Jason Surratt Lab at UNC
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Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, and Chemistry @ UNC. I study atmospheric and environmental chemistry
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Gabrielle West Earns National Recognition for Research on Firehouse Air Quality
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I’m so honored to have received the Teaching, Mentoring and Training Award this year from AAAR during last week’s conference! Thank you to my past mentees and colleagues for nominating me for this award. I’m truly blessed to have had amazing mentees to work with and mentor. You guys are family!!
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’m so honored to have received the Teaching, Mentoring and Training Award this year from AAAR during last week’s conference! Thank you to my past mentees and colleagues for nominating me for this award. I’m truly blessed to have had amazing mentees to work with and mentor. You guys are family!!
It’s been my extreme honor to serve AAAR this year as your Conference Chair! It was great to reconnect with colleagues, friends & former mentees! Thank U especially to Amy Sullivan, Suresh Dhaniyala, and the Conference Planning Committee. Thanks Roya Bahreini 4 serving as the next Conference Chair.
October 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s been my extreme honor to serve AAAR this year as your Conference Chair! It was great to reconnect with colleagues, friends & former mentees! Thank U especially to Amy Sullivan, Suresh Dhaniyala, and the Conference Planning Committee. Thanks Roya Bahreini 4 serving as the next Conference Chair.
On my way to AAAR today. Can’t believe it’s already here. I’ve truly enjoyed working so closely with the Conference Planning Committee, Working Group Chairs, Special Symposia Organizers and Virtual over the last year planning this event. Special shoutout to Amy Sullivan and the Abstract Team!!
October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On my way to AAAR today. Can’t believe it’s already here. I’ve truly enjoyed working so closely with the Conference Planning Committee, Working Group Chairs, Special Symposia Organizers and Virtual over the last year planning this event. Special shoutout to Amy Sullivan and the Abstract Team!!
America is a very sad place to be right now. The extreme right has really taken over and the hate and stupidity is never ending. I hope a change is coming at the midterms. I’m hopeful that people are unhappy with high costs for food, rent, utilities and medical insurance premiums rising to vote!
October 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
America is a very sad place to be right now. The extreme right has really taken over and the hate and stupidity is never ending. I hope a change is coming at the midterms. I’m hopeful that people are unhappy with high costs for food, rent, utilities and medical insurance premiums rising to vote!
Alan and I got legally married yesterday at the Durham county courthouse. After being together 20 years we felt it was time, especially when minority rights are slowly being chipped away. It was lovely having my parents and our 3 wonderful friends in attendance. Our big celebration is in late Oct.
August 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Alan and I got legally married yesterday at the Durham county courthouse. After being together 20 years we felt it was time, especially when minority rights are slowly being chipped away. It was lovely having my parents and our 3 wonderful friends in attendance. Our big celebration is in late Oct.
Congratulations to my former PhD student Caz Armstrong for publishing their last chapter of their PhD today in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry!
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Hygroscopicity Depends on Aerosol Acidity and Sulfate Content during the Reactive Uptake of Isoprene Epoxydiols
Aerosol liquid water content has a significant but highly uncertain effect on atmospheric radiative forcing. Hygroscopicity of organic–inorganic mixed aerosols is complex, especially when they are als...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Congratulations to my former PhD student Caz Armstrong for publishing their last chapter of their PhD today in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry!
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Congratulations to Dr. Michael Davern for passing his PhD defense today. He is my 13th PhD student to finish, and my 2nd analytical chemistry PhD. Thank you Professors Barbara Turpin, Yue Zhang and Sarah Brooks for your close collaboration with us! Thank you EPA and NC Collaboratory for funding.
July 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Davern for passing his PhD defense today. He is my 13th PhD student to finish, and my 2nd analytical chemistry PhD. Thank you Professors Barbara Turpin, Yue Zhang and Sarah Brooks for your close collaboration with us! Thank you EPA and NC Collaboratory for funding.
HORRIBLE NEWS AT EPA. IF THIS DOESN’T make your blood boil I don’t know what will. This attack on the environmental and public health will affect many generations of Americans. The Trumpsters are tearing down science, the truth and protection of our public. Terrible.
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EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees
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July 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
HORRIBLE NEWS AT EPA. IF THIS DOESN’T make your blood boil I don’t know what will. This attack on the environmental and public health will affect many generations of Americans. The Trumpsters are tearing down science, the truth and protection of our public. Terrible.
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Congratulations to Dr. Cade Christensen for passing his PhD defense today. He is now my 12th PhD student to finish with me and my FIRST Analytical Chemistry PhD student! So proud of you Cade!!!!!!
July 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Cade Christensen for passing his PhD defense today. He is now my 12th PhD student to finish with me and my FIRST Analytical Chemistry PhD student! So proud of you Cade!!!!!!
After 20 years of being together Alan and I applied for our marriage license today. Wedding bells happening within next 60 days. We are going to get married at courthouse but have a Halloween party for our celebration, which marks our 20 year anniversary and Alan’s favorite holiday! ❤️❤️
July 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After 20 years of being together Alan and I applied for our marriage license today. Wedding bells happening within next 60 days. We are going to get married at courthouse but have a Halloween party for our celebration, which marks our 20 year anniversary and Alan’s favorite holiday! ❤️❤️
Oh god! The idiot has started World War 3 with Iran!!!!
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Oh god! The idiot has started World War 3 with Iran!!!!
Alan and I attending a small town protest in Pittsboro, NC. Over 1,200 of us!
June 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Alan and I attending a small town protest in Pittsboro, NC. Over 1,200 of us!
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Over 1,200 protestors (including me in Alan) in small town Pittsboro, NC.
June 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Over 1,200 protestors (including me in Alan) in small town Pittsboro, NC.
Over 1,200 protestors (including me in Alan) in small town Pittsboro, NC.
June 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Over 1,200 protestors (including me in Alan) in small town Pittsboro, NC.
Anyone seen Trump’s proposed budget for NSF to Congress???? Research in GEO cut by 75%! GRFPs and Postdoctoral support cut to 0%!!!!! They of course release it on a Friday!!!
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May 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Anyone seen Trump’s proposed budget for NSF to Congress???? Research in GEO cut by 75%! GRFPs and Postdoctoral support cut to 0%!!!!! They of course release it on a Friday!!!
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Feels bittersweet to be promoted this week with all the chaos around us. I’m trying to be happy but so hard to be seeing students, colleagues and friends in government and academia struggling. I’m depressed by all this but ready to do my part to fight back and also help the general public understand
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Feels bittersweet to be promoted this week with all the chaos around us. I’m trying to be happy but so hard to be seeing students, colleagues and friends in government and academia struggling. I’m depressed by all this but ready to do my part to fight back and also help the general public understand
Unbelievable and evil. Trump administration just terminated my EPA grant focused on PFAS. They say they support PFAS. All lies. This is so crazy! The memo we received was ridiculous!!!!
May 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Unbelievable and evil. Trump administration just terminated my EPA grant focused on PFAS. They say they support PFAS. All lies. This is so crazy! The memo we received was ridiculous!!!!
Congratulations to my first year CHEM PhD student Samantha Bell for receiving one of these fellowships from the NC Water Resources Research Institute to study SOA formation from VOCs released from HABs.
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New NC WRRI and NC Sea Grant Fellows to Conduct Research on Invasive Species, Stormwater Runoff, Algal Blooms, and More
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May 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congratulations to my first year CHEM PhD student Samantha Bell for receiving one of these fellowships from the NC Water Resources Research Institute to study SOA formation from VOCs released from HABs.
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Feeling very depressed and down about how the malicious and intentional attack on the science, education and government communities is occurring in the US. Seeing students and colleagues struggle right now for no fault of their own hurts. I want to do more but how?!!!
May 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Feeling very depressed and down about how the malicious and intentional attack on the science, education and government communities is occurring in the US. Seeing students and colleagues struggle right now for no fault of their own hurts. I want to do more but how?!!!
I’m putting on my Conference Chair hat and reminding everyone we are a week out from the Abstract deadline of May 9. Please remember no extensions will be given. I saw the Buffalo venue with Amy Sullivan (AAAR President). We loved it and think you will too!!! aaarabstracts.com/2025/registe...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I’m putting on my Conference Chair hat and reminding everyone we are a week out from the Abstract deadline of May 9. Please remember no extensions will be given. I saw the Buffalo venue with Amy Sullivan (AAAR President). We loved it and think you will too!!! aaarabstracts.com/2025/registe...
Congratulations to my former PhD student Jin Yan for publishing one of her last studies from her thesis today. She helped to lead these studies in Andy Ault’s lab at the University of Michigan. This is the first paper out of these collaborative studies.
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Effect of Initial Seed Aerosol Acidity on the Kinetics and Products of Heterogeneous Hydroxyl Radical Oxidation of Isoprene Epoxydiol-Derived Secondary Organic Aerosol
At fixed aerosol acidity, we recently demonstrated that dimers in isoprene epoxydiol-derived secondary organic aerosol (IEPOX-SOA) can heterogeneously react with hydroxyl radical (·OH) at faster rates...
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April 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Congratulations to my former PhD student Jin Yan for publishing one of her last studies from her thesis today. She helped to lead these studies in Andy Ault’s lab at the University of Michigan. This is the first paper out of these collaborative studies.
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Congratulations to my analytical chemistry PhD student Michael Davern for publishing his 2nd chapter of his thesis today in ES&T Letters. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Online Iodide Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (I-CIMS) Enables Occupational Inhalation Exposure Assessment of 6:2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol (6:2 FTOH) Emitted to Air during Floor Waxing
Fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs) are a class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have been reported in both indoor and outdoor air and are found in an array of consumer products, includin...
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April 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Congratulations to my analytical chemistry PhD student Michael Davern for publishing his 2nd chapter of his thesis today in ES&T Letters. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
I’m hearing rumors about NOAA CSL today. Please tell me these rumors are not true?!!!
April 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I’m hearing rumors about NOAA CSL today. Please tell me these rumors are not true?!!!
Congratulations to my 2nd year chemistry PhD student Yufan Hu for passing her PhD qualification exam today!!! Hu you’re now officially a PhD candidate! Yay! So proud of you!!!
March 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Congratulations to my 2nd year chemistry PhD student Yufan Hu for passing her PhD qualification exam today!!! Hu you’re now officially a PhD candidate! Yay! So proud of you!!!