Daniel Lack

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Daniel Lack

Research Scientist II Cloud & Aerosol Processes CIRES
Mailing address: NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division 325 Broadway, R/CSD2 Boulder, CO 80305 USA
Phone: (303) 497-5824 Fax: (303) 497-5340 Email: Daniel.Lack@noaa.gov

Education

2003 PhD Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia
Thesis: Modeling the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols

1998 Bachelors of Applied Science - Honours: Geochemistry

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia

1997 Bachelors of Applied Science - Applied Chemistry

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia

Research

Optical properties of atmospheric aerosols.
Development and characterization of instrumentation for measuring aerosol absorption.
Characterization of particulate emissions from commercial marine shipping

Current Topics

Research

Climate impacts of black carbon from shipping.
Effect of fuel quality regulation on emissions from commercial shipping.
Measurement of aerosol absorption enhancement using direct techniques.
Measurement of the optical properties of brown carbon.

Instrument Development

5 Channel - 3 Wavelength Photo-Acoustic Aerosol Absorption Spectrometer

Successfully deployed on-board NOAA WP3 research aircraft during 2010 CalNex field campaign.
For aerosol absorption of black and brown carbon. Relative humidity dependence of aerosol absorption.

8 Channel - 3 Wavelength Cavity Ring-Down Aerosol Extinction Spectrometer

For aerosol extinction of atmospheric aerosol. Relative humidity dependence of aerosol extinction.
For deployment summer 2010 on-board NOAA WP3 research aircraft.

last modified: May 18, 2012