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Research interests
We 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.
External positions
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 2011Structured keywords and research groupings
- Cabot Institute City Futures Research
- Cabot Institute Environmental Change Research
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Projects
Impacts of Photoinitiated Chemical Processing on Climate Relevant Aerosol Properties
1/09/17 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
Research Output
- 30 Article (Academic Journal)
The Surface Tension of Surfactant-Containing, Finite Volume Droplets
Bzdek, B., Reid, J. P., Malila, J. & Prisle, N. L., 14 Apr 2020, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117, 15, p. 8335-8343 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
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Surface Tensions of Picoliter Droplets with Sub-Millisecond Surface Age
Miles, R., Glerum, M., Boyer, H., Walker, J., Dutcher, C. & Bzdek, B., 4 Apr 2019, In : Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 123, 13, p. 3021-3029 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
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Vibrational Spectroscopy of Individual Aerosol Droplets by Optical Tweezers
Bzdek, B. & Walker, J., Apr 2019, In : Spectroscopy. 34, 4, p. 22-31 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Open Access
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Datasets
Data from Measurements of the Imaginary Component of the Refractive Index of Weakly Absorbing Single Aerosol Particles (JPC A 2017)
Reid, J. P. (Creator), Bzdek, B. R. (Creator), Orr-Ewing, A. J. (Creator) & Willoughby, R. (Creator), University of Bristol, 17 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.5523/bris.3jtnpjdeep6r42ic29e0ddnit5, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/3jtnpjdeep6r42ic29e0ddnit5
Dataset
Assessing the Accuracy of Complex Refractive Index Retrievals from Single Aerosol Particle Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
Orr-Ewing, A. J. (Creator), Bzdek, B. R. (Creator), Willoughby, R. (Creator) & Reid, J. P. (Data Manager), University of Bristol, 4 Jul 2016
DOI: 10.5523/bris.1a088w6wntf5210fkekhagrkfu, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/1a088w6wntf5210fkekhagrkfu
Dataset
Transient Cavity Dynamics and Divergence from the Stokes-Einstein Equation in Organic Aerosol
Reid, J. P. (Creator), Haddrell, A. E. (Creator), Bzdek, B. R. (Creator) & Miles, R. E. H. (Creator), University of Bristol, 6 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.5523/bris.kew7yuaymnif2m388cmpgbg16, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/kew7yuaymnif2m388cmpgbg16
Dataset
Prizes
Sheldon K. Friendlander Award
Bzdek, Bryan R (Recipient), 2017
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