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Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Solomon Bililign joined NCA&T in 1993. He did his undergraduate and MS work in Physics at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, PhD at the University of Iowa and postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Utah Department of Chemistry. His area of specialization includes Experimental and Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics /and Chemical Physics. He built research capacity in chemical physics and atmospheric sciences at NCA&T with a combined federal grant of over 23 million.Bililign’s recent research has focused on both indoor and outdoor air quality and the health impacts in Africa. He served as the Department Chair.
Honors and Awards
1. Recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, mathematics and Engineering Mentoring- 2010
2. NCAT senior researcher award for NCAT in 2002 and 2017,
3. NCAT Interdisciplinary research team award in 2012,
4. College Teaching excellence award in 2006, 2015 and 2018.
5. Alumni Fellows of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences , The University of Iowa. 2010
6. 2022 Nominee for AGU Fellow
7. Fulbright Scholar 2024-2025
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, Ph.D., Reactive Collision Dynamics of NA*(42PJ) +H2, University of Iowa
… → 1991
Physics, M.S., Depth Profiles of The "Top" and "Wheel" Side of Fe sub 40 Ni sub 40 Si sub 4 B sub 16 (Glassy Metal) by x-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Addis Ababa University
… → 1985
Physics, BS, N/A, Addis Ababa University
… → 1977
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Scholarship and Creative Expressions
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Characterizing the Optical and Chemical Properties of Aerosols Derived from Sub-Saharan African Biomass Fuels: Laboratory and Field Studies
Bililign, S., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Chemical Characterization of Primary Water-Soluble Organic Gas Emissions from African Biomass Burning
Christensen, C. M., McRee, M. M., Fiddler, M. N., Bililign, S., Turpin, B. J. & Surratt, J. D., 2025, In: ACS ES&T air.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Exploring the processes controlling secondary inorganic aerosol: evaluating the global GEOS-Chem simulation using a suite of aircraft campaigns
Norman, O. G., Heald, C. L., Bililign, S., Campuzano-Jost, P., Coe, H., Fiddler, M. N., Green, J. R., Jimenez, J. L., Kaiser, K., Liao, J., Middlebrook, A. M., Nault, B. A., Nowak, J. B., Schneider, J. & Welti, A., Jan 21 2025, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 25, 2, p. 771-795 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of residential combustion on black carbon levels in Palapye, Botswana: Field measurements and GEOS-chem simulations
Gordon, J. N. D., Bilsback, K. R., Fiddler, M. N., Pierce, J. R., Tsidu, G. M. & Bililign, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Atmospheric Pollution Research. 102707.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of residential combustion on black carbon levels in Palapye, Botswana: Field measurements and GEOS-chem simulations
Gordon, J. N. D., Bilsback, K. R., Fiddler, M. N., Pierce, J. R., Tsidu, G. M. & Bililign, S., 2025, In: Atmospheric Pollution Research. p. 102707Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Service
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Teaching
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College Physics I
Gasparian, A., Schuft, B., James, F., Kim, I., Bililign, S. & Kebede, A. 01/1/23 → …
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Doctoral Dissertation
Smith-Jackson, T., Williams, L., He, P., Rastigeyev, Y., Fasina, Y., Rorie, C., Wang, Z., Kribs, J., Patooghy, A., Bililign, S., Waterman, J., Basti, M., Lu, X., Jiang, Y., Sang, S., Ibrahim, S., Bhattarai, N., Prokofjevs, A., Hashemi Beni, L., Elbayoumi, T., Muganda, P., Kim, S., Bastakoti, B., Jha, M., Kang, H. W., Mostafa, S., Jeffers-Francis, L., Deng, D., Lou, J., ObengGyasi, E., Zhang, J., Tsay, L.-S., Kuila, D., Sowells-Boone, E., Newman, R., Ferguson, A., Cook, M., Lin, Y. L., Graves, J., Isikhuemhen, O., Roy, K., Worku, M., Kurepa, A., Harrison, S., Minor, R., Tung, C. K., Pigford, K., Kurkalova, L., Chen, G., Sarrafzadeh, H., Anele, U., Shofoluwe, M. & Thomas, M. 01/1/23 → …
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