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
• Syllabus & Course Schedule
• Suggested textbooks: Jacob, Finlayson-Pitts & Pitts, Seinfeld & Pandis
• Homeworks
• Piazza system for Q&A
• Office Hrs (both Paul & Jose): 30 min after each lecture (in the classroom) & Wed 11-12 in our offices (Cristol 434 / 436)
  • For Jose an exception is Wed 25-Feb when I have a conflict, so office hours will instead be Fri 27-Feb 11-12.
  • During weeks when we not teaching we can still meet after class, or by appointment.

Topics for Spring 2015 (Ongoing and Already Covered)

• Box models, O3 formation in the troposphere, radical chemistry, intro to chamber experiments (Jose)
  • Lecture Notes
  • RSC Report on O3 formation (some sections suggested)
• Reading (required unless marked otherwise):
  • Chapter 3: Simple Models from Jacob
  • Chapter 9: Chemical Kinetics from Jacob
  • Chapter 11: Oxidizing Power of the Troposphere from Jacob (Read from start till end of section 11.3.2.)
  • Tool: KinSim v3.0 kinetics simulator & KinSim help file
  • For your review, if needed:
    • Chapter 1: Measures of Atmospheric Composition from Jacob
  • Other References (not required)
    • Notes on trop. O3 formation from 5151

• VOC oxidation & Secondary Organic Aerosol formation mechanisms (Paul)
  • Reading: Atkinson & Ziemann SOA review
  • References for material discussed in class
    • Table of Relevant Chemical Structures (From Jacobson)
    • Pankow 1994 on Absorptive Partitioning Theory
    • Donahue 2006 on Volatility Basis Set for Partitioning
    • Pankow & Asher 2008: SIMPOL structure-volatility relationships

• Aerosol mechanics
  • Size distributions, condensation / evaporation, gas/particle partitioning and VBS
  • Diffusion and in-particle reactions
  • Aerosol loss mechanisms and inlets

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

• Introduction to Aerosol Instrumentation
  • SMPS and CPC
  • Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
    • Reading: HR-ToF-AMS paper
  • Thermal Desorption Particle Beam Mass Spectrometry
  • Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (CIMS) (Jose)
    • Reading: I- ToF-CIMS paper

Possible Topics for Future Offerings

• CIMS
  • Fundamentals and reaction mechanisms
    • Predicting reaction rates
  • Properties of key CIMS systems: H3O+, acetate, I-, NO3-
  • PTRMS (Joost de Gouw)

• 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