Dean, Division of Physical Science and Engineering
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
AEROSOL SCIENCE
&
AIR POLLUTION
BIOGRAPHY
Professor Chan obtained BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986 and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1992. He is currently Dean of the Division of Physical Science and Engineering at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. Before that, he was at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and then City University of Hong Kong.
Professor Chan has over 30 years of research experience in air pollution and aerosol science. He specializes in aerosol water uptake and phase transformation, gas-aerosol interactions, the formation of secondary aerosols in the atmosphere, and laser spectroscopy and mass spectrometry of aerosols in field and laboratory studies.
Professor Chan received the Haagen Smit Award of Atmospheric Environment in 2015, Second Prize of the State Natural Science Award in 2010, and First Prize of the Natural Science Award in 2007. He was the first winner of the Asian Young Aerosol Scientists Award. He was Editor-in-Chief of Atmospheric Environment in 2008-2019.
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Best Review Paper Award 2022 from the journal RSC Environmental Sciences: Atmosphere
"Particulate Photolysis in the Atmosphere"
Masao Gen, Zhancong Liang, Ruifeng Zhang, Beatrix Rosette Go Mabato, and Chak K. Chan
Atmospheric particulate matter or aerosol particles, directly and indirectly, impact climate, regional air quality, and human health. The atmosphere is a giant and strongly oxidizing chemical reactor, and the atmospheric oxidizing capacity is closely associated with the chemical evolution of aerosol particles. Inorganic nitrate photolysis can contribute to the atmospheric oxidizing capacity by generating strong oxidants such as hydroxyl radical. Nitrate photolysis in aerosol particles is accelerated by many orders of magnitude relative to bulk solution reactions, but factors and mechanisms affecting particulate nitrate photolysis remain controversial. As a result, the impact of particulate nitrate photolysis on the atmospheric oxidizing capacity is still uncertain. We review the current status of knowledge about particulate nitrate photolysis in the atmosphere.
BEST PAPER AWARD IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LETTERS IN 2019
Heterogeneous SO2 Oxidation in Sulfate Formation by Photolysis of Particulate Nitrate
Masao Gen, Ruifeng Zhang, Dan Dan Huang, Yongjie Li, and Chak K. Chan
NEWS AND UPDATES
11th International Aerosol Conference - IAC 2022
14 September 2022
It is my honor to be a plenary speaker at the International Aerosol Conference in Athens, Greece. I gave a talk on "Single-particle Raman spectroscopy in studying multiphase reactions of atmospheric particulates" on Sept 6. A big thank you to the organizers for the invitation and to everyone who attended the lecture and the inspiring questions.
SULFATE FORMATION VIA AEROSOL PHASE SO2 OXIDATION BY MODEL BIOMASS BURNING PHOTOSENSITIZERS: 3,4-DIMETHOXYBENZALDEHYDE, VANILLIN AND SYRINGALDEHYDE.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2023)
Liyuan Zhou*, Zhancong Liang, Beatrix Rosette Go Mabato, Rosemarie Ann Infante Cuevas, Rongzhi Tang, Mei Li, Chunlei Cheng, and Chak K. Chan*
SULFATE FORMATION BY PHOTOSENSITIZATION IN MIXED INCENSE BURNING–SODIUM CHLORIDE PARTICLES: EFFECTS OF RH, LIGHT INTENSITY, AND AEROSOL AGING
Environmental Science & Technology (2023)
Rongzhi Tang, Ruifeng Zhang, Jialiang Ma, Kai Song, Beatrix Rosette Go Mabato, Rosemarie Ann Infante Cuevas, Liyuan Zhou, Zhancong Liang, Alexander L. Vogel, Song Guo, and Chak K. Chan*
SECONDARY AEROSOL FORMATION IN INCENSE BURNING PARTICLES BY O3 AND OH OXIDATION VIA SINGLE PARTICLE MIXING STATE ANALYSIS
Science of The Total Environment (2023)
Zhancong Liang, Liyuan Zhou, Xinyue Li, Rosemarie Ann Infante Cuevas, Rongzhi Tang, Mei Li, Chunlei Cheng, Yangxi Chu, Patrick K.H. Lee, Alvin C.K. Lai, Chak K. Chan*
COMPARISON OF AQUEOUS SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL (AQSOA) PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS FROM GUAIACOL OXIDATION BY NON-PHENOLIC AND PHENOLIC METHOXYBENZALDEHYDES AS PHOTOSENSITIZERS IN THE ABSENCE AND PRESENCE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2023)
Beatrix Rosette Go Mabato, Yong Jie Li, Dan Dan Huang, YalinWang, and Chak K. Chan*
SULFATE FORMATION IN INCENSE BURNING PARTICLES: A SINGLE-PARTICLE MASS SPECTROMETRIC STUDY
Environmental Science and Technology Letters (2022)
Zhancong Liang, Liyuan Zhou, Rosemarie Ann Infante Cuevas, Xinyue Li, Chunlei Cheng, Mei Li*, Rongzhi Tang, Ruifeng Zhang, Patrick K. H. Lee, Alvin C. K. Lai, and Chak K. Chan*
THE OXIDATIVE POTENTIAL OF FRESH AND AGED ELEMENTAL CARBON-CONTAINING AIRBORNE PARTICLES: A REVIEW
Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts (2022)
Yangyang Liu, Chak K. Chan
ASSESSING THE NONLINEAR EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES ON PRIMARY AND OXYGENATED ORGANIC AEROSOL CONCENTRATION USING MACHINE LEARNING
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (2022)
Yiming Qin,* Jianhuai Ye, Paul Ohno, Pengfei Liu, Junfeng Wang, Pingqing Fu, Liyuan Zhou, Yong Jie Li, Scot T. Martin, and Chak K. Chan*
AQUEOUS SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL FORMATION FROM THE DIRECT PHOTOSENSITIZED OXIDATION OF VANILLIN IN THE ABSENCE AND PRESENCE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2022)
Beatrix Rosette Go Mabato, Yan Lyu, Yan Ji, Yong Jie Li, Dan Dan Huang, Xue Li, Theodora Nah, Chun Ho Lam, and Chak K. Chan*
EMISSIONS AND SECONDARY FORMATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS FROM MODERN HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS IN REAL-WORLD TRAFFIC—CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS USING ON-LINE MASS SPECTROMETRY
Environment science & technology (2021)
Liyuan Zhou, Christian M. Salvador, Michael Priestley, Mattias Hallquist, Qianyun Liu, Chak K. Chan, and Åsa M. Hallquist
PRIMARY EMISSIONS AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC AEROSOLS FROM HEATED ANIMAL FATS
PHD STUDENTS
BEATRIX ROSETTE GO MABATO
PhD Student in Energy and Environment
MSc and BSc in Chemistry, University of Santo Tomas (Manila, PH)
Set currently focuses on the field of aerosol chemistry and air pollution. Among Set’s research interests are aerosol uptake experiments, brown carbon formation, and atmospheric aging processes.
