowski, Jack Simons and W.H.Breckenridge. "Potential Energy Curves and Van der Waals Bonding in M (np 2P). RG 2P) Excited State and M+. RG Ground States. (M=Li Na; RG= He, Ne)." J. Chem. Phys. 100, 8212, (1994).
  32. Solomon Bililign, Maciej Gutowski, Jack Simons and W. H. Breckenridge. "Singlet-to-Triplet transfer via 1P1/3S+1curve crossing in Group II and XII Metal Atom/Rage Gas Systems." Chem. Phys. 99,3815, (1993).
  33. Solomon Bililign, M. D. Morse and W. H. Brecknridge. "Predissociation Life Times of Vibrational Levels of excited 1B1 (K'a=0) Electronic States of CdH2 and CdD2" J. Chem. Phys. 98, 2115(1993).
  34. D. Kleiber, T. H. Wong and Solomon Bililign. "Collisional Energy Transfer in Na(4p-3d)-He, and H2 collisions." J. Chem. Phys. 98, 1101 (1993)
  35. C. Stwalley, P. D. Kleiber, K. M. Sando, A. M. Lyyra, L. Li, S. Ananthamurthy, Solomon Bililign, H. Wang, J. Wang and Z. Zafurpulos. "Metal-Metal and Metal-Hydrogen Reactive Transition State Faraday." Discussion of the Chemireaction of Na (42P) with H2, D2, and HD." Chem. Phys. 96, 213 (1992).
  36. Solomon Bililign, P. D.Kleiber, W. R. Kearney and K. M.Sando. "Reactive Collision Dynamics of Na (42P) + H2, D2 and HD: Experiment and Theory." Chem. Phys. 96, 218 (1992).
  37. Solomon Bililign and P. D. Kleiber." Reaction Dynamics of Na (42P) + H2: Effects of Reactant Orbital Alignment on Reactivity and Product Rotational State Distribution." Rev. A42, 6938 (1990).
  38. Solomon Bililign “Scattering State Spectroscopy as a probe of Chemical Reaction Dynamics and Non-Radiative Energy Transfer: Li(np)+ M System (M = H2, N2,CH4, (n = 2,3,4).[In Press: Refereed Proceeding: Proceedings of the 22nd Course of the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Erice, Sicily, Italy June 5-21,2005 by Editor: Baldassare Di Bartolo
  39. M.Zhao, M.Gulley, H.C.Bryant, C.E.M.Strauss, D.J.Funk, A.Stinz, . D.Risolve, G. Kyrala, W. Ingalls and S.Bililign. "Excess Photon Detachment of Negative Hydrogen Ions" Contributed paper to the 1996 QELS Conference.
  40. Wallace, D. J. Funk, J.G. Kaup, Solomon Bililign, M. D. Morse and W. H. Breckenridge. "Half-Collision Studies of Singlet-To triplet Energy Transfer: Action Spectroscopy and Predissociation Dynamics of Electronically Excited CdH2 and CdD2 complexes."Proceedings of  SPIE-Int.Soc.Opt. Eng. 1858, (247) Editor: Cheuk.Yi.Ng. April (1993).
  41. D. Kleiber and Solomon Bililign. "Excited State reactions of Alkali with Hydrogen." Proceedings of the Conference on Atomic and Molecular Collisions in Excited State. Edited by B. Stumpf  [Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho,], p. 123 (1991).
  42. Mikusik and Solomon Bililign. "Influence of Argon Ion Sputtering and Annealing on the Surface Composition of Amorphous Alloy Fe40Ni40B6Si4 by XPS." Internal Report, ICTPcal Society. 91, 97 (1991).
  43. Solomon Bililign and P. D.Kleiber "Initial Rotational Quantum State Distribution of NaH (NaD) in the , Trieste, Italy, (1987). 

Book Chapters

  1. Bililign, B Hattaway, “ Energy Transfer and Reactions In Li(np) –Ar, H2, CH4 Collisions,” Recent Research Developments in Chemical Physics, 39 (2002) 249-269, Transworld Research Network.
  2. Wallace, D. J. Funk, J. G. Kaup, Solomon Bililign, M. D. Morse and W. H. Breckenridge. "Half-Collision Studies of Singlet-to-Triplet Energy Transfer within Electronically Excited CdH2 and CdD2 Complexes." The Chemical Dynamics and Kinetics of Small Radicals, Eds B.Liu and A. Wagner (World Scientific, 1996). 
  3. Solomon Bililign and P. D. Kleiber. "Reaction Dynamics of Na (42P) + H2: Effects of Reactant Orbital Alignment on product State distribution,” Spectral Line Shapes, V6, Editors: Lother Frommhold and John Keto, (AIP Press, NY 1990) 
  4. Bililign, S. (2016). Integrating Research into Teaching for Enhanced Recruitment and Training of Undergraduates. A RESEARCH MENTORING GUIDE FOR EARLY CAREER STEM FACULTY AT HBCU’S”. QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK. Published.

Presentations Since 2009

  1. Solomon Bililign, Samin Poudel, Marc Fiddler, Modeling Refractive Index of Biomass Burning Aerosols, APS, March Meeting, Los Angeles CA, 2018
  2. Melissa A. Burt, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and S. Bililign, Denning, K. Schimmel, A. Mekonnen, Y. L. Lin, J. Zhang, M. Jha, and B. Banks; Pathways to Atmospheric Science Through Immersion in Geosciences Research, Poster Presented at the 98th American Meteorological Society Meeting, Austin, TX, January 2018
  3. Solomon Bililign, Keith Schimmel, Manoj Jha, Yuh-Lang Lin, Jing Zhang, Ademe Mekonnen, Melissa Burt and Scott Denning “GP-EXTRA: PATHWAYS TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THROUGH IMMERSION IN GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH, Poster presented at the Geological Society of America, Seattle, WA, October 2017. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 49, No. 6
    doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-302270
  4. Jaime R. Green, S. S. Brown, Marc N. Fiddler, Solomon Bililign, Jaeglé,. A. Thornton, V. Shah, F. D. Lopez-Hilfiker, B. H. Lee, J. Haskins, D. Fibiger, E. McDuffie, T. Sparks, C. Ebben,  P. J. Wooldridge, R. C. Cohen, P. Veres,  A. Weinheimer, J. Dibb,  J. Schroder, P. Campuzano-Jost, D. A. Day, J. L. Jimenez, A. Sullivan, H. Guo,  R. Weber, T. Campos, B. Leen, J. Digangi,  G. M. Wolfe.  “Upper and Lower Limits of the Rate of SO2 Oxidation In Wintertime Atmosphere Over The Eastern United States” presented at the AGU, Dec- 2017, New Orleans, LA
  5. Viral Shah, L. Jaeglé, J. C. Schroder, P. Campuzano-Jost, J.L. Jimenez, H. Guo­, P. Sullivan, R.J. Weber, J. Green, M. Fiddler, Bililign, F. D. Lopez-Hilfiker, B.H. Lee, J.A. Thornton, “Aircraft-based observations and modeling of wintertime submicron aerosol composition over the northeastern U.S.” presented at the AGU, Dec- 2017, New Orleans, LA
  6. Solomon Bililign, Keith schimmel, Ademe Mekonnen, Jing Zhang, Melissa Burt, Scott Denning, Manoj Jha, Bhaby Banks “GP-EXTRA: PATHWAYS TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THROUGH IMMERSION IN GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH- Presented Geological Society of America, 22-25 Oct, 2017, Seattle WA, and American Meteorological Society, Jan. 2018 , Austin TX
  7. DAMON SMITH, Marquin Spann, Marc Fiddler, Solomon Bililign “Characterization of a Smog Chamber for Analysis of the Formation, Physicochemical, and Optical Properties of Aging Biomass Burning Aerosol.” Presented at the 36th AAAR Annual Conference-American Association of Aerosol Research, October 16-20, Raleigh, NC, 
  8. Marc Fiddler DAMON SMITH, Marquin Spann, Marc Fiddler, Solomon Bililign “Determining the Validity of Storing Biomass Burning Aerosol in Water Using an Impinger for Laboratory Studies on Physicochemical and Optical Properties.” Presented at the 36th AAAR Annual Conference-American Association of Aerosol Research, October 16-20, Raleigh, NC. 
  9. Solomon Bililign “Challenges and opportunities faced in developing geosciences as interdisciplinary endeavors in STEM at HBCUs” Plenary talk Presented at National Technical Association & Morgan State University Workshop Friday, September 22, 2017 Morgan State University, Baltimore MD
  10. Solomon Bililign “Modeling Refractive Index of Biomass Burning Aerosols.” Colloquium at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, October 6, 2017 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  11. Solomon Bililign “Spectroscopic Techniques for Atmospheric and Environmental Applications.” Colloquium at the Department of Physics and Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy, July 6, 2017 Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  12. Bililign, S., Singh, S., Fiddler, M. N., Smith, D. (March 2015). Scattering and Absorption of E &M radiation by small particles-applications to study impact of biomass aerosols on climate. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 60. Presented in San Antonio TX
  13. Bililign, S. S., Singh, S., Fiddler, M. N American Physical Society, "Single Scattering Albedo of fresh- biomass burning aerosols measured using cavity ring down spectroscopy and nephelometry," Baltimore MD. (March 2016).
  14. Jaime Ross Green ; Solomon Bililign; Marc Nicholas Fiddler; Brian Leen; John S Holloway; Dorothy L Fibiger; Erin E. McDuffie; Joel A Thornton; Steven S Brown"Ammonia Partitioning into the Condensed Phase in Winter Time Conditions," AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco. (December 2015).
  15. Dorothy L Fibiger ;Erin E. McDuffie; William P Dube; Patrick R Veres; Felipe Lopez-Hilfiker; Ben H. Lee; Jaime Ross Green; Marc Nicholas Fiddler; Carlena J Ebben; Tamara Sparks; Andrew John Weinheimer; Denise Montzka; Teresa Lynn Campos; Ronald C Cohen; Solomon Bililign; John S Holloway; Joel A Thornton; Steven S Brown; "Nighttime NOx Chemistry in Coal-Fired Power Plant Plumes," AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco. (December 2015).
  16. Viral Shah; Lyatt Jaegle;Jessica Haskins; Pedro Campuzano Jost; Jason Clay SchroderJose L Jimenez; Amy Sullivan; Rodney J Weber; Jack E Dibb; Jaime Ross Green; Marc Nicholas;  Solomon Bililign; Felipe Lopez-Hilfiker; Ben H. Lee; Patrick R Veres; Joel A Thornton; "Sources and Distributions of Secondary Aerosols over the Northeastern United States during the WINTER Aircraft Campaign," San Francisco. (December 2015).
  17. Lyatt Jaegle,Joel A Thornton, Steven S Brown, Viral Shah; Felipe Lopez-Hilfiker; Ben H. Lee, Jessica Haskins, Dorothy L Fibiger, Erin E. McDuffie, Tamara Spark, Carlena J Ebben, Solomon Bililign, Teresa Lynn Campos, Eric C Apel; Nicola J Blake, Samuel R Hall; Kirk Ullmann; Glenn M Wolfe; Joshua P DiGangi, Thomas F Hanisco, Brian Leen; Paul J Wooldridge; Ronald C Cohen; Patrick R Veres; Andrew John Weinheimer; Denise D Montzka; Jack E Dibb;Jason Clay Schroder; Pedro Campuzano Jost; Doug A Day; Jose L Jimenez; Amy Sullivan; Hongyu Guo; Rodney J Weber; Jaime Ross Green; Marc Nicholas Fiddler; "Sources, Chemistry, and Transport of Pollutants over the Eastern United States during the WINTER 2015 Aircraft," AGU Fall Meeting,  San Francisco. (December 2015).
  18. Bililign, S. Schimmel, K. Lin, Y. L. AGU Fall Meeting, "Undergraduate Research Experiences in Geosciences for Physical Science and Engineering Students," San Francisco. (December 2015).
  19. Bililign, S. Lyatt Jaegle,Joel A Thornton, Steven S Brown, Viral Shah; Felipe Lopez-Hilfiker; Ben H. Lee, Jessica Haskins, Dorothy L Fibiger, Erin E. McDuffie, Tamara Spark, Carlena J Ebben, Teresa Lynn Campos, Eric C Apel; Nicola J Blake, Samuel R Hall; Kirk Ullmann; Glenn M Wolfe; Joshua P DiGangi, Thomas F Hanisco, Brian Leen; Paul J Wooldridge; Ronald C Cohen; Patrick R Veres; Andrew John Weinheimer; Denise D Montzka; Jack E Dibb;Jason Clay Schroder; Pedro Campuzano Jost; Doug A Day; Jose L Jimenez; Amy Sullivan; Hongyu Guo; Rodney J Weber; Jaime Ross Green; Marc Nicholas Fiddler"Utilizing SO2/CO2 Mixing Ratios to Determine SO2 Uptake by a Regional Cloud Layer," AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco. (December 2015).
  20. Marc Nicholas Fiddler; Lyatt Jaegle,Joel A Thornton, Steven S Brown, Viral Shah; Felipe Lopez-Hilfiker; Ben H. Lee, Jessica Haskins, Dorothy L Fibiger, Erin E. McDuffie, Tamara Spark, Carlena J Ebben, Solomon Bililign, Teresa Lynn Campos, Eric C Apel; Nicola J Blake, Samuel R Hall; Kirk Ullmann; Glenn M Wolfe; Joshua P DiGangi, Thomas F Hanisco, Brian Leen; Paul J Wooldridge; Ronald C Cohen; Patrick R Veres; Andrew John Weinheimer; Denise D Montzka; Jack E Dibb;Jason Clay Schroder; Pedro Campuzano Jost; Doug A Day; Jose L Jimenez; Amy Sullivan; Hongyu Guo; Rodney J Weber; Jaime Ross Green; " Validation of Point Source Emissions of SO2 Using Aircraft Data,"AGU Fall meeting,  San Francisco. (December 2015).
  21. Bililign, S. Colon Bernal, I. D. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, "Calibration of a Cavity Ring Down Spectrometry and Nephelometry Setup for Measuring Aerosol Optical Properties," AGU, San Francisco. (December 2015).
  22. Schimmel, K., Bililign, S., 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, "Successful Model for Increasing Diversity and Capacity in Geosciences Through a NOAA Cooperative Science Center," AGU, Baltimore, MD. (November 2015).
  23. Bililign, S., QEM workshop, "Developing Research Collaborations and sharing a Research Instrumentation," Baltimore MD. (November 2015).
  24. Bililign, S., 11th International User Meeting and Summer School on Cavity Enhanced Spectroscopy, "Measuring Aerosol Scattering and Absorption-Limitations of the Extinction Minus-Scattering Method," Boulder CO. (June 2015).
  25. Bililign, Solomon; Schimmel, Keith, Lin, Yuh-Lang; Germuth, Amy. Interdiciplinary Undergraduate Research Experiences in Geoscisnces for Physical Science and Engineering Students, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19, 2014. (poster)
  26. Bililign, Solomon; Smith, Damon; Singh, Sujeeta; Fiddler, Marc N. Measuring the optical properties of soot from biomass burning using cavity ring-down spectroscopy and integrating nephelometry. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19, 2014. (poster)
  27. Singh, Sujeeta; Smith, Damon; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Measuring aerosol scattering and absorption – Limitations of the extinction-minus-scattering method. American Association for Aerosol Research 33rd Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 20-24, 2014. (poster)
  28. Vincent, Marcus; Stigger, Chanelle; Singh, Sujeeta; Smith, Damon; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Differentiating absorption and scattering from biomass burning aerosols using the extinction-minus-scattering method. NCA&T Undergraduate Research Symposium, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 11, 2014. (poster)
  29. Miner, Krislyn; Crawford, Carlos; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon; Assefa, Zerihun. Synthesis of inorganic complexes for volatile organic compound (VOC) detection. NCA&T Undergraduate Research Symposium, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 11, 2014. (poster)
  30. Vincent, Marcus; Stigger, Chanelle; Singh, Sujeeta; Smith, Damon; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Differentiating absorption and scattering from biomass burning aerosols using the extinction-minus-scattering method. Central North Carolina American Chemical Society 14th Annual Poster and Vendor Night, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 1, 2014. (poster)
  31. Singh, Sujeeta; Smith, Damon; Vincent, Marcus; Stigger, Chanelle; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Measurement of the optical properties of biomass burning aerosols using ring-down spectroscopy and nephelometery. Central North Carolina American Chemical Society 14th Annual Poster and Vendor Night, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 1, 2014. (poster)
  32. Miner, Krislyn; Crawford, Carlos; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon; Assefa, Zerihun. Synthesis of inorganic complexes for volatile organic compound (VOC) detection. Central North Carolina American Chemical Society 14th Annual Poster and Vendor Night, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 1, 2014. (poster)
  33. Bililign, Solomon; Singh, Sujeeta; Smith, Damon; Fiddler, Marc N. Calibration of cavity ring-down spectrometry, integrating nephelometery, and condensation particle counting for distinguishing aerosol scattering/absorption properties. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Denver, Colorado, March 3-7, 2014, abstract ID BAPS.2014.MAR.Q30.6, 59 (1). (oral)
  34. Bililign, Solomon. Expanding the Reach of Physics- Engaging Students in Interdisciplinary Research Involving complex, real-world situation. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Denver, Colorado, March 3-7, 2014, 59 (1). (oral)
  35. Singh, Sujeeta; Smith, Damon; Vincent, Marcus; Stigger, Chanelle; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Measurement of the optical properties of biomass burning aerosols using ring-down spectroscopy and nephelometery. National Academies’ Committee on Review of Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Programs in Support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCUs/MIs), Greensboro, North Carolina, February 24, 2014. (poster)
  36. Solomon Bililign and James Sherman. Impacts of Biomass Burning Organic Acids, and Aerosols on Climate over the African Continent. The 14th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy, and the Environment: Building Climate Solutions, Washington, DC,January 28-30, 2014. (oral)
  37. Roberts, James; Bililign; Solomon; Young, Paul J.; Burling, Ian R.; Fiddler, Marc N.; Yokelson, Robert J.; Warneke, Carsten; VandenBoer, Trevor C.; Veres, Patrick; de Gouw, Joost; Barth, Mary C. The potential air quality impacts of fires: Isocyanic acid (HNCO). International Smoke Symposium, University of Maryland, October 21-24, 2013. (oral)
  38. Gulilat Tefera Diro, Ademe Mekonne and Solomon Bililign. An investigation of the medium range variability of rainfall and the associated mechanisms over the Greater Horn of Africa, The Africa Climate Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, October 14-18, 2013. (oral)
  39. Solomon Bililign and James Sherman. Impacts of Biomass Burning Organic Acids, and Aerosols on Climate over the African Continent, The Africa Climate Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, October 14-18, 2013. (oral)
  40. Solomon Bililign. The need for interdisciplinary research and education for sustainable human development to deal with global challenges, 7th International Conference on African Development (ICAD), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, August 2013. (keynote presentation)
  41. Getachew Tedla, Sujeeta Singh, Marc N. Fiddler and Solomon Bililign, Determining optical properties of black carbon by integrating cavity ring-down spectroscopy and nephelometery, American Physical Society, Baltimore, Maryland, March 18-22, 2013, abstract ID BAPS.2013.MAR.T16.2 (oral)
  42. Solomon Bililign and Marc N. Fiddler, Research and educational activities in atmospheric sciences at NCA&T and initial results in characterizing the optical properties of particles, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, February 1, 2013. (invited oral)
  43. Sujeeta Singh, Getachew Tedla, Marc N. Fiddler and Solomon Bililign, Measurement of the optical properties of polystyrene spheres using cavity ring-down spectroscopy and nephelometry, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 14-17, 2012. (oral)
  44. Schimmel, Keith A.; Porter, Michael J.; Bililign, Solomon; Mekonnan, Ademe; Lin, Yuh-Lang; Rastigeyev, Yevgeniy; Zhang, Jing; Whitehead, Kendra and Young, Candice. Climate misconception remediation with 3-D visualization, GSA Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November, 2012. (poster)
  45. Fiddler, Marc N.; Singh, Sujeeta; Brown, Steven S.; Bililign, Solomon. Determining the photolysis rate constant of peracetic acid by measuring the absorption cross sections of O-H stretching overtones using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, California, March 25-29, 2012. (poster)
  46. Marc N. Fiddler, Sujeeta Singh, Steven S. Brown, and Solomon Bililign, Determining the photolysis rate constant of peracetic acid by measuring the absorption cross sections of O-H stretching overtones using cavity ring-down spectroscopy, The Pittsburgh Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 11-15, 2012, 150-1. (oral)
  47. Bililign, Solomon; Fiddler, Marc N.; Singh, Sujeeta. Use of cavity ring down spectroscopy to characterize organic acids and aerosols emitted in biomass burning. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, February 27-March 2, 2012, 57(1), Y1.00014. (oral)
  48. Solomon Bililign. Study of Vibrational Overtone Induced Dissociation of Organic Acids from Biomass Burning- Using Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopic Techniques, Norman Hascoe Distinguished Lecture Series, University of Connecticut, February 21, 2012. (invited oral)
  49. Fiddler, Marc N.; Singh, Sujeeta; Brown, Steven S.; Bililign, Solomon. Measuring the absorption cross section of the fifth O-H stretching overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. 4th Bi-annual Chemical Sciences Symposium, Greensboro, North Carolina, October 21, 2011. (poster)
  50. Fiddler, Marc N.; Singh, Sujeeta; Brown, Steven S.; Bililign, Solomon. Measuring the absorption cross section of the fifth O-H stretching overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. 125th NC ACS Sectional Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 30, 2011. (poster)
  51. Singh, Sujeeta; Fiddler, Marc N.; Brown, Steven S.; Bililign, Solomon. Measuring the absorption cross sections of O-H stretching overtones of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Joint Annual Conference of NSBP & NSHP, Austin, Texas, September 21-24, 2011. (oral)
  52. Anthony Cochran, James Roberts, Patrick Veres and Solomon Bililign, First Measurement of the Henry’s Law Solubility Coefficient of Isocyanic Acid (HNCO) in Water and its Potential Health Effects. IEEE International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, July 24-29, 2011. (poster)
  53. Fiddler, Marc N. The basics of air quality (or lack thereof), ISET Teacher Workshop, Greensboro, North Carolina, June 24, 2011. (oral)
  54. Boskovic, Stefan; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Determining the absorption coefficient of the fourth O-H stretching overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Research in the Capitol, Raleigh, North Carolina, April 13, 2011. (poster)
  55. Fiddler, Marc N.; Boskovic, Stefan; Bililign, Solomon. Determining the absorption coefficient of the fourth O-H stretching overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. NOAA Educational Partnership Program Cooperative Science Center Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2011. (poster)
  56. Fiddler, Marc N.; Boskovic, Stefan; Bililign, Solomon. Measurement of the absorption coefficient of the fourth O-H overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. NOAA-ISETCSC Day, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 11, 2011. (poster)
  57. Fiddler, Marc N.; Boskovic, Stefan; Bililign, Solomon. Characterizing the fourth O-H overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. The 25th Annual Ronald E. McNair Symposium, Greensboro, North Carolina, January 26-28, 2011. (poster, awarded Certificate of Merit)
  58. Boskovic, Stefan; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Characterizing the fourth O-H overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 20, 2010. (poster)
  59. Fiddler, Marc N. Revealing atmospheric chemistry with spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques, Greensboro, North Carolina, November 16, 2010. (oral)
  60. Boskovic, Stefan; Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Characterizing the fourth O-H overtone of peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. ISETCSC NOAA Advisory Committee Meeting, California State University-Fresno, California, November 1-2, 2010. (poster)
  61. Bililign, Solomon; Begashaw, Israel; Fiddler, Marc N. Measurement of the fourth O-H overtone absorption cross section in acetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. 77th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 20-23, 2010, 55(10), GC-2. (oral)
  62. Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Selection of an optimal reagent ion for the chemical ionization of atmospherically relevant carboxylic acids. Triangle Area Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group Vendor Night, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 13, 2010. (poster)
  63. Cochran, Anthony K.; Dereje, G.; Fiddler, Marc; Bekele, M.; Bililign, Solomon. Development of theoretical and experimental methods for comparing collision and reaction rates of ion-molecule clustering effects of organic acids. Proceedings of the 58th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 23-27, 2010. (poster)
  64. Fiddler, Marc N.; Bililign, Solomon. Selection of an optimal reagent ion for the chemical ionization of atmospherically relevant carboxylic acids. Proceedings of the 58th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 23-27, 2010. (poster)
  65. Fiddler, Marc N.; Cochran, Anthony K.; Bililign, Solomon. Characterization of oxidized volatile organic compounds using proton transfer reaction time-of-flight (PTR-ToF) mass spectrometry and ion/molecule reactions. ISET Day, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 28, 2010. (poster)
  66. Begashaw, Israel; Collingwood, Michael; Fiddler, Marc; Bililign, Solomon. Absorption cross section for the 5vOH stretch of acetic acid and peracetic acid using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December, 2009. (poster)
  67. Fiddler, Marc N.; Cochran, Anthony K.; Bililign, Solomon. Characterization of oxidized volatile organic compounds using proton transfer reaction time-of-flight (PTR-ToF) mass spectrometry and ion/molecule reactions. NOAA EPP Education and Science Forum, Washington, D.C., November 12-14, 2009. (poster)
  68. Cochran, Anthony K.; Fiddler, Marc N.; Melvin, Charles; Bililign, Solomon. Development of negative ion proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (NI-PTR TOF MS) for the measurement of gas phase acids in the troposphere. NOAA EPP Education and Science Forum, Washington, D.C., November 12-14, 2009. (oral)
  69. Fiddler, Marc N. Atmospheric carboxylic acids: Sources, sinks, and measurement; Highlighting the activities of Thrust Area I, ISET Student Meeting, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 17, 2009. (oral)