CAPS: Graduate Students

Major Funding:
DOE
EPA
NASA
NSF

Last updated: 8 May 2007 by nmd

Graduate students are the lifeblood of CAPS. Because they may be in one of at least 5 different departments, our students bring a diverse, interdisciplinary set of skills to the general problems of air quality and atmospheric chemistry. The group seeks to exploit this broad knowledge base by, for example, having a single, weekly, group meeting in which students present their work on a rotating basis, and by focusing laboratory research in the air quality laboratory, a shared 2200 square foot lab housing numerous different research projects.

	Heber J. Chacon-Madrid Ph.D. Student, Chemistry, Prof. Donahue phone: 412-268-8531 email: heberjchacon AT gmail.com My intial semesters I worked on solvent extraction GC/MS comparison with TAG. Now I am studying the chemistry of aldehydes with HONO and UV light under high NOx.
	Greg Drozd Ph.D. Student, Chemistry, Prof. Donahue phone: 412-268-8502 email: gdrozd AT andrew.cmu.edu Right now I am working toward a high-pressure flow system setup to measure absorption cross sections for isoprene and its oxidation products by hydroxyl radical.
	Gabriella Engelhart Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Pandis phone: 412-268-8502 email: gje AT andrew.cmu.edu Currently studying water uptake by atmospheric particles in the smog chamber and in the field. A special focus on cloud condensation nuclei activation.
	Scott A. Epstein Ph.D. student, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Donahue phone: 412-268-8531 email: saepstei AT andrew.cmu.edu My research focuses on Temperature Programmed Reaction Spectroscopy on a cryogenic surface under vacuum to study the key intermediate that governs ozonolysis product distributions.
	Sal Farina Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Pandis, Prof. Adams phone: 412-268-8531 email: scf AT andrew.cmu.edu Currently extending the treatment of secondary organic aerosols within a "unified" general circulation model of the global atmosphere.
	Elisabeth Gilmore Ph.D. student, Engineering and Public Policy, Chemical Engineering phone: 412-268-2125 email: eagilmor AT andrew.cmu.edu My research focuses on modelling the impact of current and emerging electricity generation technologies on air quality and human health to identify options that are cost effective, efficient and environmentally friendly.
	Tim Gordon Ph.D. Student, Engineering and Public Policy phone: unlisted email: tdg AT alum.mit.edu For my dissertation I will measure the combustion emissions of biofuel derived from algae, use a chemical transport model to predict atmospheric impacts, incorporate these predictions into a broad life cycle assessment, and integrate this assessment with economic data. Depending on the data generated, this interdisciplinary approach will allow me to argue for (or against) the commercial viability of this alternative fuel.
	Kaytlin Henry Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Donahue phone: 412-268-8502 email: kaytlin.henry AT gmail.com I study the aging of SOA that comes from biogenic sources, specifically alpha-pinene.
	Lea Hildebrandt Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy, Prof. Pandis, Prof. Donahue phone: 412-268-8531 email: lhildebr AT andrew.cmu.edu Most of my research is focused on studying anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (aSOA) through laboratory experiments and ambient measurements. In particular, I am interested in the aging of aSOA and its interactions with other types of organic aerosol, such as biogenic SOA and primary organic aerosol. An end-goal of my thesis work is to improve our understanding of aSOA, update air quality models accordingly, and use those updated models to inform policy makers on the mitigation of organic aerosol.
	Shantanu Jathar Ph.D. Student, Engineering and Public Policy, Prof. Adams phone: 412-268-3390 email: sjathar AT andrew.cmu.edu My work includes looking at the fate and transport of semi-volatile POA on a global scale.
	Andrew Lambe Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Donahue phone: 412-578-8434 email: alambe AT andrew.cmu.edu Production and monitoring of steady-state OH via ozone-alkene reaction and VOC tracers. Monitoring of ambient air toxic levels at Neville Island field site.
	Byong H. Lee Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering phone: 412 268 7570 email: Byonghyl AT andrew.cmu.edu Currently working with thermo-denuder to study the oligomeriation of aerosols.
	Yunha Lee Ph.D. student, Civil and Environmental Engineering phone: 268-756 email: yunhal AT andrew.cmu.edu I am interested in the indirect effects of aerosols on global climate. Currently I am working on the evaluation of dust model into global climate model (GISS-GCM).
	Marissa Miracolo Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Robinson phone: 646-701-3858 email: mmiracol AT andrew.cmu.edu My research focuses on studying secondary organic aerosol formation from motor vehicle emissions
	Ben Murphy Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Pandis phone: 412-268-8502 email: benmurphy AT cmu.edu I am currently modeling the regional-scale formation and behavior of organic compounds, their partitioning between the gas and particle phases, and their further gas-phase oxidation.
	Ngoc Nguyen Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Robinson phone: 408-679-5974 email: nguyen.tu.ngoc AT gmail.com Estimation of gas/particle partitioning for SVOCs and IVOCs using Thermal Desorption-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (TD-GC/MS) with the Gerstel TDS3. Future goal: Characterization of gasoline emissions.
	Aaron Reeder M.S. Student, #chem, Prof. Donahue phone: unlisted email: AaronJReeder AT gmail.com I was responsible for setting up the mobile lab and getting the Airplane project off the ground, but now I am leaving the group before the project fully takes off. The project looks at regional SOA formation from engine exhaust.
	Anirban Roy Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Robinson phone: 412-268-2517 email: anirban1 AT andrew.cmu.edu I am simulating oxidation of motor vehicle exhaust markers (hopanes) using a 3-D transport model (PMCAMx)
	EricaTrump Ph. D. Student phone: unlisted email: unlisted Too busy to write a blurb.
	Kristina Wagstrom Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Prof. Pandis phone: 412-268-3650 email: kwagstro AT andrew.cmu.edu My current research involves the implementation of source apportionment of particulate matter in a 3D transport model (PMCAMx+) along with the evaluation of the source contributions to help determine effective policy.
	Dan Westervelt M.S. Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Prof. Adams phone: unlisted email: dwesterv AT andrew.cmu.edu I am currently working on modeling the global CCN impact of marine organic aerosol emissions.