MarinaVance

  • (she/her)
  • Associate Professor
  • McLagan Family Fellow
  • Associate Director for Graduate Education

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Education: B.S., M.S., Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2004, 2008), Ph.D. Virginia Tech (2012)
Teaching: MCEN 5228 Nanotechnology for EnvironmentalSustainability,MCEN 4045 and MCEN 4085 Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1 and 2,MCEN 4131 Air Pollution Control, MCEN 5161 Aerosols, MCEN 3047 Data Analysis and Experimental Methods
Research:Experimental measurements of aerosol physical characteristics to inform emissions, indoor and outdoor dynamics, and human exposure

Office: SEEC S286A

Honors and Distinctions:

  • NSF CAREER Award, 2021
  • EPA STAR Early Career Award, 2021
  • McLagan Family Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder, 2019
  • Outstanding Young Alumni, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2018
  • Travel Award Winner. 1st Pan-American Congress of Nanotechnology, 2017
  • US EPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (STAA), Level III, 2016
  • Michigan University NextProf Engineering Workshop, 2015
  • Scholar of the Week. Virginia Tech Office of the Vice President for Research, 2015
  • Poster competition winner. 2nd Gordon Research Conference in Environmental Nanotechnology, 2013
  • Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship. Gordon Research Conference, 2013
  • Academic Excellence and Leadership Honor Society of Graduate Students, 2012
  • Via Academic Prep Fellowship, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2012
  • Travel Grant Winner. 30th AAAR Annual Conference, 2011
  • Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society, Founding Member, 2011
  • Poster Competition Winner. 29th AAAR Annual Conference, 2010
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Student Research. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2003

Select Publications:
**denotes work done in collaboration with graduate students
*denotes work done in collaboration with undergraduate students

  • Schwink, S**, L Mael, T Dunnington*, M Schmid*, J Silberstein*, A Heck**, N Gotlib**, M Hannigan, ME Vance. “Impacts of aging and relative humidity on the physical properties of biomass burning smoke particles”. ACS ES&T Air (2024).
  • Farmer, DK, ME Vance, D Poppendieck, J Abbatt, MR Alves, KC Dannemiller, C Deeleepojananan, J Ditto, B Dougherty, OR Farinas, AH Goldstein, VH Grassian, H Huynh, D Kim, JC King, J Kroll, J Li, MF Link, L Mael, K Mayer, AB Martin**, G Morrison, R O'Brien, S Pandit, BJ Turpin, M Webb**, J Yu, SM Zimmerman. “The chemical assessment of surfaces and air (CASA) study: using chemical and physical perturbations in a test house to investigate indoor processes”. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2024.
  • Sankhyan, S**, JK Witteman*, S Coyan**, S Patel, ME Vance. “Assessment of PM2.5 concentrations, transport, and mitigation in indoor environments using low-cost air quality monitors and a portable air cleaner.” Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2022, 2: 647-658.
  • Sankhyan, S**, JK Witteman*, S Coyan*, S Patel, ME Vance. “Assessment of PM2.5 concentrations, transport, and mitigation in indoor environments using low-cost air quality monitors and a portable air cleaner.” Environmental Science: Atmospheres.
  • Patel, S, D Rim, S Sankhyan**, ME Vance. “Dynamics Modeling and Estimation of Emission Rates sub-500 nm Particles During the HOMEChem Study.” Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 23, 1706 - 1717.
  • Sankhyan, S**, S Patel**, EF Katz, PF DeCarlo, DK Farmer, WW Nazaroff, ME Vance. “Indoor black and brown carbon from cooking activities and outdoor penetration: Insights from the HOMEChem study.” Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 23: 1476-1487.
  • Sankhyan, S**, K Heinselman, P Ciesielski, T Barnes, M Himmel, H Teed*, S Patel, ME Vance. “Filtration performance of masks and face coverings and the reusability of cotton masks after repeated washing and drying cycles.” Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2021, 21(11): 210117.
  • Hayes, A**,J Osio-Norgaard, S Miller,G Whiting,MEVance.“Air Pollutant Emissions from Multi Jet Fusion, Material-jetting, and Digital Light Synthesis Commercial 3D Printers in a Service Bureau”. Building and Environment, 2021, 202: 108008.
  • Hayes, A**,J Osio-Norgaard, S Miller,MEVance, G Whiting. “Influence of Powder Type on Aerosol Emissions in Powder-Binder Jetting with Emphasis on Lunar Regolith for In-Situ Space Applications.” Environmental Science & Technology Engineering, 2021, 1(2): 183-191.
  • Ault, AP, VH Grassian, N Carslaw, DB Collins, H Destaillats, DJ Donaldson, DK Farmer, JL Jimenez, VF McNeill, GC Morrison, RE O'Brien, M Shiraiwa, ME Vance, JR Wells, W Xiong. “Indoor Surface Chemistry: Developing a Molecular Picture of Reactions on Indoor Interfaces.” Chem, 2020, 6(12): 3203-3218.
  • Patel, S, S Sankhyan**, EK Boedicker, PF DeCarlo, DK Farmer, AH Goldstein, EF Katz, WW Nazaroff, Y Tian, J Vanhanen, ME Vance. “Indoor aerosol emissions during the HOMEChem study: sources, evolution, and estimated exposure.” Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54(12): 7107-7116.
  • Toth, S**, M Hannigan, ME Vance, ME, M Deceglie. “Predicting photovoltaic soiling from air quality measurements.” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2020, 10(4): 1142-1147.
  • Farmer, DK, ME Vance, J Abbatt, A Abeleira, MR Alves, C Arata, E Boedicker, S Bourne, F Cardoso-Saldaña, R Corsi, PF DeCarlo, AH Goldstein, VH Grassian, L Hildebrandt Ruiz, JL Jimenez, TF Kahan, EF Katz, J Mattila, W Nazaroff, A Novoselac, VW Or, RE O’Brien, S Patel, S Sankhyan**, PS Stevens, Y Tian, C Wang, S Zhou, Y Zhou. “Overview of HOMEChem: House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry.” Environmental Science: Processes Impacts, 2019, 21: 1280-1300.