V. Faye McNeill
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Research Interests:
Our research is focused on understanding and evaluating the atmospheric impact of the chemical and physical processes that occur at environmental interfaces, such as the surfaces of aerosol and cloud particles, or substances at the Earth's surface such assnow, soil, or sea ice.
These processes play critical roles in such phenomena as polar stratospheric ozone depletion (the “ozone hole”), in climate, and in smog formation. Despite their multiple important roles in the Earth system, gas-particle interactions and interactions between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface continue to be major sources of uncertainty limiting our understanding of atmospheric chemistry.
Our research program combines laboratory and modeling studies focused on understanding and quantifying the chemistry of heterogeneous and multiphase systems affecting Earth's atmosphere. The results of this work advance the fundamental understandingof chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere, contribute to our understanding of the effects of human activity on our environment, and provide insight into practical approaches for pollution mitigation.
Selected Publications:
“The Interaction of N2O5 with Sea Ice Proxies,” VF McNeill, JA Thornton (in preparation).
“The Oxidation of Palmitic Acid in Pure and Internally Mixed Submicron Aerosols,” VF McNeill, L Yatavelli, O Langrebe, GM Wolfe, JA Thornton (in preparation).
“Observations of Acyl Peroxy Nitrates at Mount Bachelor Observatory: Influence of Long-Range Transport,” GM Wolfe, JA Thornton, VF McNeill, D Reidmiller, J Smith, D Chand, P Swartzendruber, D Jaffe (submitted).
“A Reaction Probability Formulation for HO2 Loss in Aqueous Atmospheric Aerosols: Regional and Global Impacts on Tropospheric Oxidants.” JA Thornton, L Jaeglé, VF McNeill, (submitted).
“The Interaction of Hydrogen Chloride with Ice Surfaces: The Effects of Grain Size, Surface Roughness, and Surface Disorder,” VF McNeill, FM Geiger, T Loerting, BL Trout, MJ Molina, (in press), J. Phys. Chem. A(2007).
“The Oxidation of Oleate in Submicron Aqueous Salt Aerosols: Evidence of a Surface Process” VF McNeill, GM Wolfe, JA Thornton. J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 1073-1083 (2007).
“Hydrogen Chloride-induced Surface Disordering on Ice,” VF McNeill, T Loerting, FM Geiger, BL Trout, MJ Molina. Proc. Natl. Acad. USA 103 (25), 9422-9427 (2006).
“The Effect of Varying Levels of Surfactant on the Reactive Uptake of N2O5 to Aqueous Sub-micron Aerosol,” VF McNeill, J Patterson, GM Wolfe, JA Thornton.Atmos. Chem. Phys. 6, 1635-1644 (2006).
“Process Dynamics and Control Experiment Performed Across the Atlantic,” A Selmer, M Goodson, M Kraft, S Sen, VF McNeill, BS Johnston, CK Colton. Chem. Eng. Ed., Summer 2005, 232-237.
“Fast mixing condensation nucleus counter: Application to rapid scanning differential mobility analyzer measurements,” J Wang, VF McNeill, DR Collins, RC Flagan, Aerosol Sci. Technol. 36 (6), 678-689 (2002).