Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

2015 CIRES Graduate Student Research Awards

People
Cao Chen, Zachary Finewax, Harrison Gray, Catalin Negrea, Stephanie Redfern, Samantha Thompson, Shuichi Ushijima, Fnu Yanto
Year Awarded
2015
Type
GSRA
Affiliation
SWPC, UCB: Aerospace Engineering, UCB: ATOC, UCB: Chemistry, UCB: Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, UCB: Geological Sciences
Geography
CIRES

Cao Chen (Xinzhao Chu group, Aerospace Engineering Sciences) Topic: Exploration of the Mystery of Polar Wave Dynamics with Lidar, Radar and High-Resolution General Circulation Model.

Zachary Finewax (Joost de Gouw, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) Topic: Investigating Aerosol and VOC Products of Biomass Burning Emissions Through HR-CIMS and Thermal Desorption Particle Beam Mass Spectrometry (TD-PBMS).

Harrison Gray (Dr. Gregory Tucker group, Geological Sciences) Topic: Development and application of luminescence dating as a new means to estimate sediment transport rates.

Catalin Negrea (Tim Fuller-Rowell, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering) Topic: Ionospheric Physics.

Stephanie Redfern (Jen Kay group, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) Topic: Global/Regional Climate Modeling & Climate Science Communication.

Samantha Thompson (Jose Luis Jimenez group, Department of Chemistry) Topic: Characterization and Deployment of a soft ionization mass spectrometer for organic aerosol and gas detection.

Shuichi Ushijima (Margaret Tolbert group, Department of Analytical Chemistry) Topic: Heterogeneous efflorescence of atmospherically relevant salts by mineral dust particles.

Fnu Yanto (Balaji Rajagopalan group, Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering) Topic: Space-Time Variability of Indonesian Hydroclimate: Diagnostics, Modeling and Implications for Water Resources Management.