American Association for Aerosol Research - Abstract Submission

AAAR 34th Annual Conference
October 12 - October 16, 2015
Hyatt Regency
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Instrumentation and Methods


A Direct HO2 Measurement Method Using Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (CIMS) for the Study of Peroxy Radical Fate. JAVIER SANCHEZ, David Tanner, Greg Huey, Nga Lee Ng, Georgia Institute of Technology

A Direct Method for Measuring the pH of Individual Aerosol Particles Using Raman Microspectroscopy. JOEL RINDELAUB, Amy Bondy, Rebecca Craig, Paul Shepson, Andrew Ault, Purdue University

A DMA Train for Precision Quantification of Nanoparticle Growth Rates in the sub-10 nm Size Range. Dominik Stolzenburg, Gerhard Steiner, PAUL M. WINKLER, University of Vienna

A New and Inexpensive Tool for Aerosol, AOD, and O3 Vertical Profiling. RU-SHAN GAO, Jack Elston, Daniel Murphy, Irina Petropavlovskikh, John Ogren, NOAA

A New Method to Measure Aerosol Particle Bounce and Estimating the Phase State of Atmospheric Aerosols. SHASHANK JAIN, Giuseppe Petrucci, University of Vermont

A Novel Aerosol-into-Liquid Collector for Online Measurements of Trace Metal and Elements in Ambient Particulate Matter (PM). DONGBIN WANG, Martin Shafer, James Schauer, Constantinos Sioutas, University of Southern California

A One-Nanometer, Water-Based Laminar-Flow Condensation Particle Counter. SUSANNE HERING, Gregory Lewis, Steven Spielman, Chongai Kuang, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Nathan Kreisberg, Aerosol Dynamics Inc.

A Shrouded Cell with Magnetic Passive Aerosol Sampler to Determine Particle Penetration through Protective Clothing Materials. PETER JAQUES, Pengfei Gao, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC

Aerosol Measurement Artefacts using High-Volume Cascade Impactors with Polyurethane Foam and Their Implications. ELISABETH GALARNEAU, Megha Patel, Jeff Brook, Jean-Pierre Charland, Marianne Glasius, Hayley Hung, Environment Canada

Aerosol Microconcentration for Aerosol Measurement Using Optical Spectroscopies. LINA ZHENG, Pramod Kulkarni, Huayan Liang, Konstantinos Zavvos, G.J. Deye, M. Eileen Birch, Dionysios Dionysiou, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH

Aerosol Mobility Imaging for Rapid Size Distribution Measurements. Steven Spielman, Susanne Hering, Chongai Kuang, Jian Wang, TAMARA PINTERICH, Aerosol Dynamics Inc.

Aerosol Surface Area as an Alternative Metric for Source Testing, Ambient Air Monitoring, and Health Effect Study. HEEJUNG S. JUNG, University of California Riverside

Air Pollution Measurements Employing Multiple Mobile Platforms in Denver, CO, Summer 2014. MELISSA M. LUNDEN, Nick Staubach, Davida Herzl, Paul A. Solomon, Melinda Beaver, Surender Kaushik, Aclima Inc.

Air Quality Sensors Applications for Emissions Factors and Health Studies. KAROLINE JOHNSON, Michael Bergin, Armistead G. Russell, Jennifer L. Moutinho, Jeremy Sarnat, Donghai Liang, Roby Greenwald, Joseph Abrams, Rachel Golan, Duke University

Ambient Inlet Ionization for On-Line Molecular Characterization of Aerosols. ANDREW J. HORAN, Murray Johnston, University of Delaware

An Electrospray / Differential Mobility Analysis / Inductively Coupled Plasma / Mass Spectrometry (ES/DMA/ICP-MS) Based Method for the Quantification of Engineered Nanoparticles in Environmentally-Relevant Water Matrices. MARK ELLEFSON, Charlie Chan, Christine Loza, Sue Wolf, Brian Mader, 3M Company

An Inversion Routine to Determine a Two Dimensional Mass-Size Distribution Function from DMA-APM Measurements of Non-Spherical Particles and Externally Mixed Aerosols. VIVEK RAWAT, David Buckley, Shigeru Kimoto, Nobuhiko Fukushima, Christopher Hogan Jr., University of Minnesota

Arctic Haze and Stratospheric Aerosol Studies Using POPS, a Small, Sensitive, and Light-weight Optical Particle Spectrometer. HAGEN TELG, Ru-Shan Gao, Timothy Bates, Terry Deshler, Steven Ciciora, David Fahey, James Johnson, Richard McLaughlin, Anne Perring, Andrew Rollins, Joshua P. Schwarz, Troy Thornberry, Laurel Watts, CIRES/NOAA

Assessing the Accuracy and Reliability of Low-Cost Counters for Determining Loadings of Fine Particulate Matter. DAVID HAGAN, Eben Cross, Jesse Kroll, MIT

Assessment of PM Measurements Used in the US-EPA Residential Wood Heating Appliance Emission Test Method. GEORGE ALLEN, Lisa Rector, NESCAUM

Bipolar Diffusion Charging Efficiencies of Particles Ranging from 100 to 900nm. HUADONG YANG, Meilu He, Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Calibration Uncertainties in Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counters. KURT HIBERT, David Delene, University of North Dakota

Characterization and Application of a Mini Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. PETER DECARLO, Guan Yu Lin, Anita Johnson, J. Doug Goetz, Urs Rohner, Michael Cubison, Joel Kimmel, Marc Gonin, John Jayne, Douglas Worsnop, Drexel University

Characterization of a Nucleation-Mode Aerosol Size Spectrometer with Ammonium Sulfate and Oxidized Organics. CHRISTINA WILLIAMSON, Frank Erdesz, Charles Brock, NOAA ESRL and CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder

Characterization of a Universal Fluid Condensation Particle Counter to Rapidly Measure Sub 3 Nanometer Atmospheric Clusters. CHONGAI KUANG, Fan Mei, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Characterization of Air Velocity Patterns Downstream of Pleated Filters Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). SEUNGKOO KANG, Noah Bock, David Y. H. Pui, Jacob Swanson, University of Minnesota

Characterization of the 8-stage Rotating Drum Impactor under Low Concentration Conditions. MELISSA VENECEK, Yongjing Zhao, Jose Mojica, Charles McDade, Peter Green, Michael Kleeman, Anthony Wexler, University of California, Davis

Chemical Analysis of Ambient Air In Real Time by Secondary Electrospray Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. XUE LI, Pablo M.-L. Sinues, Renato Zenobi, Jinan University; ETH Zurich

Classifying Nanoparticles with the Aerodynamic Aerosol Classifier: Monodisperse Classification without Particle Charge Artifacts. JASON S. OLFERT, Charlie Lowndes, Jonathan Symonds, Kingsley Reavell, Mark Rushton, University of Alberta

Comparison of the Grimm 11-R Mini Laser Aerosol Spectrometer to the TSI 3321 Aerodynamic Particle Sizer. CHIH-HSIANG CHIEN, Alex Theodore, Chang-Yu Wu, Yu-Mei Hsu, Brian Birky, University of Florida

Design and Characterization of a Multiwavelength Thermal/Optical Carbon Analyzer. XIAOLIANG WANG, Benjamin Sumlin, Sierra Mayorga, Steven Gronstal, L.-W. Antony Chen, Judith Chow, John Watson, Desert Research Institute

Design and Optimization of an Optical Detector for the Portable Inhalable Particle Sizer. KIMBERLY ANDERSON, Sean Walsh, Azer Yalin, John Volckens, Colorado State University

Design and Performance Improvements of the Miniature Electrical Aerosol Spectrometer. ISHARA JAYASURIYA, Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Development a PM2.5-Capable Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor. WEN XU, Philip Croteau, Leah Williams, Timothy Onasch, Manjula Canagaratna, Douglas Worsnop, John Jayne, Aerodyne Research, Inc.

Development and Evaluation of New Hy-NPS. Kang-Ho Ahn, HONG-KU LEE, Gun-Ho Lee, Hee-Ram Eun, Yong-Hee Park, Jinhong Ahn, Hanyang University, R. of Korea

Development of a Dilutor for Flue Gas Aerosol Sampling under High Water Vapor and High Temperature Conditions. JIANGUO DENG, Yueyun Fu, Jingkun Jiang, Tsinghua University

Development of a Geometrical Surface Area Monitor for Nanoparticles: Experiments and Models. LEO N.Y. CAO, Jing Wang, Heinz Fissan, David Y. H. Pui, University of Minnesota

Development of Aerosol-LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) for Real Time Detection of Chemical Elements in Process-induced Particles. Kyoungtae Kim, Hoseong Chae, GIBAEK KIM, Kihong Park, Memory Business, Samsung Electronics Co., LTD, South Korea

Development of an Ultrafine Condensation Particle Counter (UCPC) for Measurements of Particles Down to 1 nm in Diameter. JUN ZHAO, Hee-Siew Han, Ashish Karn, Peter H. McMurry, University of Minnesota

Development of CPC Calibration Technique at Low Flow Rate. SHIGERU KIMOTO, George Mulholland, Miles Owen, David Y. H. Pui, University of Minnesota

Development of Multivariate Calibration Approach for Measurement of Aerosol Elemental Concentration Using Microplasma Spectroscopy. LINA ZHENG, Pramod Kulkarni, M. Eileen Birch, Dionysios Dionysiou, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH

Direct Ultraviolet Photoionization and Charge Recombination of Aerosol Nanoparticles. Robert Nishida, Simone Hochgreb, ADAM M BOIES, University of Cambridge

DMA Transfer Functions under Down Scan Operation. MARK KANAPARTHI, Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Effect of Particle Properties on Relative Response of Real Time Black Carbon Mass Concentration Instruments. Ali Momenimovahed, KEVIN THOMSON, Mark Johnson, Jason S. Olfert, Matthew Dickau, Andrew Crayford, Yura Sevcenco, Paul Williams, Benjamin Brem, Gregory Smallwood, National Research Council Canada

Effect of Secondary Organic Aerosol Coating Thickness on the Detection and Characterization of Biomass-burning Soot by Particle Mass Spectrometry. ADAM AHERN, R. Subramanian, Georges Saliba, Eric Lipsky, Allen Robinson, Neil Donahue, Ryan Sullivan, Carnegie Mellon University

Effects of Laser Fluence Non-Uniformity on Black Carbon Measurements Using the Auto-Compensating Laser-Induce Incandescence Technique. FENGSHAN LIU, Steven Rogak, David Snelling, Kevin Thomson, Gregory Smallwood, National Research Council Canada

Electrospray-Differential Mobility Hyphenated with Single Particle-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Characterization of Nanoparticles and Their Aggregates. JIAOJIE TAN, Jingyu Liu, Mingdong Li, Hind El Hadri, Vincent Hackley, Michael Zachariah, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Enhanced Concentration and Charging of Ultrafine Particles. NATHAN KREISBERG, Steven Spielman, Gregory Lewis, Susanne Hering, Michael J. Lawler, James N. Smith, Peter H. McMurry, Aerosol Dynamics Inc.

Evaluation and Modification of a Cost-effective DMA for Sub-5 nm Aerosol Classification. RUNLONG CAI, Da-Ren Chen, Jingkun Jiang, Tsinghua University

Evaluation of a Low Flow Particle Concentrator for Atmospheric Aerosols. LEAH WILLIAMS, Philip Croteau, John Jayne, Thorsten Hohaus, Douglas Worsnop, Susanne Hering, Gregory Lewis, Aerodyne Research, Inc.

Evaluation of a Low-cost Direct Reading Instrument for Fine and Coarse Aerosol Particles. SINAN SOUSAN, Kirsten Koehler, Geb Thomas, Jae Hong Park, Michael Hillman, Thomas Peters, University of Iowa

Evaluation of Combined Electrical Mobility and Optical Sizing Techniques for Deriving Aerosol Refractive Index. Stephen Zimmerman, RICHARD MOORE, Bruce Anderson, Andreas Beyersdorf, Chelsea Corr, Michael Shook, Kenneth Thornhill, Edward Winstead, Luke Ziemba, NASA Langley Research Center

Evaluation of Combined Electrical Mobility and Optical Sizing Techniques for Deriving Aerosol Refractive Index. Stephen Zimmerman, RICHARD MOORE, Bruce Anderson, Andreas Beyersdorf, Chelsea Corr, Michael Shook, Kenneth Thornhill, Edward Winstead, Luke Ziemba, NASA Langley Research Center

Experimental Characterization of Microfabricated Virtual Impactor Efficiency. TROY CADOS, Omid Mahdavipour, Dorsa Fahimi, Seiran Khaledian, Richard White, Paul A. Solomon, Igor Paprotny, Lara Gundel, Thomas Kirchstetter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Experimental Study of Mini-Plate Differential Mobility Analyzers (Mini-plate DMAs) with Expansion/Contraction Flow Channel. QIAOLING LIU, Da-Ren Chen, Virginia Commonwealth University

Experimental Verification of the Classification Accuracies for the Aerosol Particle Mass Analyzer(APM). Nobuhiko Fukushima, YUSUKE OGIHARA, Yoshiko Murashima, Hiromu Sakurai, AIST

Gas/particle Partitioning of Organic Acids during the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS): Measurements and Modeling. SAMANTHA THOMPSON, Laxmi Narasimha Yatavelli, Harald Stark, Joel Kimmel, Jordan Krechmer, Weiwei Hu, Brett Palm, Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Douglas Day, Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz, Allen H. Goldstein, Manjula Canagaratna, Rupert Holzinger, Felipe Lopez-Hilfiker, Claudia Mohr, Joel A. Thornton, John Jayne, Douglas Worsnop, Jose-Luis Jimenez, University of Colorado, Boulder

Identification of Organic Components in Aerosols Sampled with Electrostatic Precipitation-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (EP-ESI-MS). JUMAANAH FLOWERS, Elizabeth Grubb, Lisa Au, Siqin He, Lin Li, Hongxu Duan, Amir Naqwi, Christopher Hogan Jr., Deborah Gross, Carleton College

Imaging Nonspherical Particles and Measuring their Extinction Cross Section with Digital Holography. MATTHEW BERG, Nava Subedi, Mississippi State Univeristy

Infrared Spectroscopy Calibration Models for Prediction of Thermal Optical Reflectance (TOR) OC and EC in IMPROVE Monitoring Network Sites: Interpretation and Extended Evaluation. Matteo Reggente, SATOSHI TAKAHAMA, Ann Dillner, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Investigation of Dust Dynamics Using Imaging Techniques. WING-TAK LAI, Seungkoo Kang, Sheng-Chieh Chen, David Y. H. Pui, TSI Inc

Laboratory Characterization of a Volatility and Polarity Separator (VAPS) for Analysis of Oxidized Organic Aerosol. MICHAEL WALKER, Raul Martinez, Claire Fortenberry, Christopher Oxford, Dhruv Mitroo, Nathan Kreisberg, Brent Williams, Washington University in St. Louis

Limitation of Current SMPS Transfer Function Theories. MEILU HE, Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Macro-Raman Spectroscopy on Respirable Particles Collected by a Single-nozzle Cascade Impactor. HUI WANG, Lisa Williams, Susan Hoe, David Lechuga-Ballesteros, Reinhard Vehring, University of Alberta

Measurement of Gas and Aerosol Phase Absorption Spectra across the Visible and Near-IR Using Supercontinuum Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. James Radney, CHRISTOPHER ZANGMEISTER, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Modeling and Simulation of Droplet Breakup: A Lagrangian Volume-of-Fluid Approach to Turbulent Spray Formation. EVERETT WENZEL, WanJiao Liu, Sean Garrick, University of Minnesota

Nebulization of Microliter-sized Environmental Samples: Aerosol Mass Spectrometry as an Offline Analytical Technique. RACHEL O'BRIEN, Kelsey Boulanger, Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz, Manjula Canagaratna, John Jayne, Philip Croteau, Jesse Kroll, MIT

Number-size Distribution of Nano-TiO2 Agglomerates Measured by NanoScan SMPS: Dispersion of Agglomerates across the Orifice Inlet. MAROMU YAMADA, Mitsutoshi Takaya, Isamu Ogura, Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Optical Trap for Both Transparent and Absorbing Particles in Air Using a Single Shaped Laser Beam for Measuring Raman Spectra. YONG-LE PAN, Brandon Redding, Chuji Wang, Steven Hill, Joshua Santarpia, US Army Research Lab

Optimization of Air-Microflidic Circuits for Microfabricated Direct-Read Mass PM2.5 Sensors. SEIRAN KHALEDIAN, Dorsa Fahimi, Troy Cados, David Woolsey, Omid Mahdavipour, Paul A. Solomon, Thomas Kirchstetter, Lara Gundel, Richard White, Igor Paprotny, University of Illinois at Chicago

Optimizing Design for Oxidative Flow Tube Reactors. DHRUV MITROO, Yujian Sun, Boung Wook Lee, Andrew Lambe, William Brune, Brent Williams, Washington University in St. Louis

Optimizing Nuclepore Filter Penetration for Length and Fractal Dimension Characterization of Non-spherical Particles. SHENG-CHIEH CHEN, Jing Wang, Heinz Fissan, David Y. H. Pui, University of Minnesota

Organic and Inorganic Decomposition Products from the Thermal Desorption of Atmospheric Particles. BRENT WILLIAMS, Yaping Zhang, Xiaochen Zuo, Raul Martinez, Michael Walker, Claire Fortenberry, Dhruv Mitroo, Allen H. Goldstein, Kenneth Docherty, Jose-Luis Jimenez, Washington University in St. Louis

Particle Classification by the Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer – Particle Mass Analyzer System. MIKINORI KUWATA, Nanyang Technological University

Particle Mass Concentration Determined from Single-Particle Mass Spectrometry Number Concentrations: Stability of Number Scaling Factors over Multiple Seasons. LISA AU, Aurora Janes, Ernesto Polania-Gonzalez, Jumaanah Flowers, Elizabeth Grubb, Deborah Gross, Carleton College

Performance Comparison of Aerosol Corona-based Mini-chargers for Miniature Ultrafine Particle Sizers. DI LIU, Qiaoling Liu, Da-Ren Chen, Virginia Commonwealth University

Performance of a Prototype Radial Opposed Migration Ion/Aerosol Classifier (ROMIAC). WILTON MUI, Andrew Downard, Daniel Thomas, Huajun Mai, Amanda Grantz, Jesse Beauchamp, John Seinfeld, Richard Flagan, California Institute of Technology

Performance of Wireless Distributed Sensors for Automated Control of Float Dust in Underground Coal Mines. OMID MAHDAVIPOUR, Timothy Mueller-Sim, Dorsa Fahimi, Croshere Skot, Pilatsch Pit, Jusuf Merukh, Valentino Zegna, Paul A. Solomon, Paul Wright, Richard White, Lara Gundel, Igor Paprotny, University of Illinois at Chicago

Performance Study of a Cylindrical Thermal Precipitator with a Particle Size-Selective Inlet. BIN WANG, Shu Su, Qisheng Ou, Shu Tao, Da-Ren Chen, Peking University

Portable Air Quality Monitoring Systems for Responding to Highly Localized Pollution Concerns. JOSEPH P. MARTO, Maxime Gorson, James Schwab, H. Dirk Felton, Patricia Fritz, University at Albany, SUNY

Portable Near-real Time Spectrometer for Measurement of Elemental Concentration of Aerosols. PRAMOD KULKARNI, Lina Zheng, G.J. Deye, M. Eileen Birch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH

Quantifying and Improving the Performance of a new Single Particle Mass Spectrometer. MARIA ZAWADOWICZ, Philip Croteau, Fabian Mahrt, Nicholas Marsden, Daniel Cziczo, MIT

Resolution Limitations to Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer-Aerosol Particle Mass Analyzer Measurements. JAMES RADNEY, Christopher Zangmeister, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS): Enhanced Detection of Organic Species in Individual Aerosol Particles. REBECCA CRAIG, Amy Bondy, Joel Rindelaub, Paul Shepson, Andrew Ault, University of Michigan

The Development of Electrostatic Precipitation-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (EP-ESI-MS) for Aerosol Analysis. SIQIN HE, Lin Li, Hongxu Duan, Amir Naqwi, Christopher Hogan Jr., University of Minnesota

The Use of Pneumatic Nebulization to Enable Aerosol Based Measurements of 5-50 nm Particles in Liquid Suspensions. SEONGHO JEON, Gary Van Schooneveld, Derek Oberreit, Christopher Hogan Jr., University of Minnesota

Theoretical Modeling of Aerosol Lifetimes in a Rotating Drum Aerosol Chamber. MATTHEW BROWN, Steven Cevaer, Erin M. Durke, Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Time Resolved Molecular Characterization of Water-Soluble Organic Aerosols by PILS + UPLC/ESI-ToF/MS. XUAN ZHANG, Nathan Dalleska, Dan D. Huang, Kelvin Bates, Armin Sorooshian, Richard Flagan, John Seinfeld, Caltech

Toward the Development of Particle-number Standard Wafers for Calibrating Wafer-Surface-Scanners. Naoko Tajima, KENJIRO IIDA, Kensei Ehara, Hiromu Sakurai, Sommawan Khumpuang, Shiro Hara, AIST

Traceable Calibration of Detection Efficiencies of Optical Particle Counters using Inkjet Aerosol Generator. KENJIRO IIDA, Kensei Ehara, Hiromu Sakurai, AIST

Tropospheric Vertical Aerosol Measurement System Development. Kang-Ho Ahn, HEE-RAM EUN, Hong-Ku Lee, Gun-Ho Lee, Yong-Hee Park, Jinhong Ahn, Hanyang University, R. of Korea

Unraveling the Development of Supersaturation under Dynamic Flow Operation of CCN Counters. JACK J. LIN, Sara Purdue, Tomi Raatikainen, Athanasios Nenes, Georgia Institute of Technology

Zero Temperature Gradient Operation of a CCN Counter in SFCA Mode. SARA PURDUE, Jack J. Lin, Athanasios Nenes, Tomi Raatikainen, Greg Kok, Georgia Institute of Technology