Current Research Group Members
Jeffrey P. LeClair
MS Student, Chemistry
Spring 2009 -Summer 2011
Jeff's research resulted in the following publication:
Fragmentation Analysis of Water-Soluble Atmospheric Organic Matter using Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
by Jeffrey P. LeClair, Jeffrey L. Collett and Lynn R. Mazzoleni.
Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 46 (8), pp. 4312-4322, 2012.
Atmospheric Chemistry
Sandra S. Orlowski
Double BS Chemistry & Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Spring 2009 -Spring 2010
Nick Maynard
BS Student, Chemistry
Summer 2009 and Pruett Undergraduate Research Fellow during the Summer 2010
Dr. Shuvashish Kundu
Pruett Postdoctoral Fellow
July 2010 - Jan. 2012
Recent Group Alumni
Yunzhu Zhao
PhD Student, Environmental Engineering
Fall 2009 - Present
Annie L. Putman
BS Student, Chemistry
Spring and Summer 2010
Now employed by the Michigan State Police Department Forensic Science Laboratory.
Sandy's research at Michigan Tech resulted in the following presentation:
Separations of Atmospheric Water-Soluble Organic Compounds by Advanced Liquid Chromatographic Methods
by Sandra S. Orlowski, Parichehr Saranjampour, and Lynn R. Mazzoleni.
Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Dayton, OH, 2010. (Poster)
Yunzhu is writing a manuscript about the detailed molecular composition of cloudwater sampled at the Storm Peak Laboratory. She recently presented this work at the ACS Meeting in Denver, CO.
Identification of Atmospheric Organic Matter in Supercooled Cloud Water using Ultrahigh-Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry
by Yunzhu Zhao, Parichehr Saranjampour, A. Gannet Hallar, and Lynn R. Mazzoleni.
242nd ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO, August 2011. (Platform)
Now studying at Dartmouth
Annie's work at Michigan Tech resulted in the following publication:
Ultrahigh-Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Characterization of α-Pinene Ozonolysis SOA
by Annie L. Putman, John H. Offenberg, Rebeka Fisshea, Shuvashish Kundu, Thom A. Rahn, and Lynn R. Mazzoleni.
Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 46, pp. 164-172, 2012.
DM Ashraf Ul Habib
PhD Student, Atmospheric Science
Summer 2011 - Present
Megan Dalbec
BS Student, Environmental Engineering
Summer 2011 - Present
Now employed at Pfizer
Dr. Katja Dzepina
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Feb. 2012 - Present
Dr. Dzepina's Most Recent Publication:
Modeling the Multiday Evolution and Aging of Secondary Organic Aerosol During MILAGRO 2006
by Katja Dzepina, Christopher D. Cappa, Rainer M. Volkamer, Sasha Madronich, Peter F. DeCarlo, Rahul A. Zaveri, Jose L. Jimenez, J.L.
Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 45(8), pp. 3496-3503, 2011.
His research resulted in the following publication:
Molecular composition of β-caryophyllene ozonolysis SOA
by Shuvashish Kundu, Rebeka Fisseha, Annie L. Putman, Thom A. Rahn, and Lynn R. Mazzoleni.
In Preparation, 2012.
High Molecular Weight SOA Formation during Limonene Ozonolysis: Insights from Ultrahigh-Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Characterization
by Shuvashish Kundu, Rebeka Fisseha, Annie L. Putman, Thom A. Rahn, and Lynn R. Mazzoleni.
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, In Press, 2012.
Parichehr Saranjampour
MS Student, Chemistry
January 2010 - Present
Senait Gebreeyesus
BS Student, Environmental Engineering
Spring 2012 - Present
Habib is researching aqueous phase reactions involving low molecular weight organic compounds and inorganic salts. He will present his recent findings at the AAAR meeting in October.
Aqueous Processing of Low Molecular Weight Carbonyls in Ammonium Sulfate Solutions
by D.M.A. Habib and Lynn R. Mazzoleni.
American Association for Aerosol Research 31st Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN 2012.
Parichehr is working on the detailed molecular composition of nonurban ambient aerosol collected at the Storm Peak Laboratory. She recently contributed to the following manuscript currently in press:
Identification of Water-Soluble Organic Carbon in Nonurban Organic Aerosols using Ultrahigh-Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry: Organic Anions
by Lynn R. Mazzoleni, Parichehr Saranjampour, Megan M. Dalbec, Vera Samburova, Barbara Zielinska, A. Gannet Hallar, Douglas Lowenthal, and Steve Kohl.
Environmental Chemistry, In Press, 2012 (Invited).
Megan has been working on the descriptive statistical analysis of ultrahigh-resolution FT-ICR MS data. She recently contributed to the following manuscript currently in press:
Identification of Water-Soluble Organic Carbon in Nonurban Organic Aerosols using Ultrahigh-Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry: Organic Anions
by Lynn R. Mazzoleni, Parichehr Saranjampour, Megan M. Dalbec, Vera Samburova, Barbara Zielinska, A. Gannet Hallar, Douglas Lowenthal, and Steve Kohl.
Environmental Chemistry, In Press, 2012 (Invited).
Senait is working on the OC/EC method development necessary for the low concentration free troposphere aerosol samples we're collecting at the Pico Mountain Observatory in the Azores.