Atmospheric Chemical Mechanisms
December 10-12, 2008, The ARC, UC Davis
Complete Program with Speaker Bios and Contact Info
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Wednesday - December 10, 2008
Welcome and Introductions
Session A: Uncertainties In Chemical Mechanisms – Current Status And Important Issues
MODERATOR: Paul Ziemann, University of California, Riverside
Measurements of the RO2 + RO2 Self Reaction Kinetics and Radical Product Channel Branching Fraction?
Aaron C. Noell, Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Recent Advances in Aromatic Hydrocarbon Gas Phase Mechanisms
Ian Barnes, University of Wuppertal
Uncertainties in Ozone / Terpene Mechanisms
George Marston, University of Reading
Theoretical Studies of (Sesqui) Terpene Oxidation Systems
Luc Vereecken, University of Leuven, Belgium
Evaluation and Reduction of a Detailed Chemical Mechanism for Alphapinene Degradation and Subsequent Secondary Aerosol Formation
Karl Ceulemans, IASB-BIRA
Are the Alkyl Nitrates Reservoirs or Sinks of Reactive Nitrogen?
Zhongming Chen, Peking University
Plenary Lecture II
NEW CHEMISTRIES – EVIDENCE FROM FIELD EXPERIMENTS
Andreas Hofzumahaus, Jülich Research Center
Session B: New Evolving Chemistries
MODERATOR: George Marston, University of Reading
Uncertainties in Radical Production, Oxygenates, and SOA Formation
Rainer Volkamer, University of Colorado at Boulder
Cloud Processing
Barbara Turpin, Rutgers University
Reactive Nitrogen Partitioning and Ozone Production in the Mexico City Urban Plume
Anne Perring, University of California Berkeley
Sensitivity of Ozone in Houston to New Radical Source Reactions
Greg Yarwood, Environ Corporation
The NO2 Issue
Geoff Tyndall, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Session C: Gas Phase To Secondary Organic Aerosols
MODERATOR: Rainer Volkamer, University of Colorado at Boulder
Chemical Mechanisms of SOA Formation from Alkanes and Alkenes
Paul Ziemann, University of California, Riverside
Organic Aerosol in the Greater-Edmonton Air Shed: Primary and Secondary Components and their NOx Dependence
Craig Stroud, Environment Canada
A Vapor Pressure Model Including Group-Group Interactions: Impact on Secondary Organic Aerosol Yield
Steven Compernolle, Belgian Institute for Space-Aeronomy
Representative Semi-Volatile Components in Atmospheric SOA Formation
Gordon McFiggans, University of Manchester
Photosensitized Heterogeneous Ozone Processing on the Organic Coatings in the Atmosphere
Sašo Gligorovski, Universités d'Aix-Marseille - CNRS
Thursday – December 11, 2008
Plenary Lecture III
The Chemistry of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation
Rich Kamens, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Session D: Condensed And Multiphase Phase Chemistry
MODERATOR: Barbara Turpin, Rutgers University
Current Issues in Multiphase Chemistry
Hartmut Herrmann, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Uptake of HO2 and N2O5
Joel Thornton, University of Washington
Photo-Enhanced Deposition of Trace Gases at the Interface of Organic Surfaces
Christian George, University of Lyon
Evidence for Photo-Induced Nucleation: Does the HO2 Radical Play a Role?
Aaron C. Noell, Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Heterogeneous Uptake of N2O5: Field Determinations of Uptake Coefficients and Efficiency for ClNO2 Production
Steven S. Brown, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Ozonolysis of Oleic Acid Adsorbed to Polar and Nonpolar Aerosol Particles
Elias Rosen, University of North Carolina
Session E: Chemical Mechanism Evaluation
MODERATOR: William Carter, University of California, Riverside
EUROCHAMP-2
Ian Barnes, University of Wuppertal
Problems and Progress in Using Environmental Chambers for Evaluating Mechanisms
David Cocker, University of California, Riverside
The Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanism, Version 2 – An Update
Wendy Goliff, Desert Research Institute
Gas-Phase Precursors to Anthropogenic SOA: Using the MCM to Probe Detailed Observations of Aromatic Photo-Oxidation
Andrew Rickard, University of Leeds
Photochemical Formation of Secondary Organic Compounds in Urban Plumes: A Case for Detailed Chemical Mechanisms
Roberto Sommariva, University of East Anglia
Session F: Developments In Mechanism Reduction Techniques
MODERATOR: Gary Whitten, Smog Reyes
Do We Need Huge Organic Mechanisms? If So, Observed j x HCHO Provides a Strong Check on VOC Oxidation Rate and Ozone Production
Robert B. Chatfield, NASA Ames Research Center
Development of a Condensed SAPRC-07 Mechanism
William Carter, University of California, Riverside
Development of Systematic Reduction Techniques to Describe the SOA/VOC/NOx/O3 System
Bernard Aumont, University of Paris
A New Condensed Toluene Mechanism for Carbon Bond
Gary Whitten, Smog Reyes
A Common Representative Intermediates (CRI) Mechanism for VOC Degradation
Steven Utembe, University of Bristol
Application of the Higher-Order Decoupled Direct Method for Impact of Uncertainties in Chemical Reaction Rates on Model Sensitivities
Bonyoung Koo, ENVIRON International Corporation
Modelling Smog Chamber Measurements of Unleaded (ULP), E5 and E10 Vehicle Exhaust Reactivities
Merched Azzi, CSIRO
Friday – December 12, 2008
Plenary Lecture IV
The Present State and the Future Direction of Air Quality Management in California
Ajith Kaduwela, California Air Resources Board
Session G: Chemistry In The Free Troposphere
MODERATOR: William Stockwell, Howard University
Oxidation Reactions at the Low Temperatures of the Upper Troposphere
Alexandre Kukui, Service d'Aéronomie – CNRS
NOy Chemistry in the Free Troposphere
William Stockwell, Howard University
Temperature Dependencies of Reactions and Photolysis Processes of Relevance to the Free Troposphere
John Orlando, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Problems Above the Mixing Height
Stanley Sander, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Session H: Chemical Mechanism Implementation For Policy
MODERATORS: Ajith Kaduwela, California Air Resources Board Deborah Luecken, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Multi-Pollutant Policy Applications
Karen Wesson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc
Scientific Support for Air Quality Policy Formulation in Europe
Dick Derwent, rdscientific
Peer Review of SAPRC07
William Carter, University of California, Riverside
Application of Extended SAPRC Mechanism to Study Effects of HRVOC Emissions in a Severe O3 Nonattainment Area
Daewon Byun, University of Houston
Reaction Rate Uncertainty in the Development of Control Strategies
Daniel Cohan, Rice University
Conference Summary
William Carter, University of California, Riverside
Poster Presentations
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Kinetic Study of the Gas Phase Reaction of Dimethyl Sulfoxide with Atomic Chlorine
Mihaela Albu Bergische Universität Wuppertal -
Useful Improvements in the Methodology of Solid Phase Microextraction That Could Aid Mechanism Development
Elena Gómez Alvarez Fundación CEAM -
The EUROCHAMP Database of European Atmospheric Simulation Chambers
Amalia Muñoz Fundación CEAM -
Atmospheric Fate of Pesticides: Simulation Chamber Studies
Amalia Muñoz Fundación CEAM -
Development of Methodologies for IR analysis at the EUPHORE Simulation Chambers: A Case Study
M. Ródenas Fundación CEAM -
An Intercomparison of Isoprene Chemical Mechanisms Used in Regional and Global Chemical Transport Models
Alex Archibald University of Bristol -
A New Dye to Probe the Acidity at the Water/Air and Ice/Air Interface
Thorsten Bartels-Rausch Paul Scherrer Institut -
Product and Kinetic Investigations on the Gas Phase Chemistry of Dimethylated p-benzoquinones
Iustinian Bejan University College Cork & Bergische Universität Wuppertal -
Mechanistic Investigations on the Photolysis of Alkyl Nitrophenolic Compounds
Iustinian Bejan University College Cork & Bergische Universität Wuppertal -
Phenoxy-Type Radical Formation from the Oxidation of Phenolic-Type Compounds - Investigations on Nitrophenols
Iustinian Bejan University College Cork & Bergische Universität Wuppertal -
2-Nitrophenol as Secondary Organic Aerosol Source from Photolysis Reactions
E. Borrás Fundación CEAM -
Total Radical Production and Degradation Products from Alkene Ozonolysis: Preliminary Experimental and Modelling Results
Marie Camredon University of Birmingham -
Observations of Nitrogen Dioxide, Total Peroxy Nitrates, and Total Alkyl Nitrates in the Borneo Forest During 2008 OP3 Campaign
Piero Di Carlo Universita' di L'Aquila, Coppito -
Explicit Analysis and Simulation of the Ozone Photochemical Formation in Santiago, Chile
Y. F. Elshorbany University of Wuppertal & National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza -
Determination of Equilibrium Constant for the Reaction Between Acetone and HO2 Using Infrared Kinetic Spectroscopy (IRKS)
F. J. Grieman Pomona College -
Sensitivity of Atmospheric Chemistry/Aerosols Model Coupled to Regional Climate Model to the Resolution – Application of Effective Emission Concept for Ships
Tomas Halenka Charles University -
Evaluation of Toluene Mechanisms for Use in Carbon Bond 05 (CB05) by Environmental Chamber Simulations
Gookyoung Heo University of Texas at Austin -
Laboratory Study of the Diffusivity of NOx and HONO in Snow
M. Kerbrat Paul Scherrer Institute -
Application of Mechanism-Independent Photochemical Cycles Analysis Tool (pyIrr) to Evaluate the Effect of Changes in Temperature, Isoprene Concentrations and Insolation on Regional Photochemistry Using CB05, SAPRC99 and SAPRC07 Mechanisms
Yosuke Kimura University of Texas at Austin -
Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of the Reactions of Atomic Chlorine with C2H5Br, n-C3H7Br, and 1,2-C2H4Br2
Patrick L. Laine Georgia Tech -
Mechanisms for Organic Acid Formation in the Ozonolysis of Terpenes
George Marston University of Reading -
Preliminary Kinetic Measurements from the EXTreme RAnge (EXTRA) Chamber
Max R. McGillen The University of Manchester -
Rate Constants for the Gas-Phase Reactions of OH Radicals with a Series of C6-C14 Alkenes at 299 ± 2 K
Noriko Nishino University of California, Riverside -
Measurements of the RO2 + RO2 Self-Reaction Kinetics and Radical Product Channel Branching Fraction
Aaron C. Noell California Institute of Technology / JPL -
Integration and Co-Development of the MCM and IUPAC Databases: Providing Kinetic and Mechanistic Data for the Atmospheric Science Community
A.R. Rickard University of Leeds -
Production of ClNO2 and Cl2 from N2O5 Uptake on Model Aerosol Substrates
James M. Roberts National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -
A Modeling Study on How ClNO2 Formation Interacts with Chlorine Availability and Chlorine Cycling in the Houston Atmosphere
Heather Simon University of Texas at Austin & U.S. EPA -
On the CI-Initiated Oxidation of α,β-Unsaturated Esters: A Temperature Dependence Study Under Atmospheric Conditions
Mariano A. Teruel Universidad Nacional de Córdoba -
Application of the “Ozone Source Apportionment Technology” (OSAT) in the Tropical Andes Mountains
M. Victoria Toro Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana-Medellín -
Graphical Interface Development for Chemical Mechanisms Modeling in Simulation Smog Chambers
Mónica Vázquez Fundacion CEAM -
Development of an Effective IR Method to Monitor the Reaction and Obtain Kinetics of the Ozonolysis of an Aromatic Compound in the Aerosol Phase
Ruth Wamsley University of Manchester -
Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies of the Reaction of Atomic Chlorine and Dimethyl Selenide
Zhijun Zhao Georgia Tech