AtmChem-5152

This is the web page for the Atmospheric Chemistry II Course at CU-Boulder (CHEM/ATOC-5152). It will be co-taught by Profs. Paul Ziemann and Jose-Luis Jimenez in Spring 2015 under the name CHEM-6111 (Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry), while the formal course will be created later.

Organizational Info for Spring 2015

• We will meet in Ekeley W165, Tue & Thu 9:30-10:45 am
• Tentative course schedule
• Suggested textbooks: Jacob, Finlayson-Pitts & Pitts, Seinfeld & Pandis

Topics for Spring 2015 (Ongoing and Already Covered)

• Box models, O3 formation in the troposphere, and radical chemistry (Jose)
• Reading:
  • Chapter 3: Simple Models from Jacob
  • Chapter 9: Chemical Kinetics from Jacob
  • Tool: KinSim v3.0 kinetics simulator & KinSim help file
  • Other References
    • Notes on trop. O3 formation from 5151

Topics for Spring 2015 (Future)

• VOC oxidation & Secondary Organic Aerosol formation mechanisms (Paul)
  • Reading: Atkinson & Ziemann SOA review

• Aerosol mechanics
  • Size distributions
  • Condensation / evaporation and coagulation
  • Gas/particle partitioning and VBS
  • Diffusion and in-particle reactions
  • Aerosol loss mechanisms and inlets

• Introduction to Chambers and Reactors
  • Large Environmental Chambers
  • Oxidation Flow Reactors

• Introduction to Aerosol Instrumentation
  • SMPS and CPC
  • AMS and TDPBMS
    • Reading: HR-ToF-AMS paper & TDPBMS paper

• Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (CIMS) (Jose)
  • Fundamentals and reaction mechanisms
    • Predicting reaction rates
  • Properties of key CIMS systems: H3O+, acetate, I-, NO3-
  • PTRMS (Joost de Gouw)
  • Reading: I- ToF-CIMS paper

• Other possible topics
  • Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) and use of the PET and/or ME-2 software tools
  • Introduction to analysis of actual data from instruments (e.g. AMS or CIMS with Igor packages)
  • Other topics of direct research-related interest to students and their advisors