Contact Prof. Satoshi Takahama for more information.
Analysis of atmospheric aerosol composition and sources with a new automated infrared spectrometer
Masters theses and semester projects
Atmospheric particles originate from many different sources; understanding their origins and chemical composition is critical step toward assessing impacts on health and climate.
Projects are available to study atmospheric aerosols using a new online spectrometer conceptualized at EPFL and developed at Aerospec SA, a spinoff located in Ecublens. Based on student preferences, themes can be developed around
- [data science focus] analysis of aerosols, sources, and meteorological conditions measured in different measurement campaigns conducted at several study sites (Switzerland, Europe, Japan, Arctic)
- [experimental focus] experimental characterization of particle chemical signatures
Analysis of air pollution sources in global monitoring networks
Masters thesis project
Within the scope of an ongoing project with the Swiss Data Science Center and collaborators worldwide – APPLS: Toward Global Analysis of Atmospheric Particle PoLlution Sources – a Masters project can be built around contextualizing measurements of particle chemical composition from global monitoring networks using meteorological analyses and emission inventories.
