| Date | Title | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Human-centred approaches at the interfaces of atmospheric chemistry: understanding odor, air quality, and wellbeing through civic science, modeling, and monitoring | Amanda Giang (University of British Columbia) | Colette Heald |
| Sep 30 | Contemporary Topics in Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry and Air Quality | Hind Al-Abadleh (Wilfrid Laurier University) | Jen Murphy |
| Oct 14 | Untangling the fate of atmospheric methane over the last million years | Alex Turner (University of Washington) | Julie Fry |
| Oct 21 | Whiteface Mountain as a Natural Laboratory to Study Chemical Processing of Aerosols by Clouds | Sara Lance (SUNY Albany) | Delphine Farmer |
| Nov 4 | HO2 uptake and its impact on ozone photochemistry | Mathew Evans (University of York) | Jesse Kroll |
| Nov 18 | Vertical Transport of Soluble Trace Gases and Aerosols in Deep Convection | Mary Barth (NCAR) | Chris Cappa |
| Dec 2 | Emissions, Chemistry and Impacts of Air Pollutants in Los Angeles and from the Marshall Fire | Joost de Gouw (University of Colorado, Boulder) | Allison Steiner |
| Date | Title | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4 | Chemical emissions and signals from people | Jonathan Williams (MPI), IgNobel Prize Winner! | Colette Heald |
| Feb 18 | Revisiting Dimethyl Sulfide Oxidation in the Remote Marine Atmosphere | Tim Bertram (University of Wisconsin) | Allison Steiner |
| Mar 4 | Bioaerosol in the free troposphere: observations and potential impacts | Anne Perring (Colgate University) | Chris Cappa |
| Mar 18 | Integrating Atmospheric Chemistry, Sensor Measurements, and Mobility to Understand Personal Exposure to Air Pollution and its Impacts on Health | Rima Habre (USC) | Jesse Kroll |
| Apr 1 | Does microdroplet chemistry help explain the seasonality of respiratory viruses? | Linsey Marr (Virginia Tech) | Jen Murphy |
| Apr 15 | System Interactions in Atmospheric Chemistry: Linking Energy, Climate, and Health | Noelle Selin (MIT) | Julie Fry |
| Apr 29 | It's coming from inside the house: Aerosol emissions, transport, and fate from everyday indoor activities | Marina Vance (University of Colorado, Boulder) | Delphine Farmer |
| Date | Title | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | Kinetics, organic acid yields, and atmospheric impact from the aqueous photooxidation of isoprene derived organic aerosol compounds | Tran Nguyen (UC Davis) | Colette Heald |
| Sep 24 | The role of chemistry in mixed-phase clouds nucleation processes | Luis Ladino Moreno (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) | Jesse Kroll |
| Oct 8 | Salty tales about the formation and growth of atmospheric nanoparticles | Jim Smith (UC Irvine) | Allison Steiner |
| Oct 22 | Anthropogenic impacts on tropospheric reactive halogens | Becky Alexander (University of Washington) | Jen Murphy |
| Nov 5 | Pollution, policy, and people: Intersectional atmospheric science and the disappearing Salton Sea | Will Porter (UC Riverside) | Julie Fry |
| Nov 19 | Isoprene Measurements from Space: New Retrieval Developments for Fine-Scale Resolution of Emissions and Chemistry | Dylan Millet (University of Minnesota) | Delphine Farmer |
| Dec 3 | Particle-based methods for improving the representation of aerosol in atmospheric models | Laura Fierce (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) | Chris Cappa |
| Date | Title | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 | Climate change, air pollution, and public health impacts: Past, present, and future | Susan Anenberg (George Washington University) | Colette Heald (MIT) |
| Feb 5 | Organic reactions within aqueous atmospheric particulate matter | Melissa Galloway (Lafayette College) | Allison Steiner (University of Michigan) |
| Feb 12 | It takes two to CCN! The role of gas-phase chemistry in the growth of atmospheric droplets | Akua Asa-Awuku (University of Maryland) | Chris Cappa (UC Davis) |
| Feb 19 | Trends in wildfires and agricultural fires over different timescales: Implications for radiative forcing and air quality | Loretta Mickley (Harvard University) | Jen Murphy (University of Toronto) |
| Feb 26 | Mapping urban emissions with neighborhood resolution | Ron Cohen (UC Berkeley) | Julie Fry (Reed College) |
| Mar 5 | Global distribution of "forever" chemicals: Importance of atmospheric production and policy | Cora Young (York University) | Colette Heald (MIT) |
| Mar 12 | Formation and evolution of organic aerosol: from laboratory fires to wildfire plumes | Shantanu Jathar (Colorado State University) | Jesse Kroll (MIT) |
| Mar 19 | Multiphase Oxidation Chemistry: From East Asian Haze to Wildfires to Indoor Environments | Jon Abbatt (University of Toronto) | Delphine Farmer (Colorado State University) |
| Mar 26 | The impact of dust, smoke, and chemical aging on aerosol biogeochemical cycles in tropical ecosystems | Cassie Gaston (University of Miami) | Chris Cappa (UC Davis) |
| Apr 2 | Volatile organic compounds in western US wildfire smoke | Lu Hu (University of Montana) | Jen Murphy (University of Toronto) |
| Apr 9 | Relevance of organic compounds in air for public health in the United States | Havala Pye (EPA) | Julie Fry (Reed College) |
| Apr 16 | Understanding the drivers of atmospheric carbon fluxes through tower and aircraft observations | Róisín Commane (Columbia University) | Jesse Kroll (MIT) |
| Date | Title | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 11 | Impacts of Global Climate Change Mitigation on Health, Crops and Labor in the US | Drew Shindell (Duke University) | Chris Cappa (UC Davis) |
| Sept 18 | Risky reductionism: what simple model systems can—and can’t—tell us about the air quality and climate impacts of desert dust and biomass burning aerosol | Sarah Styler (McMaster University) | Julie Fry (Reed College) |
| Sept 25 | The coupling of lightning, air quality and climate | Lee Murray (University of Rochester) | Jesse Kroll (MIT) |
| Oct 2 | Applications of deterministic models, geospatial methods, and machine learning to address multi-scale air quality challenges | Cesunica Ivey (UC Riverside) | Colette Heald (MIT) |
| Oct 9 | Aerosol impacts on biogeochemical cycles: new insights for ocean and land systems | Natalie Mahowald (Cornell University) | Jen Murphy (University of Toronto) |
| Oct 16 | Exploring Contemporary Changes in Biosphere-Atmosphere-Chemistry Interactions | Jeff Geddes (Boston University) | Allison Steiner (University of Michigan) |
| Oct 23 | Understanding the impacts of molecular structure on the fate of atmospheric organics | Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz (Virginia Tech) | Julie Fry (Reed College) |
| Oct 30 | Microphysical and Chemical Processing of Saharan Dust Aerosols During Their Atmospheric Life Cycle | Vernon Morris (Arizona State University) | Allison Steiner (University of Michigan) |
| Nov 6 | In search of ice nuclei over the Southern Ocean | Sonia Kreidenweis (Colorado State University) | Jen Murphy (University of Toronto) |
| Nov 13 | Observing nitrogen dioxide air pollution inequality using high spatial resolution remote sensing measurements | Sally Pusede (University of Virginia) | Jesse Kroll (MIT) |
| Nov 20 | Organic peroxy radical chemistry in the limit of NO -> zero | Paul Wennberg (California Institute of Technology) | Delphine Farmer (Colorado State University) |
| Dec 4 | Effect of ammonia on the volatility and composition of secondary organic aerosols | Ellie Browne (University of Colorado, Boulder) | Delphine Farmer (Colorado State University) |
One-half course for one semester. In conjunction with a planned cross-institutional virtual speaker series, which will feature weekly seminars spanning the cutting-edge topics in atmospheric chemistry research, students in this course will meet weekly to discuss a paper from the primary literature related to the seminar. The course will deepen students’ understanding of the frontiers of atmospheric chemistry, while we learn to evaluate scholarship, pose questions, and participate in scientific discourse.
One-half course for one semester. In conjunction with a planned cross-institutional virtual speaker series, which will feature weekly seminars spanning the cutting-edge topics in atmospheric chemistry research, students in this course will meet weekly to discuss a paper from the primary literature related to the seminar. The course will deepen students’ understanding of the frontiers of atmospheric chemistry, while we learn to evaluate scholarship, pose questions, and participate in scientific discourse.
This special subject will be coupled to a multi-institutional virtual seminar series (Frontiers in Atmospheric Chemistry Seminar Series). This subject will expose graduate students to new research in the field, and provide opportunities to discuss the previous work of seminar presenters in a journal club format with student colleagues across multiple institutions. The intention of this class is to help compensate for lost research dissemination and networking opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Speaker | Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4 | Jonathan Williams (MPI) | Real-world volatile organic compound emission rates from seated adults and children for use in indoor air studies |
| Feb 18 | Tim Bertram (University of Wisconsin) | Rapid cloud removal of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products limits SO2 and cloud condensation nuclei production in the marine atmosphere |
| Mar 4 | Anne Perring (Colgate University) | Airborne observations of regional variation in fluorescent aerosol across the United States |
| Mar 18 | Rima Habre (USC) | Ensemble-based deep learning for estimating PM2.5 over California with multisource big data including wildfire smoke |
| Apr 1 | Linsey Marr (Virginia Tech) | Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses |
| Apr 15 | Noelle Selin (MIT) | Improving Evaluation of Energy Policies with Multiple Goals:Comparing Ex Ante and Ex Post Approaches |
| Apr 29 | Marina Vance (CU Boulder) | Indoor Particulate Matter during HOMEChem: Concentrations, Size Distributions, and Exposures |