A University of North Texas professor is hoping citizen scientists will be able to help test whether there is a correlation between heat and air pollution.

Lu Liang, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment, is looking for volunteers to install small air quality sensors at their homes, businesses or schools to collect data on temperature and air quality. She recently received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to deploy a low-cost sensor network throughout Denton County to obtain granular measurements of heat and air pollution.