Dr. Song Guo, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Ph.D., Peking University, 5/2012 - present
Dr. Alexei Khalizov, Assistant Research Scientist, Ph. D., Russian Academy of Sciences, worked in the Department of Chemistry at University of Waterloo and at McGill University, 8/2005 - present

Current Visiting Students

Ms. Fei Xu, doctoral student, Shandong University, 9/2010 - present

Former Ph.D. Graduate Students

Chair, Keun-Hee Lee, “Modeling the direct and indirect effects of atmospheric aerosols on tropical cyclones”, Ph.D. dissertation, 100 pp., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2011 (Research Scientist, Korean Meteorological Administration)
Chair, Guohui Li, “Investigation of the aerosol-cloud interaction using the WRF framework”, Ph.D. dissertation, 141 pp., Texas A&M University, 2008 (Post doc at Molina Center/MIT)
Chair, Jun Zhao, “Experimental and theoretical investigation of nucleation and growth of atmospheric aerosols”, Ph.D. dissertation, 141 pp., Texas A&M University, 2007 (Post doc at the National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Chair, Jiwen Fan, “Effects of aerosols on deep convective cumulus clouds”, Ph.D. dissertation, 124 pp., Texas A&M University, 2007 (Post doc at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Chair, Edward C. Fortner, “Airborne and ground based measurements of volatile organic compounds using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry in Texas and Mexico City”, Ph.D. dissertation, 90 pp., Texas A&M University, 2006 (Post doc in the Department of Chemistry, Montana State University)
Chair, Dan Zhang, “Laboratory investigation of physical and optical properties of soot-containing aerosols”, Ph.D. dissertation, 90 pp., Texas A&M University, 2005 (Post doc at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
Chair, Inseon Suh, “Photochemistry of aromatic hydrocarbons: Implications for ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation”, Ph.D. dissertation, 130 pp., Texas A&M University, 2004 (Senior Research Scientist, Samsung Electronics Inc.)
Chair, Wenfang Lei, “Ozone formation in the Houston-Galveston area: A regional chemical transport model study”, Ph.D. dissertation, 161 pp., 2003 (Post doc at MIT and UCSD)

Former M.S. Graduate Students

Chair, Jonathan Vogel, “Simulation of aerosol-cloud interactions on the WRF model at the Southern Great Plain site”, M.S. thesis, 119 pp., Texas A&M University, 2012 (Ph.D. candidate at McGill University)
Chair, Vanita Lal, “Heterogeneous Reactions of Epoxides in Acidic Media”, M.S. thesis, 76 pp., Texas A&M University, 2011 (Research Associate, Trinity, Boston, MA)
Chair, Miguel Cruz-Quiñones, “Heterogeneous reaction of NO2 with soot surfaces and the effect of soot aging on its reactivity leading to HONO formation”, M.S. thesis, 60 pp., Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2009
Chair, Huaxin Xue, “Variation in morphology, hygroscopicity, and optical properties of soot particles coated by dicarboxylic acids”, M.S. thesis, 51 pp., Texas A&M University, 2008
Chair, Nick P. Levitt, “Heterogeneous organic acid uptake on soot surfaces”, M.S. thesis, 66 pp., Texas A&M University, 2007 (Shield Environmental, Kentucky)
Chair, Donald W. Bond, “NOx production by lightning in the continental U.S. and its impacts on tropospheric chemistry”, M.S. thesis, 74 pp., Texas A&M University, 2001 (Scientist with Atmospheric Radiation Program ARM, Department of Energy)
Chair, Dan Zhang, “Experimental and theoretical studies of OH-initiated reactions of isoprene”, M.S. thesis, 76 pp., Texas A&M University, 2001
Chair, Inseon Suh, “Atmospheric oxidation reactions of isoprene initiated by the hydroxyl radical and chlorine”, M.S. thesis, 74 pp., Texas A&M University, 2000

Former Post Docs/Research Scientists

Dr. Jun Zheng, Assistant Research Scientist, Ph.D., SUNY – Stony Brook, worked at Brookheaven National Lab, 7/2005 - 4/2012, now Professor, Nanjining University of Information Science & Technology, CHINA
Dr. Lin Wang, Assistant Research Scientist, 9/2007 - 12/2010, Ph.D., University of California – Riverside, now professor, Fudan University, CHINA
Dr. Yan Ma, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 8/2009 - 3/2010, Ph.D., University of Reading, now Professor in the College of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), CHINA
Dr. Yiwei Diao, Post Doctoral Research Associate, 11/2007 – 12/2008, associated Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), CHINA
Dr. Sang-Deuk Lee, Research Scientist, 1/2003 – 7/2004, Professor and Head, Department of Environmental Engineering, Mokpo National University, SOUTH KOREA

Graduate Student Awards

Yuan Wang, NASA Graduate Fellowship, 2009
Jiwen Fan, NASA Graduate Fellowship, 2004
Jiwen Fan, Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Award for Research, Texas A&M University, 2006
Jiwen Fan, Chinese Government Achievement Award for Graduate Students Studying Aboard, 2006
Jun Zhao, Chinese Government Achievement Award for Graduate Students Studying Aboard, 2005
Dan Zhang, Chinese Government Achievement Award for Graduate Students Studying Aboard, 2005
Dan Zhang, Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Award for Research, Texas A&M University, 2004

Visiting Scholars

Ms. Maria E. Huertas, doctoral student, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey,
Campus Toluca, Mexico, 1/2011 - 12/2011
Ms. Jessica G. Barrera, doctoral student, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey,
Campus Toluca, Mexico, 1/2011 - 12/2011
Mr. Haobo Tan, 6/2010 - 9/2010, Institute of tropical and marine meteorology/State Meteorological Administration, CHINA
Dr. Xingnan Ye, 1/2008 – 2/2008, associate Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Engineering, Fudan University, CHINA
Ms. Dingli Yue, 10/2007 – 1/2008, Doctoral Graduate Student, College of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, CHINA
Prof. Timonen Raimo, 9/2006 – 10/2006, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FINLAND
Dr. Joakim Pagels, 6/2006 – 7/2006, Division of Aerosol Technology (EAT), Lund University, Lund, Sweden/Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Mr. Huaxin Xue, 3/2006 –11/2006, Doctoral Graduate Student, Department of Environmental Engineering and Engineering, Fudan University, CHINA
Mr. Kentaro Misawa, 1/2005 – 3/2005, Doctoral Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN
Mr. Hajime Terazono, 11/2003 – 12/2003, Doctoral Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN
Prof. Rafael Navarro-González, 3/2002 – 4/2002, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MEXICO