Student (doctorates) Degree Department Graduation
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Kenneth E. Pickering Ph.D. Meteorology 1987
Dissertation: Observations of Tropospheric Trace Gases and
Techniques for Assessing Regional Transport of Air Pollutants.
Winston T. Luke Ph.D. Chemistry 1990
Dissertation: Reactive Nitrogen Compounds in the Troposphere:
Observations, Transport, and Photochemistry.
Linda J. Nunnermacker Ph.D. Chemistry 1990
Dissertation: Calibration and Detection Techniques for Trace
Nitrogen Compounds in the Atmosphere.
Olga Poulida Ph.D. Meteorology 1993
Dissertation: Observations and Photochemistry of Reactive Trace
Gases in the Atmosphere.
Kevin Civerolo Ph.D. Meteorology 1996
Dissertation: Development and use of a High Sensitivity, Fast
Response Nitric Oxide Detector for air Quality Monitoring and
Eddy Correlation Flux Measurements.
Shobha Kondragunta Ph.D. Chemistry 1997
The Impact of Aerosols on Urban Photochemical Smog Production.
Kevin P. Rhoads Ph.D. Chemistry 1998
The Influence of Continental Emissions of the Composition
of the Remote Marine Boundary Layer.
Raymond Morales Ph.D. Chemistry 1998
Carbon Monoxide, Ozone, and Hydrocarbons in the Baltimore
Metropolitan Area.
Kristen Hallock-Waters Ph.D. Chemistry 2000
Trace Gas Observations over Rural Virginia:
Photochemistry and Transport.
Alex J. DeCaria Ph.D. Meteorology 2000
Effects of Convection and Lightning on Tropospheric Chemistry
Ana I. Prados Ph.D. Chemistry 2000
The export of ozone and other atmospheric trace species from
North America: Observations and numerical simulations.
Rokjin Park Ph.D. Meteorology 2001
The Interaction of Regional- and Global-Scale Atmospheric
Chemistry, Transport, and Climate Processes. Postdoc. Harvard.
Lung-Wen (Antony) Chen Ph.D. Chem. Physics 2002
Urban Fine Particulate Matter: Chemical Composition and
Posible Origins. Postdoc DRI, Nevada.
William Swartz Ph.D. Chemistry 2002
Dissertation: "Quantifying Photolysis Rates in the Troposphere
and Stratosphere" (Res. Sci., Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.)
Joern Burkert Ph.D. Physics 2003
University of Bremen, Germany; co-Advisor with John P. Burrows.
Dissertation: "Modellierung der Troposphaerischen ozon und Radicalchemie"
("Modelling of Tropospheric Ozone and Radical Chemistry")
YuJin Choi Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2004
(Co Advisor S. Ehrman)
Dissertation: “Chemical Transport Modeling of Air Pollution in Maryland:
Investigations of the Role of Biogenic Emissions”
Brett F. Taubman Ph.D. Chemistry 2004
Dissertation: "Airborne Characterization of Regional Aerosol Origins
and Optical Properties"
Robert C. Levy Ph.D. Meteorology 2007
Dissertation: "Second Generation Retrieval of Tropospheric Aerosol
Properties from Inversion of Visible and Near-Infrared Spectral
Reflectance: Application over Maryland"
Jennifer C. Hains Ph.D. Chemistry 2007
Dissertation: "A Chemical Climatology of Lower Tropospheric Trace Gases
and Aerosols over the Mid-Atlantic Region"
Postdoc KNMI Utrecht, Holland.
Bryan J. Bloomer Ph.D. Meteorology 2008
Dissertation: "Air Pollution Response to Emissions Changes at Power
Plants in the Eastern United States"
Can Li Ph.D. AOSC 2008
Dissertation: "Emissions, Transport, and Evolution of Atmospheric Pollutants
from China: An Observational Study"
Masters of Science
Steven R. Messina M.S. Meteorology 1985
Thesis: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Meteorology and
Air Pollution at Deuselbach, West Germany.
Donna P. McNamara M.S. Meteorology 1988
Thesis: Origin of Tropospheric Ozone over Central U.S.
Brian S. Gockel M.S. Meteorology 1988
Thesis: Modeling and Observations of Trace Gases in Cumulus
Clouds.
William F. Ryan M.S. Meteorology 1990
Thesis: Synoptic-Scale Variations in the Vertical Distribution
of Ozone in the Lower Great Plains of the United States.
Olga Poulida M.S. Meteorology 1991
Nonthesis
Leslie Moy M.S. Meteorology 1992
Nonthesis
Kevin Civerolo M.S. Meteorology 1993
Nonthesis
Fred Fahlbusch M.S. Meteorology 1993
Nonthesis
Robert Gersten M.S. Meteorology 1995
Nonthesis.
Paul Kelley M.S. Meteorology 1996
Nonthesis.
Monica Spinnenweber M.S. Meteorology 2000
Eleanor Sparer M.S. Meteorology 2001
Anu Nadarajan M.S. Chem Engin. 2001
Thesis: "The formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols from a-Terpine."
(Joint advisor with S. Ehrman & R. Calabrese).
Bryan J. Bloomer M.S. Meteorology 2004
Nonthesis
Zahra Chaudhry M.S. Meteorology 2005
Undergraduate research was directed for Melody A. Owens (B.S. Physical Science, 1988), David Johns, Jr. (B.S. Chemistry, 1989), James Yeinger (B.S. Physical Science, 1990), William Hutchison (B.S. Physical Science, 1991), Abby Lindstrom (B.S. Chemistry, 1992), Nestor Suarez (B.S. Civil Engineering, 1992), Charles Piety (B.S. Chemistry, 1993), Dean Pinson (B.S. Physical Science, 1995), Peter Kivett (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1995), Fernando Rodriguez (B.S. Physical Science 1997), Song Ji (Chemistry, 2000), Eric Ellingson (With KEP) (ENCH, 2001), Lori McGuire (Physical Science, 2001), Teresa Ip (Chemistry, 2002), Elena Deviatova (Yegorova)(CMSC/PHYS, 2004), Lauren Zamora (MEES 2004).
All supported by research grants except Air Force students, Messina, McNamara, and Fahlbusch.