SCHOOL OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESGEORGIA TECH

Aerosol processes
in a changing
atmosphere.

We investigate the chemical and physical properties of atmospheric particles and their effects on air quality, climate, and human health.

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THE GROUP

We make invisible particles
legible—across scales.

From controlled laboratory experiments to field measurements and models, our work asks how aerosols form, transform, and influence the environment around us.

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Laboratory experiments

Probe particle formation, aging, and physicochemical properties under controlled conditions.

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Field measurements

Measure atmospheric composition and aerosol behavior in real environments.

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Atmospheric modeling

Connect observations to regional air quality and a changing climate.

RECENT UPDATES

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Pengfei Liu was promoted to Associate Professor and appointed the Elwood P. ‘Doc’ Blanchard Early Career Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Shreya Suri led a new ACS ES&T Air study comparing refractory black carbon and iron oxide aerosols in urban Atlanta and rural Boone, North Carolina, and evaluating their contributions to light absorption

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Lifei Yin led a new Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics study using GEOS-Chem to identify the chemical production, emissions, and transport processes controlling regional sensitivity to summertime temperature across the United States

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Research

Aerosol chemistry, air quality, and climate

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People

Our lab community

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Publications

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