In the field & in the lab

The people behind the measurements.

Scenes from wildfire research, neighborhood monitoring and urban-fire fieldwork.

Los Angeles wildfire research · 2025–2026

The wildfire field research team.
The wildfire field research team.
Mobile sampling following the Los Angeles fires.
Mobile sampling following the Los Angeles fires.
Setting up measurements in a fire-affected neighborhood.
Setting up measurements in a fire-affected neighborhood.
Instruments used for mobile air sampling.
Instruments used for mobile air sampling.

From samples to community questions

Laboratory work on smoke-impacted household materials.
Laboratory work on smoke-impacted household materials.
Collecting household materials for analysis.
Collecting household materials for analysis.
Installing air-monitoring equipment at PS1 in Santa Monica.
Installing air-monitoring equipment at PS1 in Santa Monica.
Sharing research at a 2026 LA fires research conference.
Sharing research at a 2026 LA fires research conference.

Boyle Heights fieldwork · 2026

Researchers preparing for field measurements.
Researchers preparing for field measurements.
Air sampling in Boyle Heights.
Air sampling in Boyle Heights.

Earlier group photos

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Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph
Zhu Research Group archive photograph