This is an introductory course that presents the fundamental concepts of aerosol physics with applications to atmospheric aerosols. The student, upon completion of this class, should have a basic knowledge of how individual aerosol particles behave in gases when exposed to various forces, including, aerodynamic drag, gravitation, electrical and others, how particles interact with light, mathematical concepts associated with describing aerosol particle populations, and processes that alter particle populations, including particle interaction with gases and particle-particle interactions.

Air pollution history, atmospheric stability and boundary layer dynamics, atmospheric dispersion, atmospheric transport, air pollution modeling. Cross listed with CEE 6792.

This course is a graduate level introduction to air pollutants, and in particular their atmospheric dynamics and impacts. The student, upon completion of this course, should have a knowledge of which air pollutants are of concern, their source, fate, atmospheric transport and transformation and policies developed to help manage the problem.

This course in an introduction to experimental methods focused on measurements of atmospheric gases and particulates associated with air quality. Upon completion of this course, the student should have knowledge of the theory behind commonly used and research-grade atmospheric instrumentation, as well as practical lab/field skills and data analysis for ambient studies of air pollutants. Students will make measurements in the Ford ES&T penthouse lab of ambient ozone, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide and PM2.5 chemical composition, number distributions and optical properties.

Application of fundamental principles of chemistry to understanding the critical factors controlling the levels and distributions of atmospheric trace gases and their variation in time.

The main objective of this course is to apply thermodynamic principles to understand the role of water in the Earth's climate system. The course closely follows the textbook "Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans" by Curry and Webster. It starts by developing the basic concepts of classical thermodynamics that are important for understanding the climate system. These basic concepts will then be applied to address major processes in the atmosphere and ocean, including cloud formation, precipitation processes and thermohaline circulation.

This course provides a general chemical description of the Earth atmospheric system with a major focus on the two lowest layers of the atmosphere, i.e., the troposphere and the stratosphere.

Pre-requisite: (CHEM 1310 or CHEM 3411) and EAS 3603 and MATH 2551 and PHYS