Faculty Directory
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Cort Anastasio
3146 Plant & Environmental Sciences Building
Office: 530-754-6095 Fax: 530-752-1552
Email: canastasio
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Professor of Tropospheric Chemistry and Associate Tropospheric Chemist
Sc.B., Chemistry (Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island)
Ph.D., Atmospheric Chemistry (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina)
Teaching: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Pollution (ATM 6), Issues in Atmospheric Science (ATM 30), Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry (ATM 160), Atmospheric Chemistry (ATM 260)
Research Interests: Tropospheric chemistry: chemistry and photochemistry of aerosol particles and fog/cloud drops; atmospheric reactions and cycling of oxidants, organic and inorganic nitrogen, organic carbon, and metals; sea-salt particle chemistry; snow photochemistry.
Christopher D. Cappa
Office:530-752-8180
Email: cdcappa
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Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Teaching:Air Pollution (ECI 149), Air Pollution Control Systems Design (ECI 150), Aerosols Lab (ECI247L), Global Climate Change (ECI289A).
Research Interests: Understanding how the properties of aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere vary in both space and time is of great importance owing to their influence on global climate, precipitation, visibility and human health. Research in the Cappa group focuses on characterization of the chemical, physical and optical properties of atmospheric aerosols, both through laboratory experiments and field observations."
Shu-hua Chen
235 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-752-1822 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: shachen
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Mesoscale Meteorology Group Site
Associate Professor of Meteorology and Assistant Meteorologist
B.S., Atmospheric Sciences (National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)
M.S., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana)
Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana)
Teaching: Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics (ATM 60), Mesoscale Meteorology (ATM 250), Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere (ATM 255)
Research Interests: Regional climate, air pollution, model development, severe weather, cumulus parameterization, data assimilation and numerical schemes.
Ann Dillner
Office: 530-752-1124
Email: amdillner
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Assistant Research Engineer, IMPROVE Program, Crocker Nuclear Laboratory
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 1989
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1994
PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 2000
Affiliates: Atmospheric Science Graduate Group, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Teaching:Air Pollution (ECI/ATM 149), Air as a Resource (ERS 131).
Research Interests:Particulate matter (PM) air pollution
PM and visibility at National Parks in the US (IMPROVE)
Chemical characterization of PM including:
Analysis of soil and trace elements using XRF
Organic functional group analysis with FTIR Spectroscopy
Sampling, analysis and artifacts of organic and elemental carbon
Ian C. Faloona
3138 Plant & Environmental Sciences Building
Office: 530-752-2044 Fax: 530-752-1552
Email: icfaloona
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Associate Professor and Associate Bio/Micrometeorologist
B.A., Chemistry (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Ph.D., Meteorology (The Pennsylvania State University)
Teaching: Introduction to Atmospheric Science (ATM 60), Boundary Layer Meteorology (ATM 158), Atmospheric Thermodynamics & Cloud Physics (ATM 120), Advanced Boundary Layers (ATM 223).
Research Interests: Interdisciplinary, observational approach ranging the globe and encompassing three principal areas –atmospheric photochemistry, marine biogeochemistry, and the turbulent dynamics of planetary boundary layers. Focus on bridging the fields of micrometeorology and chemistry in the atmosphere and ocean. Experimentation takes place on aircraft, ocean vessels, towers and in the lab using a wide array of optical and mass spectrometric analytical techniques..
Robert G. Flocchini
255 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-752-1018 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: rgflocchini
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Professor of Meteorology and Resource Scientist
B.S., Physics (University of San Francisco)
M.S., Physics (University of California, Davis)
Ph.D., Physics (University of California, Davis)
Research Interests: Transport of particulate matter especially with regard to agricultural sources; application of nuclear techniques to agriculture and environment.
Richard D. Grotjahn
231 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-752-2246 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: grotjahn
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Professor of Meteorology and Climate Dynamicist
B.S., Atmospheric Science (University of Washington, Seattle)
M.S., Meteorology (Florida State University,Tallahassee)
Ph.D., Meteorology (Florida State University, Tallahassee)
Teaching: Severe and Unusual Weather (ATM 10), Weather Analysis and Prediction (ATM 111, 111L), Computer Methods in Meteorology (ATM 150), General Circulation of the Atmosphere (ATM 240)
Research Interests: Synoptic/dynamic meteorology; general circulation and climate modeling; geophysical fluid dynamics; numerical weather prediction.
M. Levent Kavvas
Office: 530-752-2518
Email: mlkavvas
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Affiliates: Atmospheric Science Graduate Group, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Research Interests: Hydrology; Hydrometeorology, hydraulic modeling, erosion modeling; Stochastic pollution transport modeling; Stochastic methods.
Michael Kleeman
3125 Ghaussi Hall
Office: 530-752-8386
Email:mjkleeman
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Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
B.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo
M.S. Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology
Teaching: Probabilistic Systems Analysis (ECI 114), Air Quality Modeling (ECI 241), Air Quality (ECI 242), Aerosols (ECI 247).Urban and regional air quality, climate change, air pollution and health.
Research Interests:Urban and regional air quality, climate change, air pollution and health.
John Largier
Bodega Marine Laboratory
P.O. Box 247, Bodega Bay , CA 94923
Office: 707-875-1930 Fax: 707-875-2009
Email: jlargier
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics, Physics (University of Cape Town)
B.Sc. Hons. Applied Mathematics (University of Cape Town)
Ph.D. Oceanography (University of Cape Town)
Research Interests: Coastal oceanography, including wind forcing. Specific atmospheric interests include observations of the marine atmospheric boundary layer in coastal upwelling regions, seasonal and long-term variability in winds, and sea breeze effects. In the water, my interests include wind-driven mixing and how water-borne transport underpin environmental issues. My long-term goal is to better understand coastal ocean systems — to obtain an integrative view of how the diverse components, processes, and scales fit together.
Terrence R. Nathan
239 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-752-1609 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: trnathan
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Professor of Atmospheric Science and Atmospheric Dynamicist
B.S., Atmospheric Science and Mathematics (State University of New York, Albany)
M.S., Atmospheric Science (State University of New York, Albany)
Ph.D., Atmospheric Science (State University of New York, Albany)
Teaching: Global Climate (ATM 5), Atmospheric Dynamics (ATM 121A), Atmospheric Dynamics (ATM 121B), Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics (ATM 221), Topics in Atmospheric Science (ATM 270), Global Environmental Interactions (ERS 60)
Research Interests: My research is fundamental in nature and focuses on identifying and understanding the physical and dynamical mechanisms that govern the spatial and temporal evolution of large-scale atmospheric circulation systems. This research involves combining observations with advanced mathematical techniques to study the following: tropical- midlatitude interactions during El Niño and La Niña flow regimes; stability of geophysical fluid flows; nonlinear dynamics of atmospheric circulations; interactions among radiation, ozone and dynamics in the stratosphere; and the impacts of meteorological events on exploration, including the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Kyaw Tha Paw U
139 and 225 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-752-8172 and 530-752-1510 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: ktpawu
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Biometeorology Site
Professor of Atmospheric Science and Biometeorologist
B.S., Geophysics (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
M.S., Biometeorology (Yale University)
Ph.D., Biometeorology (Yale University)
Teaching: Severe and Unusual Weather (ATM 10), Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics (ATM 60), Meteorological Instruments and Observations (ATM 124), Biometeorology (ATM 133), Boundary-Layer Meterology (ATM 158), Advanced Biometeorology (ATM 233)
Research Interests: Biometeorology, micrometeorology, evapotranspiration, turbulence, aerosol physics, and boundary layer meteorology.
Ruth A. Reck
125 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-754-5669 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: rareck
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Director, National Institute For Global Environmental Change (NIGEC)
B.A., Chemistry/Mathematics (Mankato State University, Mankato, MN)
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry (University of Minnesota)
Postdoc, Applied Mathematics (Brown University)
Research Interests: Global climate change: the processes defining the global energy and moisture balance, and the related impacts on the earth's climate and ecosystem. Atmospheric physics and chemistry and the relationship to the observed behavior of the atmosphere.
Richard L. Snyder
243 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-752-4628 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: rlsnyder
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Biometeorology Site
Biometeorology Specialist (Cooperative Extension), Land, Air and Water Resources
B.A., Mathematics (University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls)
M.S., Agricultural Climatology (Iowa State University, Ames)
Ph.D., Agricultural Climatology (Iowa State University, Ames)
Research Interests: Evapotranspiration measurements, crop coefficients, irrigation scheduling, water resources planning, frost protection, phenology.
Anthony S. Wexler
Office: 530-754-6558
Email: aswexler
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Director, Air Quality Research Center and Crocker Nuclear Laboratory
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Land, Air and Water Resources
B.S., Engineering Physics (University of California, Berkeley)
M.S., Mechanical Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (California Institute of Technology)
Teaching: Air Pollution, Thermodynamics (ENG 105), Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Focus on understanding the processes that transport and transform particulate pollutants in the atmosphere and in lungs and employment of experimental and modeling approaches. Focus is on urban and regional smog and global climate change. Experimental work includes developing new instruments and deploying them in the field, measuring airway changes due to air pollutant exposure, and imaging particle deposition in airways, for both air pollution and pharmaceutical applications. Modeling work includes simulation of particle dynamics in the urban and regional atmosphere, vehicle emissions, and deposition in human airways
Bruce R. White
Office: 530-752-6451
Email: brwhite
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Professor, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
BAEM, University of Minnesota
M.S., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Affiliates: Science Graduate Group, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Research Interests:Turbulent boundary layer flows, aerodynamics, environmental aerodynamics, experimental fluid mechanics, wind engineering, particle flows.
Qi Zhang
Office: 530-752-5779
Email:dkwzhang
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Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology
Affiliates: Atmospheric Science Graduate Group, Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group, Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Group.
Research Interests: Properties, sources, and processes of atmospheric aerosol particles and droplets.
We conduct field measurements and laboratory studies of airborne particulate matter in order to achieve a fundamental and quantitative understanding of the properties, chemistry, and lifecycle processes of aerosol particles and fog/cloud droplets in the atmosphere. We also perform integrated analyses of worldwide aerosol mass spectrometry datasets for improved understanding and modeling of aerosol climatology. In addition, we develop instruments and data analysis techniques to study the chemistry of organics in airborne particles and droplets.
Emeriti Faculty
Thomas A. Cahill
Walker 105
Office: 530-752-4674 Fax: 530-752-9804
Email: tacahill
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DELTA Group Site
Emeritus Professor of Physics and Atmospheric Science
Recalled Professor of Engineering, Head DELTA Group
B.A., Physics (Holy Cross College)
M.A., Physics (University of California, Los Angeles)
Ph.D., Physics (University of California, Los Angeles)
Research Interests: Environmental applications of accelerator beams (soft beta rays, ions, polarized x-rays, lasers, ...), atmospheric physics and chemistry, with emphasis on long range transport of aerosols and their radiative effects in the atmosphere. Including the health effects of very fine particles, including aerosols from the World Trade Center, and aerosol impacts on Lake Tahoe.
Bryan C. Weare
247 Hoagland Hall
Office: 530-752-3445 Fax: 530-752-1793
Email: bcweare
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Professor of Meteorology and Meteorologist
B.S., Physics, Math (Bates College, Lewiston, Maine)
Ph.D., Biophysical Sciences (State University of New York, Buffalo)
Teaching: Global Climate (ATM 5), Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Cloud Physics (ATM 120), Radiation and Satellite Meteorology (ATM 128), Climate Dynamics (ATM 241)
Research Interests: Large scale ocean-atmosphere interaction; intraseasonal oscillation; global climatic change; satellite meteorology.
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