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Faculty
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International Collaborators
Several international researchers are members of our AirUCI team, including:
- Dr. Pavel Jungwirth at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Dr. Leon F. Phillips at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Dr. Martina Roeselová at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Dr. Bernd Winter of BESSY, Germany
National Lab Collaborators
We collaborate closely with researchers at two U.S. National Laboratories: Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL). Our National Lab partners include:
- Dr. Liem Dang of PNNL
- Dr. Bruce C. Garrett of PNNL
- Dr. Alexander Laskin of PNNL
- Dr. Julia Laskin of PNNL
- Dr. A. Scott Lea of PNNL
- Dr. Christopher J. Mundy of PNNL
- Dr. Sotiris S. Xantheas of PNNL
- Dr. Alla Zelenyuk of PNNL
- Dr. Miquel Salmeron of LBNL

Senior Science Advisor
Dr. James N. Pitts, Jr. is an additional resource for our team. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Riverside, co-founder and past director of the University of California Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, and is currently an AirUCI senior research chemist.
AirUCI Research Team
Much of our work is carried out by our talented research team, comprised of post-doctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Our summer staff includes chemistry teachers at the community college and high school levels who share with their students the latest research results from our projects. In addition, we regularly host visiting researchers from outside institutions as we build on collaborations and conduct joint research projects.
| Postdoctoral Researchers | Research Specialists | Ph.D. Candidates | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Scott Epstein | Barbara Cottrell (Assistant Specialist) | Crissy Anderson | Aditya Jani |
| Dr. Henk Eshuis | Michael Ezell (Research Specialist) | Adam Bateman | Paula Lee |
| Dr. Matthias Heyden | Hanna Lignell (Junior Specialist) | Sandra Blair | Geovani Montoya |
| Dr. Carla Kidd | Dr. Theresa McIntire (Project Scientist) | Alex Cohan | Rachel Tran |
| Dr. Andrew Martinez | Dr. Veronique Perraud (Project Scientist) | Matt Dawson | Van Tran |
| Dr. Noriko Nishino | Dr. Lisa Wingen (Project Scientist) | Christopher Dilbeck | |
| Dr. Kathryn Perrine | Mallory Hinks | ||
| Dr. Madeleine Pincu | Safa Khan | ||
| Dr. Marc Carreras Sospedra | Jayde Kwon | ||
| Dr. Abraham Stern | Yu Liu | ||
| Dr. Guofeng Sun | Amanda MacMillan | ||
| Dr. Enrico Tapavicza | Allie Margarella | ||
| Dr. Mychel Varner | Jeff Ngarmboonta | ||
| Tran Nguyen | |||
| Dian Romonosky | |||
| James Taing | |||
| Katelyn Updyke | |||
| Marijke Van Spyk | |||
| Zenghui Yang |
Support Staff
- Melissa Sweet, AirUCI Project Coordinator
- Jennifer Collopy, AirUCI Administrative Assistant
























