Alumni of the Jimenez Research Group

Department of Chemistry and CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder


Research Scientists and Postdoctoral Researchers


Qi

Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Currently: Assistant Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of California-Davis (2009-present)
Immediately after our Group: Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY-Albany (2005-2009)
Research Scientist, CIRES, Aug. 2002-Sep. 2005
Ph.D. Atmospheric Chemistry 2002, University of California, Davis, with Cort Anastasio
Research while at CU: Atmospheric particle characterization and fundamental aerosol and heterogeneous chemistry
First Author Pubs from the Group: ES&T 2004 ; JGR 2005 ; ES&T 2005 ; ACP 2005 ; ES&T 2007 ; GRL 2007
qz@asrc.cestm.albany.edu
Homepage
Phone: (303) 492-0820


Edward Dunlea

Edward Dunlea, Ph.D.
After our Group: Program Manager, NOAA Atmospheric Composition and Climate Program
Postdoctoral Researcher, CIRES, Jan. 2004-Feb. 2008
Ph.D., Physical/Atmospheric Chemistry, 2002, University of Colorado-Boulder, with A.R. Ravishankara
Research while at CU: Air pollution and tropospheric chemistry research, particularly atmospheric aerosol processing.
First Author Pubs from the Group: ACP 2009
Homepage
Email: edward dot dunlea at noaa dot gov


Ken Docherty

Ken Docherty, Ph.D.
After our Group: EPA Research & Development, Research Triangle Park, NC
Postdoctoral Researcher, CIRES, Mar. 2005-Aug. 2009
Ph.D., Environmental Toxicology, 2004, University of California-Riverside, with Paul J. Ziemann
Research: Tropospheric chemistry of secondary organic aerosol formation, and the development of advanced particle analysis techniques to characterize the composition of organic aerosols.
First Author Pubs from the Group: ES&T 2008 ; JGR 2009 (in prep.)
Homepage
kenneth.docherty@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-0594

Ph.D. Graduates


Peter DeCarlo

Peter DeCarlo
After our Group: Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry (with Urs Baltensperger and Andre Prevot) at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland, with an NSF International Postdoc Fellowship
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences , Aug. 2002-Dec. 2007
B.S. Biochemistry University of Notre Dame, 2001
Thesis Title: Improving Submicron Aerosol Measurements with Real-Time Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
First Author Pubs from the Group: AS&T 2004 ; Anal. Chem. 2006 ; ACP 2008 ; ACP 2009 (in prep.)
Interests: My interests are varied and eclectic. When I am not busy in the lab I am tirelessly working for peace and justice in the world. Usually, however, when I do have free time I spend it in the mountains trying my hand at whatever mountain activity is in season.
Mexico City Pictures
peter.decarlo@psi.ch


Alex Huffman

Alex Huffman
After our Group: Postdoctoral Researcher, Group of Dr. Uli Poschl, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany
Ph.D. in Chemistry , Aug. 2002-Dec. 2008
B.S. 1999, Chemistry, Pepperdine University
Thesis Title: Development and Application of New Instrumental Techniques for Real-Time Characterization of Aerosol Volatility and Morphology
First Author Pubs from the Group: AS&T 2005 ; AS&T 2008 ; ES&T 2009; ACP 2009
Interests: world travel, running (training for first marathon), University of Arizona basketball fan, worked as a volunteer with a church and community center in Kampala, Uganda for a year in 2001, half-hearted current attempt to learn guitar
alex.huffman@colorado.edu


Allison Aiken

Allison C. Aiken
After our Group: Postdoctoral Researcher, Group of Prof. Ulrike Lohmann at the Swiss Federal Research Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich)
Ph.D. in Chemistry , Aug. 2003-Dec. 2008
B.S./B.S. 2002, Chemistry (w/ ACS Environmental Chemistry Certif.) and Biology, Furman University
Thesis Title: Quantitative Chemical Analysis of Ambient Organic Aerosols using High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
First Author Pubs from the Group: Anal. Chem. 2007 ; ES&T 2008 ; ACP 2009 - Part 1 ; ACPD 2009 - Part 2 (in press)
Interests: When I have time, I'm up for almost anything: biking (road), skiing, boarding, climbing, hiking, camping, swimming, the occasional sprint triathlon... I just happen to be much more proficient in some than others, and I'm not telling which is which! I also kinda sorta dabble in art, but I haven't had much time for that lately.
allison.aiken@colorado.edu
Homepage


Katja Dzepina

Katja Dzepina
After our Group: Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany (Drewnick / Borrmann Particle Chemistry Group)
Co-advisor: Sasha Madronich of NCAR
Postdoctoral Researcher, CIRES and NCAR, Feb. 2009-Aug. 2009.
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Aug. 2002-Jan. 2009.
B.S. University of Zagreb, Croatia
Thesis Title: Detection and Modeling of Organic Species and Toxics in Mexico City
First Author Pubs from the Group: IJMS 2007 ; ACP 2009
Interests: Family, friends, and the Sea
katja.dzepina@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 735-5990

Masters Graduates


Matt Dunn

Matt Dunn
After our Group: Chemir Analytical Services, St. Louis, MO
Main advisor: Jim Smith at NCAR
Graduate Student, Chemistry
Education: B.A. Chemistry 2002, University of Missouri-St. Louis
M.S. in Chemistry at CU, Aug. 2002-Nov. 2006.
Thesis Title: Investigating the Impact of New Particle Formation in the Atmosphere
First Author Pubs from the Group: GRL 2004
Interests: frisbee breaks, hiking, improvisational music, the Simpsons, and various bar games (pool, darts, even some air hockey)
mattdunn@ucar.edu
Homepage

Visiting Researchers


Dara Salcedo

Dara Salcedo, Ph.D.
Visiting Researcher, CIRES
Home Institution: Centro de Investigaciones Quimicas, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Education: Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry 2000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with Mario Molina
Postdoctoral Researcher, California Institute of Technology & Aerodyne Research, 2001-2002
Research: Measurement of Aerosol Properties in Mexico City, Mexico.
First Author Pubs from the Group: ACP 2006 ; ACP 2007
Homepage
dara@ciq.uaem.mx


Pierre Tulet

Pierre Tulet, Ph.D.
Visiting Researcher, CIRES
Home Institution: Meteo France, Toulouse, France
Research: (while in the group): ToF-AMS data analysis and SOA modeling

Undergraduate Students

Carlos

Carlos Gallar
After our group: Research Engineer, NOAA Aeronomy Lab
Visiting Undergraduate Student, CIRES, Sep. 2003-Sep. 2005, with Jose-Luis Jimenez & Charles Brock
Mechanical Engineer Degree from University Carlos III in Madrid, Spain
Research while at CU: Developed a custom SCoPC (scanning condensation particle counter)
First Author Pubs from the Group: AS&T 2006
Interests: When I have time, I like to be outdoors skiing, hiking or biking with friends. I also enjoy reading and traveling.
carlos.gallar@noaa.gov


Nicki Seminara

Nicki Seminara
Undergraduate, SURE Program, Environmental Engineering
Research: Development of environmental chambers for studies of aerosol properties and calibration procedures.
nseminar360@yahoo.com


Claudia Mohr

Claudia Mohr
After our group: Ph.D. Student, ETH and Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
Visiting Undergraduate Student, CIRES, Feb.-Aug. 2007
Home Institution: ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Research: (while in the group): Mass spectral and volatility signatures of particle sources
First Author Pubs from the Group: ES&T 2009


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