Author: Margaret Hinrichs

Margaret Hinrichs is a postdoctoral research associate in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University. She served as an advisor to the students conducting the social science components of the air quality sensor project described above. She is also a project manager for ASU's Decision Theater, where she supports engagement between the university and the communities which it serves.
Figure 4: Selected air quality sensors at the ADEQ reference monitor site in South Phoenix.

SciStarter, researchers, regulators, and community residents collaborate to test air quality sensors

By Margaret Hinrichs, Feb 04, 2019

In early 2018, Scistarter and Arizona State University began the process of collaborating with a local community, Boulder Ridge, to measure the quality of its air. Boulder Ridge is a 55 and older retirement community in Phoenix. Over the past three years, Boulder Ridge residents began to notice increased blasting, crushing, and trucking out of … Read more “SciStarter, researchers, regulators, and community residents collaborate to test air quality sensors”

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