Analytical, Environmental, and Atmospheric Chemistry Division

Department of Chemistry and CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder


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    Division Faculty Members

    Ellie Browne

    Eleanor C. Browne
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Fellow of CIRES
    Ph.D. 2012, University of California at Berkeley
    Research: Chemistry of reduced nitrogen species in the atmosphere
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    Office: Cristol 327
    eleanor.browne@colorado.edu
    Phone: 303-735-7685

    Joost de Gouw

    Joost de Gouw
    Professor of Chemistry, Fellow of CIRES
    Ph.D. 1994, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
    Research: Volatility organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmospheric, atmospheric impact of energy systems
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    Office: Cristol 354
    Joost.deGouw@colorado.edu
    Phone: 303-492-9422

    Jose-Luis Jimenez

    Jose-Luis Jimenez
    Professor of Chemistry and Fellow of CIRES
    Ph.D. 1999, M.I.T.
    Research: Atmospheric particle characterization (e.g., chemical composition, size distributions, and particle morphology), aerosol climatology, and advanced aerosol instrumentation.
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    Office: Cristol 346
    jose.jimenez@colorado.edu
    Phone: (303) 492-3557

    Margaret Tolbert

    Margaret Tolbert
    Professor of Chemistry and Fellow of CIRES
    Ph.D. 1986, Caltech
    Research: Laboratory investigations of heterogeneous chemistry
    Member, National Academy of Sciences
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    Office: CIRES 166
    margaret.tolbert@colorado.edu
    Phone: (303) 492-3179

    Rainer Volkamer

    Rainer Volkamer
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Fellow of CIRES
    Ph.D. 2001, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany
    Research: Atmospheric Trace Gases, Remote Sensing, Advanced Optical Spectroscopic Instrumentation.
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    Office: Ekeley M325
    rainer.volkamer@colorado.edu
    Phone: (303) 492-1843

    Paul Ziemann

    Paul Ziemann
    Professor of Chemistry and Fellow of CIRES
    Ph.D. 1991, Penn State Univ.
    Research: Organic Aerosol Chemistry
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    Office: Cristol 434
    paul.ziemann@colorado.edu
    Phone: (303) 492-9654

    Affiliated Faculty Members

    Jordy Bouwman

    Jordy Bouwman
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry
    Ph.D. Natural Sciences: Universiteit Leiden Leiden, the Netherlands
    Research: Interstellar (prebiotic) hydrocarbons, physical chemistry, (laser) spectroscopy, quadrupole ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometry, threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy, quantum chemical computations.
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    Jordy.Bouwman@colorado.edu

    Steven Brown

    Steven Brown
    Adjoint Professor of Chemistry, and Research Chemist, NOAA Chemical Sciences Division
    Ph.D. 1997, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Research: Atmospheric nitrogen oxides, nightime tropospheric chemistry, and high sensitivity optical instrumentation
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    Office: NOAA CSD
    Steven.S.Brown@noaa.gov
    Phone: (303) 497-6306

    Jianghanyang (Ben) Li

    Jianghanyang (Ben) Li
    Assistant Professor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
    Ph.D. Atmospheric Chemistry: Purdue University, 2021
    Research: My research uses analytical chemistry and stable isotopic analysis (C, H, O, N, S) to understand the origins and chemical processes of atmospheric trace gases, as well as their roles in impacting global climate and regional air quality.
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    Jianghanyang.Li@colorado.edu

    Fernando Rosario-Ortiz

    Fernando Rosario-Ortiz
    Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    D.Env. 2006, University of California, Los Angeles
    Research: Chemistry of reduced nitrogen species in the atmosphere
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    Office: ECES 130
    fernando.rosario@colorado.edu
    Phone: 303-492-7607

    Emeritus Faculty Members

    Bob Sievers

    Bob Sievers - Not currently taking students
    Professor of Chemistry and Fellow of CIRES
    Ph.D. 1960, University of Illinois
    Research: Analytical, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Chemistry
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    Office: Ekeley W281
    bob.sievers@colorado.edu
    Phone: (303) 492 7943 and (303) 492 8083