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Ying Li, Project Scientist: Seeking Faculty or Research Scientist Position
YING LI, University of California, Irvine
Abstract Number: 338
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I am a project scientist at the University of California Irvine (UCI). My interests focus on physicochemical properties of organic aerosols (OA) and kinetic simulations. Volatility and viscosity are important OA properties, both of which affect important aerosol processes. During my post-doctoral studies previously at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and currently at UCI, I developed one parameterization for volatility estimation based on molecular composition which can be applied to high-resolution mass spectrometry measurements. I also developed three parameterizations for glass transition temperature (Tg) estimation, based on molecular composition or volatility and those have been applied to volatility basis set and thermodynamic / chemical transport models to estimate OA viscosity. I also used the kinetic multi-layer model to simulate gas-particle partitioning of organic compounds and the water diffusion into viscous organic particles. My current main project is to fully couple the kinetic flux model with a thermodynamic model for the description of complex multi-component organic-inorganic-water systems. I am also familiar with chemical transport models and able to customize model codes. During my PhD I incorporated heterogeneous reactions on aerosol surfaces into the Weather Research and Forecasting/Chemistry model to study the effects of HONO sources on ozone and fine particulate matter formation.
I received the student presentation award at the International Conference on Fog, Fog collection and Dew in 2013. I was qualified to participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry) in 2013 and was awarded the Lindau Fellowship (€30K) in 2015 to study volatility and phase state of OA and the application in chemical transport models. I have collaborated with researchers in Asia, Europe and US through my experiences studying in China, Germany, Japan and US. I have assisted advising several PhD students in China and US. My professional activities also included service as a reviewer for various manuscripts and scholarship applications. Please reach me at yingl47@uci.edu.