Past Lab Members

Delaney Kilgour

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Undergraduate Institution: Occidental College

Group member: 2018 – 2024

Job after graduation: Physical Scientist at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Region 5 Air and Radiation Division

Current position: Physical Scientist at the EPA

Notable publications:

• Contribution of Speciated Monoterpenes to Secondary Aerosol in the Eastern North Atlantic

• Production of oxygenated volatile organic compounds from the ozonolysis of coastal seawater
• Cloud processing of DMS oxidation products limits SO₂ and OCS production in the Eastern North Atlantic marine boundary layer
• Marine gas-phase sulfur emissions during an induced phytoplankton bloom

Thomas (Tom) Derrah

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Undergraduate Institution: Grinnell College

Group member: 2019 – 2024, joint with Professor Gil Nathanson

Job after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of York

Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of York

Notable publications:

• Weak Temperature Dependence of the Relative Rates of Chlorination and Hydrolysis of N₂O₅ in NaCl–Water Solutions

Rachel Bergin

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Undergraduate Institution: Bucknell University

Group member: 2017 – 2023

Job after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Savannah River National Laboratory

Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Savannah River National Laboratory

Notable publications:

• Observation-based constraints on modeled aerosol surface area: implications for heterogeneous chemistry

Chris Jernigan

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Undergraduate Institution: Duke University

Group member: 2017 – 2022

Job after graduation: Post-Doctoral Associate Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (NOAA CSL)

Current position: Physical Scientist at EPA – Office of Research and Development

Notable publications:

• Reactive Uptake of Hydroperoxymethyl Thioformate to Sodium Chloride and Sodium Iodide Aerosol Particles

• Efficient Production of Carbonyl Sulfide in the Low-NO_x Oxidation of Dimethyl Sulfide

• Sulfate and Carbonyl Sulfide Production in Aqueous Reactions of Hydroperoxymethyl Thioformate

Michael Vermeuel

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Undergraduate Institution: The College of New Jersey

Group member: 2015 – 2021

Job after graduation: Postdoc, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and Colorado State University

Current position: Assistant Professor at EAPS, Purdue University

Notable publications:

• Sensitivity of Ozone Production to NO_x and VOC Along the Lake Michigan Coastline

• Diel Profile of Hydroperoxymethyl Thioformate: Evidence for Surface Deposition and Multiphase Chemistry

• Simultaneous Measurements of O₃ and HCOOH Vertical Fluxes Indicate Rapid In-Canopy Terpene Chemistry Enhances O₃ Removal Over Mixed Temperate Forests

• Oceanic emissions of dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol and their contribution to sulfur dioxide production in the marine atmosphere
• Observations of biogenic volatile organic compounds over a mixed temperate forest during the summer to autumn transition

Gordon Novak

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Undergraduate Institution: University of California, San Diego

Group member: 2014 – 2021

Job after graduation: Research Scientist at NOAA CSL

Current position: Research Scientist at NOAA CSL

Notable publications:

• Oceanic emissions of dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol and their contribution to sulfur dioxide production in the marine atmosphere
• Rapid cloud removal of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products limits SO₂ and cloud condensation nuclei production in the marine atmosphere
• Simultaneous detection of ozone and nitrogen dioxide by oxygen anion chemical ionization mass spectrometry: a fast-time-response sensor suitable for eddy covariance measurements

• Reactive VOC Production from Photochemical and Heterogeneous Reactions Occurring at the Air–Ocean Interface

Sean Staudt

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Undergraduate Institution: University of Iowa

Group member: 2015 – 2020

Job after graduation: Senior Scientist at PPD

Current position: Laboratory Support Engineer (LC-MS/MS) at Thermo Fisher

Notable publications:

• Sulfate and Carboxylate Suppress the Formation of ClNO₂ at Atmospheric Interfaces

• Establishing the impact of model surfactants on cloud condensation nuclei activity of sea spray aerosol mimics

Steve Schill

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Undergraduate Institution: Cal State Fullerton

Group member: 2011 – 2017, UC San Diego

Job after graduation: Instrumentation Engineer at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center – The National Suborbital Research Center (NSRC)

Current position: Director of Project Management at Sonoma Technology

Notable publications:

• The Impact of Divalent Cations on the Enrichment of Soluble Saccharides in Primary Sea Spray Aerosol

• The Impact of Aerosol Particle Mixing State on the Hygroscopicity of Sea Spray Aerosol

James Brady

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Undergraduate Institution: Colby College

Group member: 2010 – 2016, UC San Diego

Job after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UW Madison

Current position: Senior Engineering Manager at American Family Insurance

Notable Publications:

• Characterization of a Quadrotor Unmanned Aircraft System for Aerosol-Particle-Concentration Measurements
• Real-Time Emission Factor Measurements of Isocyanic Acid from Light Duty Gasoline Vehicles

Timia Crisp

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Undergraduate Institution: Chaminade University of Honolulu

Group member: 2009 – 2015, UC San Diego

Job after graduation: AGU/AAAS Congressional Science Fellow at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Current position: Professional Staff with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

Notable Publications:

• Observations of gas phase hydrochloric acid in the polluted marine boundary layer

• On the primary emission of formic acid from light duty gasoline vehicles and ocean-going vessels

Michelle Kim

Undergraduate Institution: Wellesley College

Masters: Stanford University

Group member: 2010 – 2015, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Job after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor Paul Wennberg at Caltech

Notable Publications:

• A controlling role for the air−sea interface in the chemical processing of reactive nitrogen in the coastal marine boundary layer

• Bacteria-driven production of alkyl nitrates in seawater

• Air-Sea exchange of biogenic volatile organic compounds and the impact on aerosol particle size distributions

Olivia Ryder

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Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Irvine

Group member: 2009 – 2015, UC San Diego

Job after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Kim Prather at the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment, UC San Diego

Current position: Atmospheric Scientist; Kids Making Sense Program Manager & Lead Scientist at Sonoma Technology, Inc.

Notable Publications:

• Role of Organic Coatings in Regulating N₂O₅ Reactive Uptake to Sea Spray Aerosol

• Role of Organics in Regulating ClNO₂ Production at the Air–Sea Interface

Carson McFarland
Group Member: 2023 – 2024
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Madison

Joe Gord

Group member: 2016 – 2021
Ph.D. Purdue University 2016
B.A. Hillsdale College 2011
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