Graduate Student Projects
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The following projects
for graduate study, leading to an MSc or PhD degree are available in
The Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry. Students would be enrolled in
the
Graduate Programs in Chemistry, or
Earth and
Space Science and Engineering. In all cases students would have a
supervisory committee including two additional members of CAC.
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Developing techniques
to measure atmospheric trace species in pollution for sensitive
monitoring and control applications using ICOS (Integrated Cavity Output
Spectroscopy) near infra red diode lasers. See
Prof. Geoff Harris for more information.
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Developing new
approaches to assessing source emissions strength ratios using a
recently developed 3 channel TDLS. This project may involve direct
measurements of biomass burning and other fires, measurements from
patchy landscapes such as agricultural lands and accessing CO2 CO and
N2O simultaneouly under real mix traffic and real driving conditions.
See
Prof. Geoff Harris for more information.
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Investigation of the
formation, growth, volatility and hygroscopic properties of secondary
organic particles using smog chamber experiments. This study will
enhance our ability of interpreting field data, and numerical models,
understanding health and climate effects of atmospheric particles. For
further information see
Prof. Mike Mozurkewich.
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Developing detailed
numerical simulation model to aid in interpreting complex chemical and
microphysical processes taking place in the smog chamber experiments
above. For further information see
Prof. Mike Mozurkewich.
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Differential
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy - DOAS techniques in both 'active' and
'passive' forms can be used to monitor the composition of trace gases in
the atmosphere. Currently we have interests in night time chemistry of
NO3 (active-DOAS), and in deriving information on the vertical
distribution of NO2, aerosols and other species in the atmosphere using
MAX-DOAS. For further information, see
Robert McLaren.
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- Automated
Measurements of Oxygenated Hydrocarbons - Aldehydes and ketones are
ubiquitous in the atmosphere and are important to measure and understand
for their roles as toxics, organic intermediates, radical initiation,
ozone forming potential and reactants in heterogeneous reactions on/in
aerosols. We develop and utilize an automated HPLC measurement system
for continuous monitoring of a range of volatile carbonyl species. For
further information, see
Robert McLaren.
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- Determining
the chemical composition of products of atmospherically important
chemical reactions performed under controlled conditions. For
further information see Donald Hastie
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- Developing
mass spectrometric methods to identify compounds in atmospheric organic
particles. For further information see
Donald Hastie.
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- Determining
compounds that can be used to identify the source of atmospheric organic
particles. For further information see
Donald Hastie.
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- Investigation of
the formation, growth, volatility and hygroscopic properties of secondary organic particles producued in smog chamber experiments. This study will help in interpreting field data and enhance our understanding of health and climate effects of
atmospheric particles. For further information see Prof.
Mike Mozurkewich.
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- Mass
spectrometric measurements aimed at developing a detailed kinetic and mechanistic model of for the oxidation of terpenes and aromatic compounds in smog cjamber experiments. For further information see Prof.
Mike Mozurkewich.
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For further
information contact
Dr. Robert McLaren, Director, CAC.
Some Current Graduate Students Projects in CAC
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