Division of
Atmospheric Sciences
July 5, 2008
Faculty and Staff Listing
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Faculty and Staff Interests

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Dave DuBois Dr. Dave DuBois
Assistant Research
Air Quality Scientist
702-862-5468
Dave.DuBois@dri.edu
Design and evaluation of air quality networks, application of GIS to air quality problems, atmospheric dispersion modeling, remote sensing of trace gases and aerosols and satellite remote sensing.
Laura Edwards Ms. Laura Edwards
Assistant Research Climatologist
775-674-7163
Laura.Edwards@dri.edu
California climate and climate change; monitoring many aspects of climate including temperature and preciptitation trends, snowpack trends, El Nino, and drought; assembling data sets to monitor climate change, developing a website and compiling a monthly climate newsletter for California.
Johann Engelbrecht Dr. Johann Engelbrecht
Associate Research Professor
775-674-7027
Johann.Engelbrecht@dri.edu
Aerosol monitoring, x-ray fluorescence and other inorganic chemical analysis, geochemistry, CMB receptor modeling, multivariate statistical analysis, scanning electron microscopy, mineralogy, x-ray diffraction.
Vic Etyemezian Dr. Vicken Etyemezian
Associate Research Professor
702-862-5569
Vic.Etyemezian@dri.edu
Direct measurement and quantification of fugitive dust emissions, source apportionment, design of field sampling campaigns for air quality studies, data management, data analysis, and use of GIS systems in air quality engineering.
Eric Fujita Dr. Eric Fujita
Research Professor
775-674-7084
Eric.Fujita@dri.edu
Design of regional air quality studies; assessment of ozone attainment strategies; source apportionment of ambient volatile organic compounds and fine particulate matter; analysis of air quality trends; application of ambient data to verification of emission inventory estimates and effectiveness of emission controls; quality assessment of measurement methods; hazardous air pollutant exposure assessment.
Alan Gertler

Dr. Alan Gertler
Interim Director
Research Professor
775-674-7061
Alan.Gertler@dri.edu

Measurement and modeling studies related to air quality and atmospheric chemistry; mobile source emissions characterization and modeling; atmospheric deposition and environmental impacts.
Jack Gillies Dr. John Gillies
Research Professor
775-674-7035
Jack.Gillies@dri.edu
Dust emission processes; shear stress partitioning by solid and porous roughness elements in the atmospheric boundary layer; fugitive dust emission and transport processes; characterization of vehicle generated particulate matter emissions.
Wendy Goliff Dr. Wendy Goliff
Assistant Research Professor
775-674-7026
Wendy.Goliff@dri.edu
Assessments of urban air quality. Detailed characterization of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) collected from ambient and source samples; atmospheric chemistry modeling.
Mark Green Dr. Mark Green
Research Professor
702-862-5445
Mark.Green@dri.edu
Planning and management of air quality studies, air pollution meteorology, causes of haze, evaluation of meteorological models, evaluation of atmospheric transport and dispersion models using artificial tracers, observational analysis of flow in complex terrain, interpretation of scientific results for policy-makers.
Vanda Grubisic Dr. Vanda Grubisic
Associate Research Professor
775-674-7031
Vanda.Grubisic@dri.edu
Mesoscale dynamic meteorology; mesoscale numerical modeling and high-performance computing; mountain meteorology (the Alps and the Sierra Nevada); airflow dynamics in complex terrain; orographic cloud and precipitation processes; quantitative precipitation forecasting.

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