Jeffrey Pierce - Assistant Professor
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Arriving January 2013 |
Education
- Ph.D. In Chemical Engineering - 2008 - Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
- B.S. In Chemical Engineering - 2003 - Northeastern University - Boston, MA
Career Overview
Jeff Pierce received his B.S. from Northeastern University and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, both in Chemical Engineering. He was a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight center from 2008-2009, and he was an Assistant Professor of Physics and Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University from 2009-2012 before joining CSU in 2013.
Teaching Interests
- Atmospheric aerosols
- Aerosol-cloud interactions
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Computer programming for Atmospheric Scientists
Research Interests
- Aerosol microphysics
- Aerosol-cloud interactions
- Cloud microphysics
- Aerosol climate effects
- Aerosol sources and sinks
- Near-source aerosol physics
- New-particle formation and growth
- Aerosol and gas-phase chemistry
- Aerosol remote sensing
Research Sponsors
- Electric Power Research Institute
- Environment Canada
- Atlantic Computational Excellence Network
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awards, Honors, and Positions
- Langstroth Memorial Teaching Excellence Award, Dalhousie Physics and Atmos. Sci. Dept., 2012
- GEOS-Chem Chemical Transport Model steering committee, co-chair of Aerosol development, 2011-present
- American Association of Aerosol Research, chair of Atmospheric Aerosols working group, 2010-2011
- NASA Postodoctoral Fellow, 2008-2009
- Ken Meyer best Ph.D. thesis award, Carnegie Mellon University Chemical Engineering, 2008
- EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship, 2006-2008
