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Ph.D. recipients

2021Thomas BrubakerRyan Sullivan and Shelley AnnaMechanical Engineering
Year Name Dissertation Advisor Department Last Known Position
2022 Bailey Bowers Ryan Sullivan Chemistry
2022 Brian Dinklacker Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2022 Sandra Fomete Coty Jen Chemical Engineering
2022 Luke Habib Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering
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 Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering
2022 Mingyi Wang Neil Donahue Chemistry
2021 Thomas Brubaker Ryan Sullivan and Shelley Anna Mechanical Engineering
2021 Lydia Jahl Ryan Sullivan Chemistry
2021 Spryo Jorga Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2021 Zhihao Li Satbir Singh and Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering
2021 Rebecca Tanzer Albert Presto and R. Subramaninan Mechanical Engineering
2020 Kerrigan Cain SOA volatility Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2020 Rose Eilenberg Allen Robinson Mecahnical Engineering
2020 Victoria Hofbauer Neil Donahue Chemistry
2020 Leif Jahn Ice nucleation and biomass burning Ryan Sullivan Chemistry
2020 Quanyang Lu Organic emissions and SOA formation Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering
2020 Marguerite Marks Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering
2020 Dana McGuffin Global inverse aerosol models Peter Adams, Erik Ydstie Chemical Engineering
2020 Meredith Schervish Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering
2020 Jiqiao Shi Neil Donahue Engineering and Public Policy
2020 Peter Tschofen Gross environmental damages Nick Muller Engineering and Public Policy
2019 Pablo Garcia Ultra-high resolution modeling Peter Adams, Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2019 Peishi Gu AMS in CACES / Pit Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Gvt CARB
2019 Andrew Hix Emissions Neil Donahue, Peter Adams Engineering and Public Policy
2019 Erin Mayfield Methane emissions Allen Robinson, Cohen Engineering and Public Policy Postdoc CMU
2019 Mike Roth Energy system modeling: air quality and climate co-benefits Paulina Jaramillo, Peter Adams Engineering and Public Policy
2019 Rishabh Shah Mobile AMS Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Postdoc NOAA
2019 Qing Ye Aerosol mixing / CACES / CLOUD Neil Donahue, Ryan Sullivan Chemistry, Engineering and Public Policy Postdoc MIT
2018 Michael Polen Cold plate ice nucleation Ryan Sullivan Chemistry Fac
2018 Ningxin Wang VOC/NOx SOA Spyros Pandis, Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Postdoc
2017 Adam Ahern BBOA Ryan Sullivan, Neil Donahue Chemistry Postdoc NOAA
2017 Hassan Beydoun Sub zero tweezers Ryan Sullivan Mechanical Engineering LLNL
2017 Kyle Gorkowsky Core-shell tweezers Ryan Sullivan, Neil Donahue Civil and Environmental Engineering LANL
2017 Eleni Karnezi SOA volatility and aging Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2017 Xiang Li Tunnel and methane measurements Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Gvt SCAQMD
2017 Zhongju (Hugh) Li PM spatial variations Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Postdoc NETL
2017 Georges Saliba Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Postdoc UCSD
2016 Peter Leeman MS: SMPS Ryan Sullivan Mechanical Engineering Aptiv, Test Engineer
2016 Antonios Tasoglou Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Pvt PTRMS
2016 Penglin Ye SOA formation and semi-volatility Neil Donahue Chemistry Pvt Aerodyne
2015 Anas Bahabri Stable Isotopes in Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Gathering Facilities, Processing Plants, and Transmission and Storage Sites in the Appalachian, Midwestern, and Southern Basins of the United Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University
2015 Jinhyok Heo Evaluation of air quality impacts on society: Methods and Application Peter Adams Civil and Environmental Engineering Cornell University
2015 Alyssa Moore McQuilling Ammonia emissions from livestock in the United States: From farm-level models to a new national inventory Peter Adams Civil and Environmental Engineering Southern Research Institute
2015 Laura Posner Sources of atmospheric particles in the U.S. Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering OSIsoft
2015 Yusuf Roohani Evaluation of Air Quality Impacts on Society: Methods and Application Peter Adams, Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Computational Modeler (Intern) at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
2015 Yi Tan Pollutant mapping in Pittsburgh Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Researcher at the International Council on Clean Transportation
2014 Melissa Day Atmospheric Organic Aerosol and Climate Change Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering ISI
2014 Ellis Robinson Mixing and Phase Behavior of Organic Particles Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Postdoctoral researcher, Johns Hopkins University
2013 Andrea Paciga Volatility of Organic Aerosol Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Associate Engineer, Phillips 66
2013 Anirban Roy Quantifying Source Contributions to Regional Particulate Matter and Ozone Allen Robinson, Peter Adams Mechanical Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston
2013 Erica Trump Atmospheric Particulate Matter: Dynamic Modeling from Laboratory to Regional Scales Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Customer Support Engineer, OSIsoft
2013 Daniel Tkacik Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Combustion Emissions: Molecular Studies to Highway Tunnels Allen Robinson, Peter Adams Civil and Environmental Engineering Communications Manager, Carnegie Mellon University
2013 Daniel M. Westervelt Characterizing the Sources of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Using a Global Aerosol Modeling Approach Peter Adams Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, NY
2012 Heber J. Chacon-Madrid The Fragmentation vs. Functionalization Paths of Molecules during Atmospheric Chemical Aging Neil Donahue Chemistry Director, ORA Investments, LLC
2012 Timothy Gordon Secondary Organic Aerosol from On- and Off-Road Combustion Emissions: Scientific and Policy Perspectives Allen Robinson Engineering and Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Science Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA
2012 Kaytlin Henry The Formation and Aging of Secondary Organic Aerosol from alpha-Pinene Oxidation Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Senior Engineer, Dow Chemical
2012 Shantanu Jathar Modeling Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation From Emissions of Combustion Sources Allen Robinson, Peter Adams Engineering and Public Policy Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
2012 Andrew May Quantifying Gas-Particle Partitioning of Primary Organic Aerosol from Combustion Sources Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University
2012 Benjamin Murphy Sources and Chemical Evolution of Atmospheric Organic Particulate Matter Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Physical Scientist, US EPA
2011 Greg T. Drozd Ozonolysis Intermediate Dynamics and Hydroperoxide Photodissociation in the Atmosphere Neil Donahue Chemistry Assistant Professor, Colby College
2011 Lea Hildebrandt Atmospheric Organic Particulate Matter: Measurements, Models and Mitigation Spyros Pandis, Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering and Public Policy Associate Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
2011 Marissa Miracolo Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Emissions from Combustion Sources Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Consultant, Mars & Co.
2010 Scott A. Epstein Organic Aerosol Chemistry and Thermodynamics at the Interface Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Air Quality Specialist, South Coast Air Quality Management District
2010 Gabriella J.E. Farnham Clouds and Climate: Ability of Atmospheric Particles to Uptake Water Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Director of Crude and Corrosion at Phillips 66
2010 Byong Hyoek Lee Volatility of Atmospheric Organic Aerosol Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2010 Yunha Lee Evaluation of Aerosol Indirect Effect Including Aerosols-Precipitation Interaction Using a Fast and Accurate Global Microphysics Model Peter Adams Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Scientist, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
2009 Shazeen Attari Global Climate Change and Human Behavior: Decreasing Energy Consumption Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor, Indiana University
2009 Brian Fifarek Globalization, Offshoring, and the Location of Innovation: A Case Study of Rare Earth Technology Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Eaton Corporation, Milwaukee, WI
2009 Elisabeth Gilmore Integrating Comprehensive Air Quality Modeling with Policy Analysis: Applications for Distributed Electricity Generation Lester B. Lave, Peter Adams Engineering and Public Policy and Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, Clark University
2009 Andrew Lambe Source Apportionment and Chemical Aging of Organic Molecular Markers Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Senior Research Scientist at Boston College / Aerodyne Research Inc.
2009 Jennifer Logue Characterizing Air Toxics Exposure and Risk in Allegheny County and Evaluating EPA Modeling Tools for Policy Making Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy Research Scientist, Residential Building Systems, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2009 Win Trivitayanurak Development of a Global Aerosol Microphysics Model Driven by Assimilated Meteorology and Evaluation Against Field Campaign Data Peter Adams Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmentalist, Department of Highways, Ministry of Transport, Thailand
2009 Kristina Wagstrom Characterizing the Orgins of Atmospheric Particulate Matter Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Northeast Utilities Associate Professor for Environmental Engineering Education, University of Connecticut
2008 Andrew Grieshop Sources and Atmospheric Transformations of Semivolatile Organic Aerosols Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
2008 Jeffrey Pierce Ultrafine Atmospheric Aerosols, Clouds and Climate Peter Adams, Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
2008 JaeGun Jung Regional Air Quality-Atmospheric Nucleation Interactions Spyros Pandis, Peter Adams Chemical Engineering Senior Associate, ENVIRON International Corp.
2007 John Dawson Response of Regional and Urban Air Quality to Global Climate Change Spyros Pandis, Peter Adams Chemical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy Environmental Consultant at Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2007 Allison Harris Resuspension of Particles from Soil Surfaces Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Green Consultant, EcoWorks in Detroit, MI
2007 Timothy Lane Source Contributions to Organic Aerosol in the Eastern United States Spyros Pandis, Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Research Scientist at Battelle
2007 Amy Sage Atmospheric Oxidation of Organic Compounds: Gas-Phase Reactivity, Gas-to-Particle Conversion, and Particle Aging Neil Donahue Chemistry
2007 Manish Shrivastava Understanding Sources and Behavior of Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions in the Atmosphere Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Research Scientist, Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2007 Emily Weitkamp Laboratory Studies of Oxidation of Primary Emissions: Oxidation of Organic Molecular Markers and Secondary Organic Aerosol Production Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Project Manager, Habitworks Inc.
2006 Albert A. Presto Atmospheric Ozonolysis of α-Pinene: Radical Generation and Aerosol Production Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Associate Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
2006 Jieyuan Zhang Nitrate Formation in the Atmosphere: Experimental and Theoretical Constraints Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Vice President, DFG Energy Company LLC
2005 Satoshi Takahama Inorganic Thermodynamics, Acid-Catalyzed Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation, and Aerosol Crystallization: Implications for Fine Particulate Matter Regulation Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Senior Scientist, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
2004 Eric Lipsky Measurement of Fine Particle Emissions from Combustion Sources: Design and Evaluation of Dilution Samplers and the Effects of Sampling Conditions Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor, Penn State University Greater Allegheny
2004 Natalie Pekney Trace Elements in Airborne Particulate Matter Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering National Energy Technology Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 R. Subramanian Sampling, Analysis, and Source-Apportionment of Ambient Carbonaceous Aerosols Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering
2004 James G. Wilkinson Development and Application of Air Quality Modeling Tools to Determine Uncertainty in Biogenic Emissions, Source Impacts, and Area of Influence Spyros Pandis Engineering and Public Policy
2003 Juan C. Cabada-Amaya Sources and Physical Characteristics of Atmospheric Carbonaceous Aerosol Spyros Pandis, Allen Robinson Chemical Engineering
2003 Kathleen Fahey Cloud and Fog Processing of Aerosols: Modeling the Evolution of Atmospheric Species in the Aqueous Phase Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2003 Bonyoung Koo Atmospheric Aerosol Dynamics: Mathematical Models and Their Evaluation Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Manager, ENVIRON International Corp.
2003 Charles Stanier Ultrafine Particles in the Atmosphere: Formation, Emission, and Growth Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Professor, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Associate Research Engineer, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, the University of Iowa
2002 Timothy M. Raymond Cloud-Aerosol Interactions in the Atmosphere Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Professor, Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University
2002 Wei Tang Effect of Wind-Driven Rain on Deterioration of a Tall Building: Numerical Modeling and Field Measurements Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering U.S. EPA
1999 Asif Saeed Ansari Mathematical Modeling of the Physico-Chemical Behavior of Atmospheric Aerosols Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
1999 Kevin Patrick Capaldo Atmospheric Aerosols: Chemistry and Dynamics under Natural and Polluted Conditions Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
1999 James J. Corbett, Jr. An Assessment of Air Pollution and Environmental Impacts from International Maritime Transportation Including Engineering Controls and Policy Alternatives Engineering and Public Policy Professor, School of Marine Sci & Policy， Public Policy & Administration， University of Delaware
1999 Celia Noemi Cruz Physicochemical Properties and Environmental Effects of Secondary Organic Aerosol Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
1999 Weiping Dai Numerical and Wind Tunnel Studies of Particle Transport, Deposition, and Rebound in Turbulent Flows Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Trinity Consultants, Dallas, Texas
1998 Vicken Etyemezian Processes Affecting Soiling and Deterioration of a Tall Building Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Researcher at the Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV
1998 Christopher S. Gurciullo Heterogeneous Atmospheric Chemistry: Sulfate Production in Clouds, Fogs, and Aerosol Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
1998 James Jason West Studies in Natural and Human System Response Relevant to Global Environmental Change Hadi Dowlatabadi, Spyros Randis Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1998 Maria Zufall Effects of Hygroscopic Growth and Waves on Dry Deposition of Atmospheric Aerosols to Natural Bodies of Water Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Trinity Consultants, Atlanta, Georgia
1997 Hampden Kuhns Spatial Variability of Greenlandic Ice Cores Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Researcher at the Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV
1995 Michael Bergin Fluxes of Chemical Species to the Greenland Ice Sheet Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor at Duke University
1992 Yee-Lin Wu Dry Deposition of Atmospheric Contaminants to Surrogate Surfaces and Vegetation Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
1991 John Borrazzo Uptake of Volatile Organic Compounds on Fibrous Surfaces Cliff Davidson Civil and Environmental Engineering U.S. Agency for International Development

Master’s degree recipients

Year Name Dissertation Advisor Department Last Known Position
2022 Pavi Rajan Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering
2020 Deanna Badger Coty Jen and Elizabeth Wayne Chemical Engineering
2020 Zuowei Wen CFD modeling of new optical tweezers and microfluidic system designs Ryan Sullivan Mechanical Engineering
2019 Sal Farina Modeling SOA Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2014 Peter Leeman Homogenization of excimer laser beam for single-particle mass spectrometry Ryan Sullivan Chemical Engineering Photographer, filmmaker
2013 Surya Venkatesh Dhulipala Particulate matter formation from volatile chemical products including combustion and non-combustion sources Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2018) and Postdoctoral Fellow at University of British Columbia (2021)
2013 Nivedita Krishna Kumar Measurement of Evaporation Rates of Atmospheric Nanoparticles Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student, Gasphase and Aerosol Chemistry Group, Paul Scherrer Institute
2012 William Burroughs Coating of Manufactured Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles with Secondary Organic Aerosol Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering
2012 Niv Kumar Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2012 Longwei Li Continuous Operation of and Atmospheric Chemistry Simulation Chamber Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Associate Technical Professional - Process, KBR, Inc.
2012 Junping Tang Simulating In-Cloud Secondary Organic Aerosol Production Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
2011 Mrunmayi Karve Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Engineer, Navistar/International
2010 Joohyung Lee Secondary Organic Aerosol Coating of Synthetic Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering
2008 Ngoc Nguyen Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering US Patent Office
2007 Jung Ho Jae A Study of the Hyproscopicity of Atmospheric Aerosols Using the Dry-Ambient Aerosol Size Spectrometer (DAASS) Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Senior Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
2005 Shaun Ferchak Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol as Cloud Condensation Nuclei: Aging Effects Spyros Pandis, Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Wireline Field Engineer, Schlumberger
2004 Clint Edleman Characterization of FTIR, noise and nonlinearity MChe, Chemical Engineering
2003 Bhavesh Shah Modeling of SO2 Oxidation in the Atmospheric Aqueous-Phase and the Design of Semicontinuous Aerosol Monitors Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Director, Industrial Solvents & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
2000 Mulia S. Mandiro Continuous Measurement of the Size Distribution of Atmospheric Aerosol From 3 Nanometer to 10 Micrometer Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
1998 Konstantinos G. Dassios The Mass Accommodation Coefficient of Ammonium Nitrate Aerosol Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina
1998 Dara Kieran Lillis The Effect of Fogs on Atmospheric Particulate Matter Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering
1997 Frederica Chaplin Turner Evaporation Rates of Secondary Organic Aerosol Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering

Postdoctoral scholars

Year Name Research Topic Advisor Department Last Known Position
2022 Tofigh Sayahi Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering
2020 Jiayu Li Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Faculty, University of Minnesota
Mark Omara Quantifying the magnitude of the emissions and leak rates of methane from shale gas activities in the Marcellus Shale Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Environmental Defense Fund
Ellis Robinson Albert Presto, Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering
Yi Tan Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering CARB
Yunliang Zhao Intermediate-volatiltiy organic compounds Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering CARB
Naomi Zimmerman Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
2017-2019 Hallie Boyer Chemlo Ryan Sullivan, Neil Donahue Chemistry Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota
2016-2019 Dexian Chen Neil Donahue
2015 Tim Dallmann Spatial mapping of urban air pollution Albert Presto Mechanical Engineering Air Pollution Specialist at California Air Resources Board
2014-2015 Nicholas Skarzynski Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering U.S. Energy Information Administration
2013-2014 Daniel Tkacik Methane emissions from the natural gas system Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Communications Manager, Carnegie Mellon University
2013-2014 Austin Mitchell Methane emissions from the natural gas system Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Midstream Coordination Engineer, CONSOL Energy
2010-2016 Rawad Saleh Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
2009-2011 Ilona Riipinen Aerosol microphysics, Gas-particle interactions, Atmospheric particle formation and growth. Spyros Pandis, Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Associate Professor at Stockholm University in Sweden
2008-2012 Christopher Hennigan Air quality and climate impacts of biomass burning Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County
2008-2009 Akua Asa-Awuku Organic aerosol mixing and cloud condensation nuclei Neil Donahue, Allen Robinson Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, University of Maryland
2008-2009 Manish Ranjan Characterizing atmospheric evolution of fine particle emissions from aircraft Allen Robinson Mechanical Engineering Sr. Process Development Engineer, Lam Research Inc.
2003-2006 Kara Huff Hartz Heterogeneous chemistry and atmospheric evolution of molecular markers Spyros Pandis, Neil Donahue, Allen Robinson Chemical Engineering Senior Scientist, Southern Illinois University
2002-2004 Bao Chuong Neil Donahue Chemical Engineering Research Scientist, US EPA
1999-2003 Andrey Khlystov Pittsburgh Air Quality Study Research Manager Spyros Pandis, Allen Robinson Chemical Engineering Research Scientist, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute
1997-1998 Merete Bilde Spyros Pandis Chemical Engineering Professor, Aarhus University