Lydia Jahl (S 2020)
(she/her)
About
Lydia Jahl is a Science and Policy Associate at the Green Science Policy Institute, where she works with other scientists, businesses, and policymakers towards the reduced use of toxic chemicals in products for healthier people and a healthier environment. Jahl received her PhD in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University in 2020 with the dissertation, “Understanding the Sources and Transformations of Ice Nucleating Particles and Trace Reactive Gases in Biomass-Burning Emissions”. Her PhD research focused on the atmospheric processing of biomass burning emissions, advancing the understanding and modeling of how these emissions affect the climate through cloud transformations and specific chemical reactions.
Selected Publications and Conferences during PhD
Jahl, L.G., Brubaker, T.A., Polen, M.J., Jahn, L.G., Cain, K.P., Bowers, B.B., Fahy, W.D., Graves,S., & Sullivan, R.C. (2021). Atmospheric aging enhances the ice nucleation ability of biomass-burning aerosol. Science Advances, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd3440
Jahl, L.G., Bowers, B.B., Jahn, L.G., Thornton, J.A., & Sullivan, R.C. (2021). Response of the reaction probability of N2O5 with authentic biomass-burning aerosol to high relative humidity. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5(10), 2587–2598. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00227
Jahl, L.G., Brubaker, T.A., Jahn, L.G., Polen, M.J., Bowers, B.B., Graves, S., Cain, K.P., Pandis, S.N., Sullivan, R.C. (2019). The Evolution of the Ice Nucleating Properties of Biomass-Burning Aerosol During Simulated Atmospheric Chemical Aging. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Jahl, L.G., Goldberger, L.Al, Ahern, A.T., Thornton, J.A., Sullivan, R.C. (2017). Chlorine Activation and Speciation during Nocturnal Processing of Authentic Biomass Burning Aerosol. American Association for Aerosol Research, 36th Annual Conference.
Jahn L.G., Jahl, L.G., Bowers, B.B., & Sullivan, R.C. (2021). Morphology of Organic Carbon Coatings on Biomass-Burning Particles and Their Role in Reactive Gas Uptake. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5(9), 2184-2195. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00237
Jahn L.G., Jahl, L.G., Bland, G., Bowers, B.B., Monroe, L., & Sullivan, R.C. (2021). Metallic and crustal elements in biomass-burning aerosol and ash: prevalence, significance, and similarity to soil particles. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5, 136-148. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00191
Jahn L.G., Polen, M. J., Jahl, L.G., Brubaker, T.A., Somers, J., & Sullivan, R.C. (2020). Biomass combustion produces ice-active minerals in biomass-burning aerosol and bottom ash. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(36), 21928-21937. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922128117
Goldberger, L.A., Jahl, L. G. Thornton, J.A., & Sullivan, R.C. (2019). N2O5 reactive uptake kinetics and chlorine activation on authentic biomass-burning aerosol. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 21(10), 1684-1698. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EM00330D