Jimenez Research Group

Jose-Luis Jimenez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Fellow of CIRES
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T., 1999
Research: Atmospheric particle characterization (e.g., chemical composition, size distributions, and particle morphology), aerosol climatology, and advanced aerosol instrumentation.
Homepage
jose.jimenez@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-3557
Fax: (303) 492-1149

Mike Cubison, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, CIRES
Ph.D., Atmospheric Physics Group, 2005, University of Manchester, UK with Hugh Coe
Research: Evaluating the physical and chemical properties controlling Cloud Condensation Nucleus (CCN) activation in different locations, through collaboration with many others providing data sets, and modelling work with NOAA ERL. Development and field testing of an automated particle concentrator. Development of the ToF-AMS system for the HIAPER aircraft project.
First Author Pubs from the Group: ACP 2006 ; ACP 2008
Interests: Cycling all summer, snowboarding all winter. It's a hard life in Colorado.
michael.cubison@colorado.edu
Homepage
Phone: (303) 492-1351

Delphine Farmer, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRES, with NOAA Climate and Global Change Fellowship
Ph.D., Physical/Atmospheric Chemistry, 2006, University of California-Berkeley, with Ron Cohen
Research: Air pollution and tropospheric chemistry in rural and urban environments; Biosphere-atmosphere exchange of aerosols and reactive trace gases, focusing on aerosol eddy covariance fluxes over forests with the ToF-AMS
First Author Pubs from the Group: PNAS 2009 (submitted)
Homepage
delphine.farmer@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-1351

Sanna Saarikoski, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, CIRES
Ph.D., 2008, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, with Risto Hillamo
Research: Aerosol concentrator
Homepage
sanna.saarikoski@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-0594

Prof. Allen Robinson
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
CIRES Visiting Fellow (jointly with de Gouw group at NOAA)
Dates in our group: Aug. 2009-June 2010
Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1990
M.S. (1993) and Ph.D. (1996) Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of California-Berkeley
Research: Organic aerosols
Email: alr@andrew.cmu.edu
Homepage
Phone: TBD

Prof. Hugh Coe
Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
Visiting Professor
Dates in our group: March-April 2010
Education: B.S. Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1989
PhD, Physics Department, UMIST, 1993
Research: Chemistry and physics of aerosols and clouds
Email: hugh.coe@manchester.ac.uk
Homepage
Phone: TBD

Joel Kimmel, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 2004, Stanford University, with Richard Zare
Research: Improved instrumentation for aerosol mass spectrometry.
joel.kimmel@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-0820 (Office); (303) 492-3631 (Lab)

Donna Sueper
Education: B.A. Math & Chemistry, 1986, Briar Cliff University
Research: Development, application, maintenance, and support of data analysis software for Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometers (ToF-AMSs)
donna.sueper@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-0644

Carly Robinson
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
B.S. Physics, Michigan Technological University, 2007
Research: Improved measurements of organic aerosols using soft-ionization aerosol mass spectrometry
Interests: traveling, tennis, horseback riding, snowboarding, hiking, Michigan sports, and my huge family. I'm loving the outdoor sports in Colorado.
carly.robinson@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990

Amber M. Ortega, M.S., B.S.
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science.
M.S. and B.S. in Meteorology, Penn State University, 2008
Research: previous experience in radicals dominating gas phase troposphere photochemistry, current interest in AMS size resolution and applications to soot/black carbon.
Interests: biking, hiking, cooking, wine, gardening, belly dancing, and music
amber.ortega@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990

Ingrid Ulbrich
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
B.S. Environmental Engineering, MIT
Research: Source apportionment of ambient aerosol using advanced aerosol instruments
First Author Pubs from the Group: ACP 2009
Interests: knitting, singing, baking, and hiking.
ingrid.ulbrich@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990

Michael Lechner
B.A. 2005, General Management, Pre-Medical, Michigan State University
Interests: Travel and the Outdoors
Michael.Lechner@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-4988