Kerrigan Cain (E 2020)

(he/him)

About

Kerrigan Cain obtained his PhD in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in May 2020. His research focused on developing novel experimental techniques in order to better understand organic compounds in the atmosphere and their physical and chemical properties. Kerrigan’s research utilized chemical engineering fundamentals such as thermodynamics and heat and mass transfer and many different experimental techniques to characterize these compounds. He is now working as a Research Engineer at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Kerrigan’s research at NASA varies from developing power solutions for space applications to investigating Earth and planetary science.

Publications during PhD

Cain, K.P., & Pandis, S.N. (2017). A technique for the measurement of organic aerosol hygroscopicity, oxidation level, and volatility distributions. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 4865–4876. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4865-2017

Li, Y., Tasoglou, A., Liangou, A., Cain, K.P., Jahn, L., Gu, P., Kostenidou, E., & Pandis, S.N. (2018). Cloud condensation nuclei activity and hygroscopicity of fresh and aged cooking organic aerosol. Atmos. Environ., 176, 103–109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.11.035

Cain, K.P., Karnezi, E., & Pandis, S.N. (2020). Challenges in determining atmospheric organic aerosol volatility distributions using thermal evaporation techniques. Aerosol Sci. and Tech., 54, 941–957. https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2020.1748172

Jahl, L.G., Brubaker, T.A., Polen, M.J., Jahn, L.G., Cain, K.P., Bowers, B.B., Graves, S., and Sullivan, R.C. (2021). Atmospheric aging enhances the ice nucleation ability of biomass-burning aerosol. Sci. Adv., 7, eabd3440. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd3440

Cain, K.P., Liangou, A., Davidson, M.L., Pandis, S.N. (2021). α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility. Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 21, 200511. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2020.08.0511