People

Post-doctoral Researchers

Dr. Marc Carreras-Sospedra (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Calculation of incremental secondary organic aerosol reactivity. Carreras-Sospedra M., Griffin R. J. and Dabdub D. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39, (2005) 1724-1730.
Air quality impacts of distributed power generation in the South Coast Air Basin of California 1: Scenario development and modeling analysis. Rodriguez M. A., Carreras-Sospedra M., Medrano M., Brouwer J., Samuelsen G. S. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 40, (2006) 5508-5521.
Air Quality Modeling in the South Coast Air Basin of California: What do the numbers really mean? Carreras-Sospedra M., Dabdub D., Rodriguez M. and Brouwer J. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., 56, (2006) 1184-1195.
Air quality impacts of distributed energy resources implmented in the Northeastern United States. Carreras-Sospedra M., Dabdub D., Brouwer J., Knipping E., Kumar N., Darrow K., Hampson A. and Hedman B. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., 58, doi:10.3155/1047-3289.58.7.902 (2008) 902-912.
Influence of sea-salt activated chlorine and surface-mediated renoxification on the weekend effect in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Cohan A., Chang W., Carreras-Sospedra M. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 42, (2008) 3115-3129.
A methodology for developing distributed generation scenarios in urban areas using geographical information systems. Medrano M., Brouwer J., Carreras-Sospedra M., Rodriguez M. A., Dabdub D. and Samuelsen G. S. Int. J. Energy Tech. Pol. 6, (2008) 413-434.
Determining air quality and greenhouse gas impacts of hydrogen infrastructure and fuel cell vehicles. Submitted.
Impacts of electronically photo-excited NO2 on air pollution control strategies in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Submitted.
Central power generation versus distributed generation - an air quality assessment in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Submitted.
Air quality impacts of widespread use of liquefied natural gas in the South Coast Air Basin of California. In progress.
Future impacts of distributed power generation on ambient ozone and PM concentrations in the San Joaquin Valley of California. In progress.

Dr. Prasad Pokkunuri (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Impact of the Knudsen number and mass transfer expression on multi-phase kinetic modeling. Pokkunuri P., Nissenson P. and Dabdub D. Submitted.
Modeling aerosol dynamics in a low-flow, high-volume flow tube reactor. In progress.

Visiting Scientists

Pay-Pérez, María Teresa

CALIOPE: a mathematical modeling framework to simulate atmospheric gases and particulate matter dynamics in Europe. In progress.

Current Graduate Students

	Chang, Wayne L. (MS/Ph.D.) Influence of sea-salt activated chlorine and surface-mediated renoxification on the weekend effect in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Cohan A., Chang W., Carreras-Sospedra M. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 42, (2008) 3115-3129. Surface-catalyzed reactions of nitrogen oxides with hydrogen chloride: indoor and outdoor chlorine activation. Accepted. Tropospheric N₂O₅: a review of ambient measurements and model calculations. In progress. Evaluation of extended Caltech Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanism (CACM) organic lumping system for secondary organic aerosol precursors in coastal urban regions. In progress. Regional modeling study of meteorological impacts on atmospheric secondary organic aerosol compositions. In progress.
	Cohan, Alexander (MS/Ph.D.) Influence of sea-salt activated chlorine and surface-mediated renoxification on the weekend effect in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Cohan A., Chang W., Carreras-Sospedra M. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 42, (2008) 3115-3129. Potential for atmospheric driven lead paint degradation in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Cohan A., Edwards R. D., Kleinman M. T. and Dabdub D. Submitted. Modeling population exposure to key air pollutants in communities adjacent to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In progress.
	Nissenson, Paul (MS/Ph.D.) Enhanced photolysis in aerosols: evidence for important surface effects. Nissenson P., Knox C. J. H., Finlayson-Pitts B. J., Phillips L. F. and Dabdub D. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8 , (2006) 4700-4710. Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of the mechanism of gas-phase chlorine production from NaCl aerosols in the MAGIC model. Nissenson P.M., Thomas J.L., Finlayson-Pitts B. J. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 42, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.041 (2008) 6934-6941. Influence of the public transportation system on the air quality of a major urban center. A case study: Milan, Italy. Meinardi S., Nissenson P., Barletta B., Dabdub D., Rowland F. S. and Blake D. R. Atmospheric Environment 42, (2008) 7915-7923. Probing the sensitivity of gaseous Br2 production from the oxidation of aqueous bromide-containing aerosols and atmospheric implications. Nissenson P., Packwood D. M., Hunt S. H., Finlayson-Pitts B. J. and Dabdub D. Accepted. Impact of the Knudsen number and mass transfer expression on multi-phase kinetic modeling. Pokkunuri P., Nissenson P. and Dabdub D. Submitted. Evidence of the water-cage effect on the photolysis of NO3-, FeOH2+ and H2O2, and its implications for the photochemistry at the air-water interface of atmospheric droplets. Nissenson P., Dabdub D., Das R., Maurino V., Minero C. and Vione D. In progress.
	Saiz-Poyatos, Fernan (Ph.D.) Heterogeneous production of nitrous acid on wet surfaces. In progress.

Current Undergraduate Students

	Ensberg, Joseph (B.S.) Impacts of electronically photo-excited NO2 on air pollution control strategies in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Submitted.
	Wilschke, Jeffrey S. (B.S.) Numerical simulation of a mortar system deployment by airbag gas generator. In progress.

Former Students and Staff

Vutukuru, Satish (Ph.D., 2008)
Post-UCI: Environmental Consultant, ICF International

Simulation and analysis of secondary organic aerosol dynamics in the South Coast Air Basin of California. J. Geophys. Res. 111, D10S12, doi:10.1029/2005JD006139 (2006)
Contribution of gas phase oxidation of volatile organic compounds to atmospheric carbon monoxide levels in two areas of the United States. Griffin R.J., Chen J., Carmody K., Vutukuru S. and Dabdub D. J. Geophys. Res. 112, D10S17, doi:10.1029/2006JD007602 (2007)
Development of a fully dynamics approach for modeling secondary organic aerosol. In progress
Impact of shipping emissions on sulfate aerosol in the South Coast Air Basin of California. In progress
A study of distributed power generation and regional air quality effects in the San Joaquin Valley of California. In progress

Carmody, Kevin (B.S., 2007)
Post-UCI: Project Engineer, Rockwell Collins

Contribution of gas phase oxidation of volatile organic compounds to atmospheric carbon monoxide levels in two areas of the United States. Griffin R.J., Chen J., Carmody K., Vutukuru S. and Dabdub D. J. Geophys. Res. 112, D10S17, (2007) doi:10.1029/2006JD007602

Jimenez-Aranda, Angel (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005)
Post-UCI: Director, Centro de Estudios Superiores de la Aviación. Spain

Gas-phase molecular halogen formation from sea-salt aerosols: When are interface reactions important? Thomas J., Jimenez-Aranda A., Finlayson-Pitts B. J. and Dabdub D. J. Phys. Chem A, 110, (2006) 1859-1867. doi:10.1021/jp054911c
Addition. Gas-phase molecular halogen formation from NaCl and NaBr aerosols: When are interface reactions important? Thomas J. L., Jimenez-Aranda A., Finlayson-Pitts B. J. anad Dabdub D. J. Phys. Chem. A 111, (30) (2007) 7243-7244. doi:10.1021/jp073927v

Rodriguez, Marco (Ph.D., 2004)
Post-UCI: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

Monte Carlo uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of the CACM chemical mechanism. Rodriguez M. and Dabdub D. J. Geophys. Res. 108, (D15), 4443, doi:10.1029/2002JD003281 (2003)
IMAGES-SCAPE2: A modeling study of size and chemically resolved aerosol thermodynamics in a global chemical transport model. Rodriguez M. and Dabdub D. J. Geophys. Res. 109, D02203, doi:10.1029/2003JD003639 (2004)
Air quality impacts of distributed power generation in the South Coast Air Basin of California 1: Scenario development and modeling analysis. Rodriguez M. A., Carreras-Sospedra M., Medrano M., Brouwer J., Samuelsen G. S. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 40, (2006) 5508-5521.
Air Quality Modeling in the South Coast Air Basin of California: What do the numbers really mean? Carreras-Sospedra M., Dabdub D., Rodriguez M. and Brouwer J. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., 56, (2006) 1184-1195.
Air quality impacts of distributed power generation in the South Coast Air Basin of California 2: Model uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. Rodriguez M. A., Brouwer J., Samuelsen G. S. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 41, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.02.049 (2007) 5618-5635.

Allen, William (Research Assistant, 2004)
Post-UCI: The University of Nottingham, England

Knipping, Eladio (Ph.D., 2002)
Post-UCI: Project Manager, Air Quality, Health & Risk Assessment. EPRI

Experiments and simulations of ion-enhanced interfacial chemistry on aqueous NaCl aerosols, Knipping E. M., Lakin M. J., Foster K. L., Jungwirth P., Tobias D. J., Gerber R. B., Dabdub D. and Finlayson-Pitts B. J. Science 288, (2000) 301-306.
Modeling study of Cl2 formation from aqueous NaCl particles: Evidence for interfacial reactions and importance of Cl2 decomposition in alkaline solution. Knipping E. and Dabdub D. J. Geophys. Res. 107, (D18), 4360,doi:10.1029/2001JD000867 (2002).
Modeling surface-mediated 'renoxification' of the atmosphere via reaction of gaseous nitric oxide with deposited nitric acid. Knipping E. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 36 , (2002) 5741-5748.
Impact of chlorine emissions from sea-salt aerosol on coastal urban ozone. Knipping E. and Dabdub D. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37, (2003) 275-284.

Nguyen, Khoi (Ph.D., 2002)
Post-UCI: Prof. of Science and Mathematics. Columbia College

Two-level time-marching scheme using splines for solving the advection equation. Nguyen K. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 35, (2001) 1627-1637.
Semi-Lagrangian flux scheme for the solution of the aerosol condensation/evaporation equation. Nguyen K. and Dabdub D. Aerosol Science and Technology 36, (2002) 407-418.
NOx and VOC control and its effect on the formation of aerosols. Nguyen K. and Dabdub D. Aerosol Science and Technology. 36, (2002) 560-572.
A coupled hydrophobic-hydrophilic model for predicting secondary organic aerosol formation. Griffin R. J., Nguyen K., Dabdub D. and Seinfeld J. H. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 44 , (2003) 171-190.
Development and analysis of a non-splitting solution for three-dimensional air quality models. Nguyen K. and Dabdub D. Atmospheric Environment 37, (2003) 3741-3748.

Sariyski, Tzvetan (Research Assistant, 1999)
Post-UCI: Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc.

Leverkuehn, Chris (B.S., 1999)
Post-UCI: Grad. study, Computational Mathematics, Kings College, London

DeHaan, Laurel (Research Assistant, 1997)
Post-UCI: Prof. of Mathematics, Lyon College

Schmieder, Amy (M.S., 1998)

Last Updated on Jun 10, 2009