Rachel O'Brien

Molecular Chemistry of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formed in Photochemical Aging of Primary Anthropogenic Emissions

Lead Institution

University of California, Irvine

Principal Investigator

Sergey Nizkorodov

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to examine molecular level processes taking place in anthropogenic secondary organic aerosols (SOA) using recently developed tools of high resolution mass spectrometry. The proposed…

Chemistry of Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) in the Ambient Atmosphere: Molecular Level Analysis of Size Resolved SOA Samples Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry.

Lead Institution

University of California, Berkeley

Principal Investigator

Allen Goldstein

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of our research is to study the fundamental chemistry in the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) in the atmosphere. A large fraction of SOA has been shown to be…

Chemical Imaging Studies of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Atmospheric Aerosols

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Mary Gilles

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A large fraction of atmospheric aerosols contain an internal mixture of organics and inorganic salts. As the relative humidity (RH) cycles in the atmosphere, these particles can undergo phase…

Ice Nucleation Properties of Authentic Atmospheric Marine Particles

Lead Institution

Sonoma Technology

Principal Investigator

Ryan Moffet

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The effect that aerosol particles have on climate is highly uncertain and has garnered much attention in recent years. Specifically, the effect that aerosol particles have on cloud formation is one…

Chemical Characterization of Photolytic Aging Processes in Atmospheric Aerosols

Lead Institution

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Jesse Kroll

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) represents a large fraction of total atmospheric aerosol and therefore is important for climate, however, the effect of SOA on radiative forcing is uncertain. Results…

Projects

Molecular Chemistry of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formed in Photochemical Aging of Primary Anthropogenic Emissions

Chemistry of Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) in the Ambient Atmosphere: Molecular Level Analysis of Size Resolved SOA Samples Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry.

Chemical Imaging Studies of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Atmospheric Aerosols

Ice Nucleation Properties of Authentic Atmospheric Marine Particles

Chemical Characterization of Photolytic Aging Processes in Atmospheric Aerosols