![]() |
![]() |
Aerosol and Cloud Research Group
August, 2022
Back: Jeff Pierce, En Li, Bonne Ford
Front: Sam O'Donnell, Olivia Sablan, Nicole June
Missing: Betty Croft, Sarah Gallup, Jennifer McGinnis
August, 2022
Other group photos
Professor
Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
3915 W. Laporte Ave. Rm. 220
Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Phone: 970-491-8572
Fax: 970-491-8449
Email: jeffrey.pierce AT colostate.eduPh.D., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2008
BS, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 2003Publications
Curriculum Vitae
Google Scholar Profile
ResearchGate Profile
Current Group Members
Research Scientist, Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science
B.Sc., Atmospheric Science, Valparaiso University, 2008 Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2014
Citizen science measurements of air quality; wildfire aerosol modelling, observations and health impacts.
Website
Research Scientist, Dalhousie University Department of Physics and Atmospheric ScienceCo-advised by Randall Martin
B.Sc., Meteorology (Honors), McGill University M.Sc., Oceanography, Dalhousie University Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University Publications and CV
My work investigates the effects of clouds on aerosol size distributions: 1) cloud processing and 2) wet scavenging. One application of this work is an improved representation of these processes in global climate and air quality models since these effects strongly control global aerosol distributions.
email: croft AT mathstat.dal.ca
PhD Student, Ecology, Colorado State University Master of Forest Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, 1998 Master of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge MA, 1986 Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Radcliffe and Harvard Colleges, Cambridge MA, 1981
Currently modeling fire incidence in Amazonian rainforests in light of climate model forecasting.
Ph.D. Student, Colorado State University M.S. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2022 B.S. Atmospheric Science, UNC Ashville, 2018
New particle formation, growth, and climate impacts.
Ph.D. Student, Colorado State University M.S. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2022 B.S. Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (Minor in GIS), Penn State University, 2019
Aerosol aging in biomass burning plumes.
PhD Student, Colorado State University B.S. Environmental Science (Minors in Political Science and Sustainability), University of Rochester, 2021.
Aerosol chemistry and physics in agricultural plumes.
PhD Student, Colorado State University Co-advised by Emily Fischer
B.A. Chemistry, Carroll College, 2021.
Human exposure to agricultural smoke.
Masters Student, Colorado State University Co-advised by Emily Fischer
B.S. Biochemistry and Environmental Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2022.
Dust and coarse PM estimates from satellites and surface monitors.
PhD Student, Colorado State University Co-advised by Jeff Collett
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 1996 M.S. Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 1998
Ammonia emissions and deposition from agriculture.
Past Group Members
Undegraduate summer research student, 2023
B.S. Natural Sciences (Physical Science concentration), Colorado State University, expected, 2024.
Smoke particulate matter in the SE US.
PhD Student, Colorado State University B.S. Environmental Science, Appalachian State University, 2015
Using citizen science measurements of PM2.5 and aerosol optical depth to improve satellite detection of air quality.
PhD Student, Colorado State University Co-advised by Tami Bond
B.Eng. Environmental Engineering, Gujarat Technological University, 2016
M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 2019
Anthropogenic emissions of iron and other metals along with the fate and impacts of these metals.
Website
Summer REU Student, 2022 Co-advised by Emily Fischer
B.S. Environmental Science, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2022
Dust estimates from satellites
Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University Primarily advised by Shantanu Jathar
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 2015
Ali is currently using 3D modeling to understand the atmospheric formation of organic aerosols from combustion sources.
Ph.D. Student, Colorado State University Co-advised by Emily Fischer
B.S. Physics, College of Charleston, 2016 M.S. Atmospheric Science, CSU, 2018
Evaluating the impacts of wildfire smoke on health.
Website
Post-doctoral researcher, Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science Co-advised by Ellison Carter
B.Sc., Physics, Boston University, 2013 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 2018
The climate and health impacts of residential solid fuel combustion.
Post-doctoral researcher, Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science Co-advised by Sonia Kreidenweis
B.Sc., Materials Chemistry, Nankai University, China, 2005 Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2011
Near-source evaporation and condensation of biomass burning particles.
Post-doctoral researcher, Colorado State University Department of Mechanical Engineering Co-advised by Shantanu Jathar
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2010 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon Univeristy, 2016
The evolution of organic aerosol in the atmosphere.
Doctoral Student, Colorado State University B.S. Physics and Applied Math (Summa Cum Laude), Weber State University, 2014 M.S. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2016
Aerosol microphysics in diverse environments, including within smoke plumes and ambient conditions.
Doctoral Student, Colorado State University B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2014 M.S. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2016
Emission, dispersion, and deposition of air pollution from agriculture.
Research Associate, Colorado State University B.S. Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, 2016 M.S. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2018
Understanding how wildfire smoke particles evolve in plumes and estimating the climate impacts of these particles.
Doctoral Student, Colorado State University B.A. Atmospheric Science (Honors) and Astrophysics, U. of California, Berkeley, 2012 M.S. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2015
Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 2018
The climate and health effects of cookstove emissions.
Website
ESMEI Summer Internship, Colorado State University BSPH Environmental Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, expected 2018
Estimating the health impacts of future wildfire smoke.
ESMEI Summer Internship, Colorado State University B.S. Environmental Engineering, Missouri S&T, expected 2017
Evaluating wildfire smoke forecasts.
Ph.D. student, Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science
B.Sc., Physics (minor in Geography), UBC Okanagan
Diploma of Meteorology, Dalhousie, 2011
M.S., Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie, 2013I am currently using a global model to study the effect of secondary organic aerosols on global aerosol size distributions. I am exploring the condensational behavior as well as the amount of secondary organic aerosol available. I am also exploring how anthropogenic changes in secondary organic aerosol between past and present climates influences aerosol size distributions.
email: sdandrea AT atmos.colostate.edu
Masters Student, Colorado State University Co-advised by Jeff Collett
B.S. Physics (HonoUrs), Dalhousie University, 2013Emissions from oil and gas wells.
Masters Student, Colorado State University Co-advised by Jeff Collett
B.S. Atmospheric Science, Minor in Math (Magna Cum Laude, honors), University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2012
Emissions from oil and gas wells.
CMMAP Summer Internship, Colorado State University B.S. Meteorology, UNC Charlotte, expected 2016
Trash burning and air quality
Research Scientist
Ph.D. student (2009-2014), Dalhousie University Department of Physics and Atmospheric ScienceB.Sc., Physics and Applied Mathematics (Honours), Memorial University, 2007
Now a postdoctoral fellow at Leeds University, UK
I explored aerosol formation, growth and evolution in coal-fired power-plant plumes. These near-source aerosol processes are poorly represented in models used for evaluating the aerosol effects on clouds and climate. Furthermore, these aerosols also have a large impact on human health.
email: robin.stevens AT dal.ca
Masters Student, Colorado State University B.S. Physics (Honours), Dalhousie University, 2012
Chemistry and physics of biomass burning plumes.
Post-doctoral researcher (2011-2014), Dalhousie University Department of Physics and Atmospheric ScienceCo-advised by Richard Leaitch, Environment Canada
B.Sc., Physics, University of Sherbrooke M.Sc., Physics, Atmospheric Science, University of Helsinki Ph.D., Physics, Atmospheric Science, University of Helsinki
I mostly specialize in data analysis of measurement data. Previously, my focus was on ion-induced nucleation, and nucleation in general. During my post-doc I intend to look into aircraft measurements of aerosol, cloud and precipitation properties and draw links between them.
email: stephanie.gagne AT dal.ca
Masters student (2010-2012), Dalhousie University Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science
B.Sc., Earth Science (minor in Conservation and Resource Use, and History)
Eastern Michigan University, 2010
Now a PhD student at UMassLooked at the effect of power-plant pollution controls on the chemistry and physics in the emissions plumes.
Undergraduate researcher and research assistant (2010-2012), Dalhousie University B.S. Physics (Honors), Dalhousie University, 2011
Performed measurements and modelling of aerosol chemistry and physics in the Canadian Rockies.
Scientific programmer, Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science
B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union M.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Sal is currently working on an overhaul of the GEOS-Chem with TOMAS aerosol microphysics modeling software. His efforts are targeted toward three goals:
- modernize GC-TOMAS to take advantage of distributed/parallel computing technology
- update GC-TOMAS source paradigms to encourage parallel development alongside the Geos-Chem core development.
- simplify the process of obtaining and using the many versions of GC-TOMAS
Fulfilling these goals will ensure that GC-TOMAS remains a state of the science tool and will encourage wider use in the scientific community.email: sal.farina AT gmail.com
CMMAP Summer Internship, Colorado State University B.A. Physics, Scripps University, expected 2015
Long-range transport and sources of free-tropospheric aerosol particles.
Undergraduate researcher (2011-2013), Dalhousie University Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science
Exploring plume processing of aerosols.
Undergraduate researcher, Summer 2010 B.S. Physics (Honors), Dalhousie University, 2011 Now a masters student at McGill University Dept. of Physics
Developed and tested aerosol and cloud microphysics model.
Undergraduate researcher and research assistant (2010-2011), Dalhousie Univesity B.S. Physics (Honors), Dalhousie University, 2011
Global cosmic-ray/aerosol/cloud interactions.
Dust and sea-salt aerosol emissions.
[ Home ] [ People ] [ Publications ] [ Links ] [ News ]