4th International Smoke Symposium (ISS4) Leigh Perkins Conservation Education Center - Tallahassee, FL March 23-27, 2026 Presented by International Association of Wildland Fire
Monday, March 23 8:00 - 9:00
Shuttle provided from Tallahassee (Springhill Suites, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn)
8:00 - 5:00
Registration desk hours WORKSHOPS
9:00 - 11:00
Room A
Room B
Room C
Strategic Communication for Fire Smoke Scientists and Technical Experts Alex Griffith, COMPASS Science Communication
Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Exceptional Events Resources and Tools (remote participation available) James Boylan, Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Rick Gillam, U.S. EPA Region 4, Mary Uhl, Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR)
FireSat for Smoke: Practical Tools, Early Insights, and Research Opportunities (remote participation available) Ann Kapusta and Dr. Michael Falkowski, Earth Fire Alliance
11:00 - 1:00 1:00 - 2:00
Lunch (provided)
1:00 - 2:00
Shuttle provided to and from Tallahassee (Springhill Suites, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn) WORKSHOPS Room A
2:00 - 6:00
Room B
NASA Satellite Observations and Wildland Fire Smoke Modeling using BlueSky Tools for Fire and Smoke Playground Monitoring Marlin E Martínez, University of Washington, Aaron Naeger, NASA Marshall Susan M. O’Neill, Sim Larkin, USDA Forest Space Flight Center; Carl Malings Service (MSU, NASA GSFC) Kristina Pistone (BAERI, NASA ARC) Caterina Mogno (UMBC, NASA GSFC)
6:00
Room C Southeast Prescribed Fire and Air Quality Summit Meeting (invite only)
Shuttle provided to Tallahassee (Springhill Suites, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn)
Tuesday, March 24 7:30 - 8:30
Shuttle provided from Tallahassee (Springhill Suites, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn)
7:30 - 5:00
Registration desk hours
8:30 - 8:45
Opening Remarks
8:30 - 9:30
Keynote Session Aaron Naeger, Physical Research Scientist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
9:30 - 10:00
Networking Break with exhibitors and sponsors Room A
Room C
Room B
Smoke Modeling & Observations
Smoke Management and Communication
Special Session
Moderator: Nathan Pavlovic
Moderator: Mary Uhl
Moderator: Holly Nowell
10:10 - 10:30
Mass and Elemental Composition of Smoke Science Resources for Extension and Wildfire Emissions Deposition Outreach to Support Local Communities Across a 40 km Downwind David Godwin Transect* Facundo Scordo
10:30 - 10:50
Population Exposure and Health Impacts of Prescribed Burns in California* Rashmi Rajput
Understanding Communication Preferences Among Susceptible Populations During Smoke Events: A Case Study from Eastern Oregon* William Toombs
10:50 - 11:10
PAHs in Smoke from Various WUI Fire Fuels: Cars, Trees, And Construction Materials Aika Davis
Looking at Wildland Fire Smoke Risk Communication Research* Jess Downey
11:10 - 11:30
Addressing Non-Negligible Uncertainties in Non-Methane Organic Compound Emission Factors is Needed for Improving Smoke Impact Assessments Kelley Barsanti
Comparative Evaluation of MERV 13 Air Filter Performance for Salt Aerosols and Simulated Wildfire Smoke* Nour Elsagan
The Albany Pilot Project: A Model for Fire, Air Quality, and Multi-Level Collaboration Clay Sisson, Holly Nowell, James Boylan, Thomas Barrett
Applying Research to Address Peat Fires in Malaysia Adam Watts, Dayang Nur Sakinah Musa