Fangqun YU , Ph.d.

Research Expertise:

·       How particles grow and form in the atmosphere

·       Air quality and particle microphysics

·       Aerosol clouds and their effect on extreme weather and climate change

·       Impact of ultrafine particles and co-pollutants on health

Impacted Sectors:

·       Aerosol Research

·       Research funding 

·       Scientific manuscripts

Current Projects:

·       Hialing Jia Publishing Nature Communications Paper

·       Studying the environmental and climatic health of spatiotemporal variations of atmospheric particles

·       Simulating advanced particle microphysics with community models such as GEOS-Chem, WRF-Chem, and CESM

Background:

Dr. Fangqun Yu received his PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from UCLA in 1998. Dr. Yu currently works at as a Senior Research Associate at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center and teaches Atmospheric Physics at the University at Albany. Dr. Yu is always looking to recruit research associates and assistants for atmospheric sciences, physics, and chemistry. Besides researching, Dr. Yu has reviewed funding proposals and manuscripts for science related topics and activities.