History

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

2022–2023	Leah Williams
2021–2022	Akua Asa-Awuku
2020–2021	Sergey Nizkorodov
2019–2020	Andrea Ferro
2018–2019	Murray Johnston
2017–2018	Tyler Beck
2016–2017	Allen Robinson
2015–2016	Sheryl Ehrman
2014–2015	Jay Turner
2013–2014	Barbara Wyslozil
2012–2013	Barbara Turpin
2011–2012	William Nazaroff
2010–2011	Gilmore Sem
2009–2010	Paul J. Ziemann
2008–2009	Spyros N. Pandis
2007–2008	Christopher M. Sorensen
2006–2007	Pratim Biswas
2005–2006	Anthony Wexler

2004–2005	Sonia Kreidenweis
2003–2004	Philip K. Hopke
2002–2003	Susanne Hering
2001–2002	Patricia B. Keady
2000–2001	David Y.H. Pui
1999–2000	Cliff I. Davidson
1998–1999	Ronald K. Wolff
1997–1998	E. James Davis
1996–1997	Richard C. Flagan
1995–1996	Tai L. Chan
1994–1995	Peter H. McMurry
1993–1994	Susanne V. Hering
1992–1993	Roger O. McClellan
1990–1992	John H. Seinfeld
1988–1990	David S. Ensor
1986–1988	Benjamin Y.H. Liu
1984–1986	Sheldon K. Friedlander
1982–1984	David T. Shaw

Past Conferences

Click here for archived conference programs since 2003.
Click here for a summary of conferences between 1982 and 2010.

2023	41st Annual Conference Portland, Oregon USA	Andrew Grieshop, Conference Chair
2022	40th Annual Conference Raleigh, North Caroline USA	Amy Sullivan, Conference Chair
2021	39th Annual Conference Online	Chris Hogan, Conference Chair
2020	38th Annual Conference Online	Matti Maricq, Conference Chair
2019	37th Annual Conference Portland, Oregon USA	Nga Lee (Sally) Ng, Conference Chair
2018	10th Annual International Aerosol Conference St. Louis, Missouri USA	Pratim Biswas, Conference Chair
2017	36th Annual Conference Raleigh, North Carolina USA	Nicole Riemer, Conference Chair
2016	35th Annual Conference Portland, Oregon USA	Mark Swhihart, Conference Chair
2015	34th Annual Conference Minneapolis, Minnesota USA	Andrea Ferro, Conference Chair
2014	33rd Annual Conference Orlando, Florida, USA	Athanasios Nenes, Conference Chair
2013	32nd Annual Conference Portland, Oregon, USA	Murray Johnston, Conference Chair
2012	31st Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN	Sergey Nizkorodov, Conference Chair
2011	30th Annual Conference Orlando, FL	Lynn Russell, Conference Chair
2010	29th Annual Conference Portland, OR	Cynthia Twohy, Conference Chair
2009	28th Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN	CY Wu, Conference Chair
2008	27th Annual Conference Orlando, Florida	William Nazaroff, Conference Chair
2007	26th Annual Conference Reno, Nevada	Jay Turner, Conference Chair
2006	25th Annual Conference St. Paul, Minnesota	Gilmore Sem, Conference Co-Chair Pratim Biswas, Technical Program Co-Chair Da-Ren Chen, Technical Program Co-Chair
2006	7th International Aerosol Conference	David Pui, Conference Co-Chair
2005	24th Annual Conference Austin, Texas	Spyros Pandis, Conference Chair
2004	23rd Annual Conference Atlanta, Georgia	Sheryl Ehrman, Conference Chair
2003	22nd Annual Conference Anaheim, California	Barbara Turpin, Conference Chair
2002	21st Annual Conference Charlotte, North Carolina	Chong Kim, Conference Chair
2001	20th Annual Conference Portland, Oregon	Yung Sung Cheng, Conference Chair
2000	19th Annual Conference St. Louis, Missouri	Sonia Kreidenweis, Conference Chair
1999	18th Annual Conference Tacoma, Washington	Anthony S. Wexler, Conference Chair
1998	17th Annual Conference Cincinnati, Ohio	Ronald K. Wolff, Conference Chair
1997	16th Annual Conference Denver, Colorado	Christopher M. Sorensen, Conference Chair
1996	15th Annual Conference Orlando , Florida	Pratim Biswas, Conference Chair
1995	14th Annual Conference Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Cliff I. Davidson, Conference Co-chair Ted Russell, Conference Co-Chair Spyros Pandis, Local Arrangements Chair
1994	4th International Aerosol Conference 13th Annual Meeting Los Angeles, California	John H. Seinfeld, General Conference Chair Richard C. Flagan, Technical Program Chair
1993	12th Annual Meeting Oak Brook, Illinois	Philip K. Hopke, General Conference Chair Keng H. Leong, Technical Program Chair
1992	11th Annual Meeting San Francisco, California	Susanne V. Hering, General Conf. Co-chair Walter John, General Conference Co-chair Simon L. Goren, Technical Program Chair
1991	10th Annual Meeting Traverse City, Michigan	Tai L. Chan, General Conference Chair Christine S. Sloane, Technical Program Chair
1990	3rd International Aerosol Conference Kyoto, Japan	S. Masuda, Organizing Committee Co-chair K. Takahashi, Organizing Committee Co-chair H. Emi, Technical Program Co-chair Y. Kousaka, Technical Program Co-chair
1990	9th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Earl O. Knutson, General Conference Chair David Y.H. Pui, Technical Program Co-chair John Seinfeld, Technical Program Co-chair
1989	8th Annual Meeting Reno, Nevada	George M. Hidy, General Conference Chair Peter McMurry, Technical Program Co-chair David Y. H. Pui, Technical Program Co-chair
1988	7th Annual Meeting Chapel Hill , North Carolina	David S. Ensor, General Conference Chair David Leith, Technical Program Chair
1987	6th Annual Meeting Seattle , Washington	Michael J. Pilat, General Conference Chair E. James Davis, Technical Program Chair
1986	2nd International Aerosol Conference 5th Annual Meeting Berlin, Germany	Gerhard Israel , General Conference Chair Heinz Fissan, Technical Program Chair
1985	4th Annual Meeting Albuquerque , New Mexico	Roger O. McClellan, General Conference Chair Hsu-Chi Yeh, Technical Program Co-chair George Newton, Technical Program Co-chair
1984	1st International Aerosol Conference 3rd Annual Meeting Minneapolis , Minnesota	Benjamin Y.H. Liu, General Conf. Co-chair Heinz Fissan, General Conference Co-chair Virgil A. Marple, Technical Program Chair
1983	2nd Annual Meeting College Park , Maryland	James W. Gentry, General Conference Chair Edward Stuebing, Technical Program Chair
1982	1st Annual Meeting Santa Monica , California	Sheldon K. Friedlander, General Conf. Chair David T. Shaw, Technical Program Chair