American Association for Aerosol Research - Abstract Submission

AAAR 31st Annual Conference
October 8-12, 2012
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Aerosol Nucleation: From Clusters to Nanoparticles


A novel kinetics mechanism for particle formation from methanesulfonic acid, amines and water.. MATT DAWSON, Mychel E. Varner, Veronique Perraud, Micheal, J. Ezell, Benny Gerber, Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts, University of California, Irvine

An Acid-Base Chemical Reaction Model for Nucleation Rates in the Polluted Boundary Layer. MODI CHEN, Mari Titcombe, Jingkun Jiang, Jun Zhao, Chongai Kuang, Ilja Siepmann, David Hanson, Peter McMurry, University of Minnesota

Computational Chemistry of Condensing and Clustering Vapors. Theo Kurten, NEIL DONAHUE, Ditte Linde Thomsen, Henrik Kjaergaard, Joseph Lane, Solvejg Jørgensen, Hanna Vehkamäki, University of Helsinki

Dimethylamine-Sulfuric Acid Clustering Can Explain Observed Atmospheric New Particle Formation. Ismael Kenneth Ortega Colomer, Oona Kupiainen, Tinja Olenius, Matt J. McGrath, Theo Kurten, VILLE LOUKONEN, Taina Yli-Juuti, Ilona Riipinen, Johannes Leppä, Markku Kulmala, Hanna Vehkamäki, University of Helsinki

DMA-MS Measurement of Water Vapor Uptake by Charged Clusters Under Sub-Saturated Conditions. DEREK OBERREIT, Carlos Larriba, Peter McMurry, Christopher Hogan Jr., University of Minnesota

Environmental Particle Collector and Detector System for Continuous Sampling of Ultrafine Aerosols. MARIA D. KING, Victor Ugaz, John Haglund, Ray Pierson, Yassin Hassan, Texas A&M University

Equilibrium Size Distributions of Neutral and Negatively Charged Sulfuric Acid-Water Clusters from Self-Consistent Thermodynamic Tables. JAMISON A. SMITH, Karl D. Froyd, Owen B. Toon, University of Colorado

Evidence for Surface Freezing in Supercooled n-Alkane Nanodroplets. VIRAJ MODAK, Harshad Pathak, Mitchell Thayer, Sherwin Singer, Barbara Wyslouzil, The Ohio State University

First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Sulfuric Acid - Ammonia/Dimethylamine Clusters. VILLE LOUKONEN, I-Feng William Kuo, Matt J. McGrath, Hanna Vehkamäki, University of Helsinki

Flux Induced Growth of Sub-Kelvin Nano-Particles by Organic Vapor. JIAN WANG, Robert McGraw, Chongai Kuang, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Insights from Cluster Thermodynamics: Atmospheric Conditions that Promote Nucleation for a Variety of Neutral and Ionic Systems. KARL D. FROYD, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Aqueous-Organic Binary and Ternary Nanodroplets. Fawaz Hrahsheh, GERALD WILEMSKI, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla MO

Monomer, Clusters, Liquid: An Integrated Study of Methanol Condensation. BARBARA WYSLOUZIL, Hartawan Laksmono, Shinobu Tanimura, Heather Allen, Gerald Wilemski, Mark Zahniser, Joanne Shorter, David Nelson, J. Barry McManus, The Ohio State University

Nanoparticle Chemical Composition During New Particle Formation. BRYAN R. BZDEK, M. Ross Pennington, Murray Johnston, University of Delaware

Neutral Sulfuric Acid Clusters during Strong Nucleation Events in a Sulfate-Rich Urban Atmosphere. JUN ZHAO, Fred Eisele, Peter McMurry, James N. Smith, University of Minnesota

New Particle Formation and Growth Observed at Fukue Island, Japan in March 2012. SEYOUNG KIM, Takafumi Seto, Yoshio Otani, Akinori Takami, Naoki Kaneyasu, Toshiyuki Fujimoto, Kikuo Okuyama, Kanazawa university

Nucleation Free Energy Landscapes: Sensitivity to Force Fields and Influence of Salt Nanoparticles. SAMUEL KEASLER, Christopher Hogan Jr., Ilja Siepmann, University of Minnesota

Potential Factors Limiting Growth of Nucleated Particles into Cloud Condensation Nuclei. DANIEL WESTERVELT, Jeffrey Pierce, Peter Adams, Carnegie Mellon University

Resolving Size-dependent Particle Growth Rates below 2 nm from the Particle Size Magnifier. Katrianne Lehtipalo, Siegfried Schobesberger, Alessandro Franchin, Tuomo Nieminen, Juha Kangasluoma, Jenni Kontkanen, JYRI MIKKILÄ, Tuukka Petäjä, Markku Kulmala, University of Helsinki

Structure and Energetics of Uncharged Sulfuric Acid Clusters with Ammonia and Amines. JOSEPH DEPALMA, Douglas Doren, Murray Johnston, University of Delaware

Sulfuric Acid Nucleation: A Systematic Study of the Effect of Bases. WALKER GLASOE, Baradan Panta, Juliana Zollner, David Hanson, Augsburg College

The Effect of Coal-Fired Power Plant SO2, NOX Control Technologies and Background Particle Concentrations on Aerosol Nucleation and Growth in Source Plumes. CHANTELLE LONSDALE, Robin Stevens, Charles Brock, Paul Makar, Jeffrey Pierce, Dalhousie University

The Role of Nitrate in New Particle Formation: Results from Ambient Measurements and Models. LEA HILDEBRANDT RUIZ, James N. Smith, Ilona Riipinen, Kelley C. Barsanti, Juliane L. Fry, Taina Yli-Juuti, Tuukka Petäjä, Markku Kulmala, Peter McMurry, National Center for Atmospheric Research

The Roles of Gaseous Oxidation Products in Organic Nucleation from Ozonolysis of Atmospheric Terpenes. JUN ZHAO, Paul M Winkler, John Ortega, Peter McMurry, James N. Smith, National Center for Atmospheric Research

The vSANC – An Instrument for Basic Nucleation Studies and Ambient Measurements of Nanoparticles. TAMARA PINTERICH, Paul M Winkler, Paul E. Wagner, Aron Vrtala, Universitaet Wien, Vienna, Austria

Using Simulated Particle Formation Events for Testing and Improving Event Analysis Tools. KARI LEHTINEN, Hannele Korhonen, Johannes Leppä, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland

Vapor Nucleation Rate Surfaces for Some Systems with Polymorphous Phase Transitions. Michael Anisimov, Elena Fominykh, PHILIP K. HOPKE, Tech. Design Inst. of Scientific Instrument Engr SB RAS