Members

Our Values: Our group strives to prioritize and fight for an inclusive and secure environment, built on mutual respect and trust. We welcome and value students, postdoctoral fellows, and other staff members from all backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, national origin, veteran status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, parental status, or disability. We believe that a respectful, equitable, and inclusive community has been, and will continue to be, essential for the success of our lab. We are proud that our lab’s research has been used to make policy decisions to clean up the air; with that we carry a responsibility to ensure that the policies enacted are equitable and address racial and socio-economic differences in the air we breathe.

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Current Students:

Yuanlong Huang
Research Scientist: Environmental Science & Engineering
yhuang@caltech.edu

B.S. and M.S. Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 2011 and 2014
Ph.D. Environmental Science & Engineering, Caltech, 2019

Research Interests: Aerosol physics, chemical modeling, instrument development

 

Christopher Kenseth
G7: Chemistry
ckenseth@caltech.edu

B.S. Chemistry, University of Vermont, 2015

Research Interests: Molecular composition and formation mechanisms of biogenic secondary organic aerosol; mass spectrometric, chromatographic, and synthetic techniques

 

Elyse Pennington
G5: Chemical Engineering
epenning@caltech.edu

B.S. Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, 2017

Research Interests: Regional air quality modeling (CMAQ), Los Angeles air quality

 

Reina Buenconsejo
G4: Chemistry
rbuencon@caltech.edu

B.A. Chemistry, Pomona College, 2015

Research Interests: secondary organic aerosol formation and chemical composition, biomass burning, volatile chemical products

 

Benjamin Schulze
G4: Environmental Science & Engineering
bschulze@caltech.edu

B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 2016
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 2018

Research Interests: Aerosol-cloud interactions, source apportionment, marine aerosol

 

Clare Singer
G4: Environmental Science & Engineering
csinger@caltech.edu

B.A. Physics, University of Chicago, 2018.

Research Interests: Lagrangian cloud microphysics models for stratocumulus 

 

Emily de Jong
G3: Mechanical & Civil Engineering
edejong@caltech.edu

B.S.E. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, 2019.

Research Interests: aerosol-cloud interactions, climate modeling

 

 

Ryan Ward
G3: Environmental Science & Engineering
ryan@caltech.edu

B.S. Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering, University of Florida, 2019.

Research Interests: aerosol physics, aerosol-cloud interactions, anthropogenic impacts on air quality and climate

 

Recent Alumni:

Sophia Charan, AAAS

Weimeng (Stephanie) Kong, California Air Resources Board

Brigitte Rooney

Kelvin Bates, Harvard University

Renee McVay, Environmental Defense Fund

Becky Schwantes, NCAR

Matt Coggon, NOAA

Kate Schilling, Yale University

Xuan Zhang, NCAR

Joey Ensberg, United Technologies

Yi Chun Chen, Academia Sinica Taiwan

Jill Craven, Intel

Christine Loza, 3M

Lindsay Yee, UC Berkeley

Andrew Metcalf, Clemson University

Zach Lebo, University of Wyoming

Man Nin Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Scott Hersey, Olin University

Havala Pye, US EPA

Arthur Chan, University of Toronto

Jason Surratt, University of North Carolina

Shane Murphy, University of Wyoming

Armin Sorooshian, University of Arizona

Daven Henze, University of Colorado, Boulder

Sally Ng, Georgia Tech

Former Lab Fish:

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Oz
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