Research

Aerosol Chemistry in Remote Atmospheres

  • Hallar, A.G., D.H. Lowenthal, B. Zielinska, L.R. Mazzoleni, S. Clegg, D. Collins, Collaborative Research: Hygroscopic Properties of Aerosol Organics, NSF Atmospheric Chemistry Program, 2009-2012 (Extended to 2013). Read more
  • Mazzoleni, L.R., C. Mazzoleni, R.C. Owen, N. Urban, S. Olsen, and D. Helmig, Collaborative Research: Chemical, Physical, and Radiative Properties of North Atlantic Free Tropospheric Aerosol after Long-range Transport, NSF Atmospheric Chemistry Program, 2011-2014 (Extended to Feb. 2016). Read more

Cloud and Aqueous Aerosol Chemistry

  • Shaw, R., W. Cantrell, C. Mazzoleni and L.R. Mazzoleni, Development of a Turbulent Cloud Chamber, NSF Major Research Instrumentation, 2010-2013 (Extended to 2015). Read moreWatch video
  • Mazzoleni, L.R., D. Minakata, W. Cantrell, C. Mazzoleni and R. Shaw, Aqueous Phase Secondary Organic Aerosol: Isoprene Oxidation Products and Cloud Processing, Michigan Technological University Research for Excellence Fund: Research Seed, 2014-2015 (Extended to Aug. 2016).

Biomass Burning Aerosol Chemistry

  • Yatavelli, R.L.N., L.-W.A. Chen, L.R. Mazzoleni and A.C. Watts, Collaborative Research: Nitrogen Partitioning and Evolution of Particulate Organic Nitrogen in Peat Fire Emissions, NSF Atmospheric Chemistry Program, 2015 – 2017. Read more

Gas-to-Particle Secondary Organic Aerosol

  • Rahn, T., L.R. Mazzoleni, R.M. Cory, T.E. Larson, Isotopic Tracer for Climate-Relevant Secondary Organic Aerosol Components, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Laboratory Directed Research and Development-Exploratory Research, 2008-2011, Subcontracts to Michigan Technological University, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.

Analytical Methods and Infrastructure

  • Mazzoleni, L.R., Identification of Atmospheric Organic Matter by Multi-step Mass Spectrometric Analysis, Michigan Technological University Research for Excellence Fund: Research Seed, 2009-2010. Read more
  • Cantrell, W., L.R. Mazzoleni, E. Kane, P. Doskey, K. Paterson and C. Mazzoleni, Infrastructure Enhancement Request for the Acquisition of a Sunset Laboratory OCEC Instrument for the Determination of Organic and Elemental Carbon, Michigan Technological University Research for Excellence Fund: Institutional Enhancement, 2011-2012.
  • Chabalowski, C., L.R. Mazzoleni, D. Minakata, A. Minerick, J. Perlinger and R. Datta, Acquisition of an Ion Chromatography System for the Analysis of Cations and Anions, Michigan Technological University Research for Excellence Fund: Institutional Enhancement, 2014-2015.
  • Mazzoleni, L.R., E.S. Kane, A.R. Minerick and D. Minakata, MRI: Acquisition of an Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometer for Interdisciplinary Research and Education, NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program, 2015 – 2017 (Pending)