Barbara Zielinska
Dr. Barbara Zielinska currently holds the position as Research Professor and Director of the Organic Analytical Laboratory at the Division of Atmospheric Sciences of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nevada. The DRI is an autonomous research division of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN). DRI was created in 1959 by a special act of the Nevada State Legislature. Under the act and subsequent actions of the University Board of Regents, DRI is charged with conducting basic and applied research in environmental science. Dr. Zielinska has been active in the air pollution field for more than 20 years and specializes in the analysis of organic compounds in ambient air and in emission sources. Her list of publications includes over 80 papers concerning the analysis of ambient and source samples for polycylic organic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitro-PAH and other toxic air pollutants. Dr. Zielinska received her M.Sc. degree from the Lodz University of Technology, Poland, and her Ph.D. degree from the Polish Academy of Sciences, both in Chemistry.