Dr. Barbara Finlayson-Pitts of the University of California, Irvine will be presenting a lecture as part of the UK Chemistry Department's Lyle Dawson Lecture Series.  It is entitled Understanding Interfaces in Air: The Last Frontier in Atmospheric Chemistry?

Abstract:

Airborne particles are well known to have significant impacts on visibility, health and climate. As a result, being able to predict their formation, composition and properties is critical for the development of effective air pollution control strategies on local to global scales. While a great deal is known about gas phase chemistry in air, less is known about chemistry in condensed phases and even less about “heterogeneous chemistry” at interfaces, yet the latter two are particularly important for understanding airborne particles. Some examples of what we know and what we don’t know about such chemistry will be discussed, with an emphasis on the need for application of a variety fundamental chemical approaches, both experimental and theoretical, to address the key unknowns.

Facutly Host: Dr. Marcelo Guzman