PhD candidate Sabin Kasparoglu, NCSU
SABIN KASPAROGLU,
North Carolina State University Abstract Number: 654
Working Group: Meet the Job Seekers
AbstractI am looking for a postdoc or research scientist position with a career goal of continuous involvement in scholarly activities. I have an undergraduate background in Chemical Engineering and hold an M.S. degree in Atmospheric Sciences. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University. My research interests include atmospheric chemistry and physics to characterize the physicochemical properties of secondary organic aerosols. I have experience with instrument design and characterization, as well as laboratory and field research.
I have explored in-situ measurement of viscosity and ice nucleation ability for sub-200 nm size particles in colder temperatures, assembled and characterized an electrostatic precipitator, and characterized a modified optical particle spectrometer. I have experience using the following instruments: Differential Mobility Analyzers (DMA), Humidified Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (HTDMA), Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS), Condensation Particle Counter (CPC), Printed Optical Particle Spectrometer (POPS), Unipolar Diffusion Aerosol Charger (UDAC), Electrospray Aerosol Generator, Single Soot Particle Spectrometer (SP2). Currently, I am involved with the DOE TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER-PFM) and stationed at the main site, where I am responsible for measurements of aerosol hygroscopic growth factors, black carbon, particle size distributions, and particle fluxes using the eddy-covariance technique.
I have teaching experience serving as TA for several courses in the Atmospheric Science undergraduate curriculum. I have also been nominated to be co-chair in the Instrumentation and Methods session of AAAR 2022. I published six peer-review journal articles being the first author in five of them. My next ideal job would be a postdoc or research scientist position in aerosol science, where I could further improve my research skills and learn new relevant topics to broaden my research horizon with the ultimate goal of securing a tenure-track faculty position in the US.