Congratulations to first author Mario Schmidt and co-author Maya Abou-Ghanem for their new publication on production of atmospheric organosulfates via mineral-mediated photochemistry in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry!
Our group’s first paper has been published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters—congratulations to first authors Chelsea and Stephanie and co-authors Ming, Sherry, Celia, Adam, and Thomas!
Our work has been highlighted by the University of Alberta and in the national media as well—exciting!
I’ve just returned from two productive conferences—CSC 2016, the Canadian Society for Chemistry annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and DUST 2016, a conference on atmospheric dust (unsurprisingly) in Bari, Italy.
At both conferences, I talked about the exciting work that Stephanie and Sherry (our stellar undergraduate summer students) have been doing in the lab this summer—in only a few months, they’ve already gained great insights into dust photoreactivity.
It’s already time to start thinking about CSC 2017—I’m looking forward to co-hosting the atmospheric chemistry session with Arthur Chan at the University of Toronto!
— Sarah
As classes end, I’m looking forward to a summer of lab productivity!
In May, Stephanie and Sherry will continue their investigations of dust photochemistry (but on a full-time basis!). In July, new lab member Chelsea Cote will join us as a recipient of the Lloyd and Margaret Cooley Memorial Studentship in Analytical Chemistry. Both Stephanie and Chelsea will be staying on in the autumn as CHEM 401/403 students.
In June, I’ll be heading to the 99th Canadian Chemistry Conference (CSC 2016) in Halifax, where I’m looking forward to giving a talk and to catching up with others in the Canadian atmospheric chemistry community. From Halifax, I’ll be heading to Bari, Italy, where I’ll be giving a talk at the 2nd International Conference on Atmospheric Dust.
In the autumn, the group will be welcoming several new graduate students and another fourth-year research student … exciting days!
— Sarah
