Jimenez Research Group

Department of Chemistry and CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder


Group Members

Jose

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

Research Scientists


Doug Day

Doug Day, Ph.D.
Education:Ph.D., Physical/Atmospheric Chemistry, 2003, University of California, Berkeley with Ron Cohen
Research: Instrument development and application for the study of submicron particle and gas-phase chemistry.
Phone: 303.492.0594
Email: douglas.day@colorado.edu


Pedro Campuzano-Jost

Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Ph.D.
Education:Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institut für Chemie, Mainz, Germany, with John Crowley and Geert Moortgat
Research: Aircraft ToF-AMS deployment and data analysis, instrument development.
Phone: 303.492.0594
Email: Pedro.campuzanoJost-1@colorado.edu


Harald Stark

Harald Stark, Ph.D.
Education: Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, 1999, Universität Göttingen, Germany, with Jürgen Troe.
Research: TOF-CIMS analysis software development, instrument development and data analysis.
Phone: 303.492.0820
Email: Harald.Stark@colorado.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers


Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRES and Dept. of Chemistry, with CIRES Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ph.D., Physical/Environmental Chemistry, 2010, Northwestern University, with Franz Geiger
Research: SOA formation in urban areas. Analysis of AMS and complementary measurements carried out during the CalNex field campaign.
First Author Pubs from the Group: JGR (sub. May 2012)
Interests: Heterogenous Geochemistry, Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy.
Patrick.Hayes@colorado.edu
Homepage
Phone: (303) 492-1351


Reddy Yatavelli

Reddy Yatavelli, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRES and Dept. of Chemistry
Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, 2011, University of Washington-Seattle, with Joel Thornton
Research:Molecular-level analysis of organic aerosols with the MOVI-CI-TOFMS.
First Author Pubs from the Group: AS&T 2012
Interests: Atmosphere - Biosphere interactions, Development of new instrumentation for real-time trace gas and aerosol-particle observations, Effect of climate change on air quality and atmospheric chemistry.
yatavelli@gmail.com
Homepage
Phone: (303) 735-5990


Ingrid Ulbrich

Ingrid Ulbrich, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRES and Dept. of Chemistry
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, 2011, University of Colorado, with Jose-Luis Jimenez.
Research: Source apportionment of ambient aerosol using advanced aerosol instruments
First Author Pubs from the Group: ACP 2009; AMT 2012
Interests: Statistical analysis of large datasets, chemistry education, teaching.
ingrid.ulbrich@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990


Wei Wei Hu

Wei Wei Hu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, CIRES and Dept. of Chemistry
Ph.D., in Atmospheric Sciences, 2013, Peking University, China, with Min Hu
Research: The SOA formation in biogenic area by combining the Potential Aerosol Mass (PAM) reactor with the AMS and other instruments
Interests: Secondary organic chemistry; the instrumentation of organic measurement.
weiwei.hu-1@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990

Associate Scientist


Donna Sueper

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

Visiting Scientists


Joel Kimmel

Joel Kimmel, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 2004, Stanford University, with Richard Zare
Research: Improved instrumentation for aerosol mass spectrometry.
First Author Pubs from the Group: IJMS 2011


Art Braundmeier

Art Braundmeier, Ph.D.
Education: Ph.D. Solid State Physics and Health Physics; University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1970.
Research: Instrument and software development, thin films for optical devices, magnetic thin film characteristics in the RF.
Email: art.braundmeier@gmail.com

Ph.D. Students


Amber M. Ortega

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: Investigation of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Different Sources and Ambient Environments.
Interests: biking, hiking, cooking, wine, gardening, belly dancing, and music
amber.ortega@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990


Brett Palm

Brett Palm, B.S.
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
B.S. in Chemistry, Darmouth College, 2009
Research: secondary organic aerosol formation.
Interests:
brett.palm@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990


Samantha Thompson

Samantha Thompson, B.A.
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
B.A. in Chemistry, Carleton College, 2011
Research:
Interests:
samantha.thompson@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990


Joran Krechmer

Jordan Krechmer, A.B.
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
A.B. in Physics, German, Bowdoin College 2007
Research: instrument development, mass spectrometry, secondary organic aerosol formation.
Interests:
jordan.krechmer@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990

Professional Research Assistant


Michael Lechner

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

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