I have the privilege of writing the very first blog for our major 2014 NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) summer intensive named IMPACTS (Investigation into Marine …
Just the beginning in our quest to understand complex chemistry impacts on climate……
As I sit here on Thanksgiving morning thinking of all I am thankful for, I think of many things but the CAICE intensive, just completed a little more than one …
A Unique Experience…
As I sit down to write this I have just started draining the water from the tank one final time…what an experience the last few weeks have been. I feel …
Thoughts on Education in the Pursuit of ‘Big Science’
As the Intensive data collection period finishes its second week, I am struck by the dedication of the researchers and the interdisciplinary nature of the work. Long hours are being …
It’s time to grow up!
I’m a second-year graduate student on my first field mission and this experience has definitely made me realize how intense the CAICE “Intensive” mission is! I’m in charge of operating …
What can we learn about atmospheric aerosols from this “Ocean in a Lab”?
It is great to be here as part of the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) intensive. I visited this summer when some of the first …
Single Particle Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Many of us can remember looking through a microscope at a young age and being amazed. All sorts of objects and biological “critters” jumped to life when tiny images that …
Biological Material and Ice in the Atmosphere
The few, the relatively unknown, but the powerful… I am talking about ice nuclei. These particles are special. How special? In air anywhere at any time, these can be the …
Bridging the gaps between atmospheric physics, chemistry and marine biology
Organic matter enrichment in sea spray particles was discovered few decades ago, but general wisdom did not recognise it largely due to poor instrumentation to study it. Oceans occupy nearly …
Shedding light on properties of ocean-wave generated particles
An ancient Eastern parable describes the difficulty of identifying an elephant in a dark room if you are only able to feel one part of the animal and are unaware …