Lynn M. Russell is a Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her research interests are in aerosol evolution composition, and dynamics in the troposphere. Dr. Russell received her B.S. in chemical engineering and A.B. in international relations from Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology.

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Lelia is starting her fifth year as a graduate student in the Climate  Science curricular group. Her main research interests include aerosol-cloud interactions in marine environments and organic aerosol speciation. She received her B.S. in Chemistry and Environmental Systems from UCSD in 2005 where she discovered her passion for atmospheric chemistry, clouds and climate science in general. Currently Lelia is analyzing field measurements of organic aerosol collected at the Scripps Pier in June-September 2008 and shipboard measurements of organic aerosol collected during the fall 2008 VOCALS-REx campaign in the southeast Pacific Ocean. These studies focus is on the effect on continental emissions on aerosol loading in coastal and remote marine atmospheres. Lelia future plans are to graduate in summer 2010, and to continue research and teach environmental chemistry.

• Projects Include: 2008 VOCALS, DYCOMS-II, TEXAQS, VOCALS-REx, ICEALOT, and Barrow.

Rachel is a first year Climate Science graduate student. She is interested in biogenic organic aerosols and aerosol-cloud interactions. In spring 2008 she sampled at a mid-mountain site in Whistler, BC. Surrounded by forest this is a great location to look at  biogenic influences on aerosol chemistry. Currently, she is collecting sub and supermicron bulk and single particle measurements up the mountain, at Whistler peak with Environment Canada.

• Projects Include: Whistler.

Ranjit is a postdoctoral scholar in the Atmospheric Aerosol Group. His work focuses on theoretical simulations of phase transitions in atmospheric nanoparticles.

Bahadur et al., Journal of Chemical Phys, 2006.
Bahadur et al., Journal of Physical Chemical, 2007.
Bahadur et al., Aerosol Science and Technology, 2008.
Bahadur et al., Journal of Chemical Phys, 2008.
Bahadur et al., Elsevier, 2008.

Satoshi is a Project Scientist with the Russell Group. He is characterizing chemical composition and morphology of individual particles using Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microscopy (STXM) with carbon K-edge spectroscopy. Particles analyzed were collected during ACE-Asia, DYCOMS II, PELTI, MILAGRO, INTEX-B, ICEALOT, VOCALS REx, and AeroSCOPE. He is also working on a project to simulate thermophysical and dynamic properties of atmospheric systems containing organic molecules by molecular dynamics. Past projects include sample collection and analysis of FTIR organic functional-group composition of PM1 particles from Mexico City (urban location) and analysis of particle heterogeneity and oxidation state of iron in indiviual particles by STXM.

Takahama et al., 2009 - Submitted
Takahama et al., Journal of Geophysical Research, 2008.
Takahama et al., Atmospheric Environment, 2007.

Doug joined the research group in October 2008. His work has focused on analyzing the regional differences of organic composition of single and submicron particles from measurements made during the INTEX-B campaign. He is also looking at cloud condensation nuclei activity and its relation to organic composition from the same campaign. Currently, Doug is conducting field measurements of organic aerosol at the Scripps Pier using AMS, FTIR, and single particle light scattering.

• Projects Include: Aero-Scope and MILAGRO.

Shang joined the Climate Science curricular group of SIO in the fall of '06, and is now a third year graduate student. His research interest is field sampling and chemical measurement of organic aerosols. The main techniques he is using are (Fourier transform spectroscopy) FTIR and Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microscopy - Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (STXM - NEXAFS). Shang is now collecting ambient particles at the Scripps Pier and quantifying the sources affecting air quality in San Diego. Prior to coming to Scripps he graduated from Peking University of China as a master student.

Liu et al., Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2009.

• Projects Include: Aero-SCOPE, MILAGRO, and TEXA-QS.

Patrick is a second year grad student with the Atmospheric Aerosol Group. He received his B.A. in physics from the University of San Diego in 2005, and his M.S. in atmospheric science from the University of Arizona in 2007. His interests include artic aerosols and aerosol/cloud interactions. He will be focusing on a North pole organic aerosol field campaign in Barrow, Alaska. 

• Projects Include: Barrow, Alaska.

Amanda is a second year grad student with the Atmospheric Aerosol Group. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in Chemistry while working with Berkeley's TAG instrument and aerosol samples from Riverside. Her primary interests include how anthropogenic aerosols affect marine areas. ICEALOT and BEARPEX (aerosols in the Sierra Nevada Mts) are the current projects she's working on.

Ashley graduated from the University of San Diego in 2009, with a B.A in Biochemistry and Biology. She will start in the fall of 2009 as a graduate student at SIO. This summer she will be measuring organic functional groups of secondary organic aerosols generated in the laboratory.

Emily is currently an undergraduate at UCSD anticipating a B.S. in Environmental Systems - Environmental Chemistry in June 2009, and has already completed her B.A. in Anthropological Archaeology. She recently completed an internship with SIO's Geology Dept doing isotopic studies of coral cores. She is now working as the website designer and manager for Lynn Russell's group.

• Projects Include: Undergrad Milagro Study, MILAGRO.
  
  
  

Andrea is Prof. Russell's administrative assistant and graphic editor.  Along with maintaining an efficient office, she puts the finishing touches on Prof. Russell's graphs and illustrations.  She also performs similar duties in the CASPO Division with Drs. Warren White and Tim Barnett. 

Alice has state-of-the-art nano-bio-detectors that target very low detection limits for carbonaceous particles derived from bovine sources after incomplete combustion using charred wood and coal fuels.  H nano-sensors use bio-mimicking messengers to track complex compositions with "smart" adaptive learning algorithms.  Other meat-cooking operations will also be studied, with a special focus on lamb, turkey, and salmon.  Particle analysis is performed online in real-time, typically resulting in complete digestion of complex proteins and carbohydrates with highly oxygenated organic functional groups.