VIRTUAL MEETING | If a particle forms in a city, does anybody breathe it, or is it just all hazy?
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SPEAKER: Neil Donahue, Thomas Lord University, Professor of Chemistry in the Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University.
Atmospheric particles are not just tiny crunchy things that come from burning things. In fact, even in cities, most particles and most material on particles arise from atmospheric chemistry; condensible gases are formed via gas-phase chemistry, and they either cluster together to form a new particle or condense to existing particles, making them grow. This has very significant implications for how we think about particle sources and human health, and also influences the interaction between particles and urban-scale meteorology. Our different kind of particle physics at CERN, in the CLOUD consortium, has revealed several processes of urban particle formation in molecular detail. You should care about this, and I will tell you why.
VIRTUAL MEETING | If a particle forms in a city, does anybody breathe it, or is it just all hazy? | Recording
UPDATE: Registration has now closed.
SPEAKER: Neil Donahue, Thomas Lord University, Professor of Chemistry in the Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University.
Atmospheric particles are not just tiny crunchy things that come from burning things. In fact, even in cities, most particles and most material on particles arise from atmospheric chemistry; condensible gases are formed via gas-phase chemistry, and they either cluster together to form a new particle or condense to existing particles, making them grow. This has very significant implications for how we think about particle sources and human health, and also influences the interaction between particles and urban-scale meteorology. Our different kind of particle physics at CERN, in the CLOUD consortium, has revealed several processes of urban particle formation in molecular detail. You should care about this, and I will tell you why.