NERC Research Fellow
EPA STAR Graduate Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware
Sep 2011 → Aug 2014ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Graduate Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware
Jun 2011 → Sep 2011Center For Critical Zone Research Graduate Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware
Aug 2008 → Jun 2011We study the physical and chemical properties of aerosols using single particle mass spectrometry and optical trapping approaches. Aerosols are relevant to a wide range of applications, from climate to health to materials science, so our work is by nature highly interdisciplinary. We develop our own instruments to tackle important questions about aerosol processes and properties. Current research interests include resolving the factors that govern photoinitiated chemistry in aerosols, quantifying the surface composition of picolitre volume droplets, and elucidating the growth mechanisms of engineered nanoparticles.