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UCI Aerosol Photochemistry Group   
University of California at Irvine   Department of Chemistry    
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Welcome

Photo of Aerosol Photochemistry Group taken in January 2008

Welcome to the Aerosol Photochemistry group at UCI. We are located on the beautiful campus of the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Chemistry. Our laboratory was opened in early 2003 to become an integral part of the UCI Chemistry graduate programs in analytical, physical, and atmospheric chemistry. Since that time, we have grown into a highly dynamic and productive research group consisting of several postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Our group is a member of NSF-sponsored AirUCI (Atmospheric Integrated Research Using Chemistry at Interfaces) institute established in 2004 with a goal of improving scientific understanding of processes taking at various atmospheric interfaces.

What we do

Our research group works on development of analytical instrumentation for detection of atmospheric aerosol particles, and on investigation of mechanisms of photochemical reactions taking place on surfaces of atmospheric particles. We are currently pursuing several interconnected research projects. Adam Bateman and Stephen Mang use cavity ring-down spectroscopy to study the mechanisms of photodissociation of model secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles and highly oxidized organic surfaces to learn about the role of photochemistry in determining the fates of atmospheric organic aerosol particles. Jia-Hua Xing and Xiang Pan use chemical ionization aerosol mass spectrometry to study photochemistry of SOA particles. Christopher Harmon and Ahmad Alshawa study the hygroscopicity of amphiphilic nanoparticles. Stacy Wilkinson studies indoor chemistry of ozone. Jennifer Peairs develops a quartz microbalance instrument to study photolysis-induced mass loss in SOA particles. Please refer to our research section for more details.

Announcements

Aeronews: David Bones, a recent graduate from the University of Canterbury, is to join the group as a postdoctoral research in June 2008.

Graduate Research: If you are interested in joining our group and/or AirUCI institute as a graduate student, please feel free to contact the Aerosol Photochemistry Group principal investigator, Prof. Nizkorodov. We generally accept graduate students from the following programs: physical, analytical, atmospheric, and ChaMP. To enroll in one of these programs, you have to apply to graduate school at UCI through standard mechanisms. The group currently has five graduate students: Christopher Hramon, Stephen Mang, Adam Bateman, Tran Nguyen and Xiang Pan. One or two more graduate students will be accepted in the group from the 2008 class. Interested students should inquire as early as possible.

Undergraduate Research: Undergraduate students are welcome to use Aerosol Photochemistry Lab for their undergraduate research projects on a space available basis. We can accommodate 2-4 students. If you are interested in such an opportunity please contact Sergey Nizkorodov well in advance. The usual mechanism for this is enrollment in either Chem 180 or Chem H180. There are no open positions left for 2007-08. The following students will start working in the lab in the fall of 2008: Anne Nguyen, Mark Peterson, Susann Rodas, and Carmen Seetho.

Links

University of California - Irvine
Chemistry Department

School of Physical Sciences
AirUCI
Graduate Research in Chemistry
Chemical and Materials Physics (ChaMP) Program
UCI Graduate School Application
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