Overview
Research in atmospheric chemistry, aerosols and clouds is focused on understanding the chemically driven processes that affect the Earth's atmosphere. This includes examination of the sources, fate and effect of processes involving chemistry, aerosols and clouds on both natural and pollutant releases to the atmosphere and their impacts, ranging from human health effects to climate forcing.
Faculty at Georgia Tech have a long history of developing new instruments for measuring the composition of atmospheric trace gases and particulate matter. These instruments are used to study chemical kinetic mechanisms in the laboratory and to conduct field experiments at both regional and global scales. Large-scale computer-based atmospheric models on cloud/aerosol interactions and for photochemical oxidant and airborne particulate matter formation and transport are developed and evaluated against field experimental data.
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Dr. Michael Bergin
Formation, Transport, and Deposition of Aerosols, Human health effects , Characterization of exposure in microenvironments
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Dr. Judith A. Curry
Remote sensing, Climate of the polar regions, Atmospheric modeling, and Air/sea interactions. Climate change
• Dr. Greg Huey
Atmospheric chemistry, Measurement of trace gases using chemical ionization mass spectrometry, Chemical kinetics of both ions and neutrals,, Aircraft sampling of condensable gases
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Dr. Athanasios Nenes
Modeling of aerosol-cloud-climate interactions on global scales, Parameterization of cloud microphysical processes.
Thermodynamic modeling of tropospheric aerosols,
Instrumentation and techniques for hygroscopicity and CCN activity
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Dr. Nga Lee (Sally) Ng
Aerosol chemistry. Laboratory and environmental chamber experiments to investigate secondary organic aerosol formation. Field measurements to understand the formation and evolution of atmospheric aerosols.
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Dr. Irina Sokolik
Physical, chemical, and optical properties of atmospheric aerosols and radiative impacts, combining modeling and measurements to study aerosol characteristics needed for climate change, remote sensing and atmospheric chemistry applications.
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Dr. Yuhang Wang
Tropospheric oxidants and their precursors and proxies,
Multiscale modeling of atmospheric chemistry and transport processes, Air pollution and its regional and global effects on the concentrations and distributions of trace gases
• Dr. Rodney Weber
Instrument development, field studies to understand natural and man-made emissions and their synergistic interactions relating to human health effects, visibility, haze, and climate.
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Dr. Paul Wine
Atmospheric chemical kinetics and photochemistry constraining models of climate change, Stratospheric ozone depletion, Air quality, and Acid precipitation
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Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols &
Clouds
• Paleoclimate
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Planetary Science
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Geochemistry
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Dynamics of Weather and Climate
• Geophysics
• Oceanography and Climate
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Remote Sensing
Mike Nicovich
David Tanner
Vishal Verma
Henian Zhang
Erica Alston
Dexian Chen
Sungeon Choi
Hongyu Guo
Dasa Gu
James Hite
Laura King
Ja-Ho Koo
Patrick Laine
Terry Lathem
Jin Liao
Jack Lin
Jiumeng Liu
Zhen Liu
Sean Miller
Michelle Oakes
Eric Parker
Charles Smeltzer
Ran Yin
Zhenzhen Yin
Xin Xi
Xiaolu Zhang
Yuzhong Zhang

M.S. Students
• Course: 30 Credit Hours
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Thesis or Non-Thesis
Ph.D. Students
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EAS Course: 15 Credit Hours
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Minor Course: 9 Credit Hours
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Academic Breadth
• Comprehensive Exam
• Doctoral Examination
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Air pollution meteorology
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Atmospheric Dynamics
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Thermodynamics of Atmospheres &
Oceans
• Atmospheric Aerosols
• Atmospheric Radiative Transfer
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Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere
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Advanced Environmental Data
Analysis
• Experimental Methods In Air Quality
• Climate & Global Change
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Satellite & Radar Meteorology
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Earth System Modeling
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B.S. or M.S. in any field of geophysical, physical or environmental science
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GPA: 3.0/4.0 & Higher
• Graduate record Exam (GRE)
• TOEFL (International Students)
• Application Form (Online)
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Personal Statement
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Recommendation Letters (3)
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Official Transcripts (each school)
• Test Scores (GRE and/or TOEFL)
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Graduate Assistantships (RA/TA)
• Full Tuition Payment
• National and Local Fellowships
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Professional Conference
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Research field missions
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State-of-the-art laboratories
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Local environmental monitoring
• Broad range of computing resources
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Interdisciplinary seminar series