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Christopher G. Nolte, Ph.D.
AMAD Staff Education:
- B.S., Physics, Stanford University, 1991. Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, National Merit Scholar.
- M.S., Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology, 1994.
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology, 2001.
Thesis: Polar Organic Compounds in Fine Particulate Matter Sources and in the Urban Atmosphere.
Professional Experience:
- 2005–present: Physical Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC.
- 2003–2005: Postdoctoral Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publications:
C. P. Weaver, X.-Z. Liang, . . ., C. Nolte, . . . A preliminary synthesis of modeled climate change impacts on U.S. regional ozone concentrations, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, in review, 2008.
C. G. Nolte, A. B. Gilliland, C. Hogrefe, and L. J. Mickley, Linking global to regional models to assess
future climate impacts on surface ozone levels in the United States, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, D14307, 2008.
(abstract) 
C. G. Nolte, P. V. Bhave, J. R. Arnold, R. L. Dennis, K. M. Zhang, and A. S. Wexler, Modeling urban and
regional aerosols–Application of the CMAQ-UCD aerosol model to Tampa, a coastal urban site, Atmospheric Environment,
42, 3179-3191, 2008.
(abstract)
C. Nolte, A. Gilliland, and C. Hogrefe, Linking global and regional models to simulate U.S. air quality in the year 2050, Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XIX, C. Borrego and A. I. Miranda, eds., Elsevier, 559-567, 2008.
E. J. Cooter, R. Gilliam, W. Benjey, C. Nolte, J. Swall, and A. Gilliland
Examining the impact of changing climate on regional air quality
over the U.S.
C. G. Nolte, J. J. Schauer, G. R. Cass, and B. R. T. Simoneit, Trimethylsilyl derivatives of organic compounds in source
samples and in fine atmospheric particulate matter, Environmental Science Technology, 36, 4273-4281, 2002.
(abstract)
C. G. Nolte, J. J. Schauer, G. R. Cass, and B. R. T. Simoneit, Highly polar organic compounds present in wood smoke
and in the ambient atmosphere, Environmental Science Technology, 35, 1912-1919, 2001.
(abstract)
C. G. Nolte, J. J. Schauer, G. R. Cass, and B. R. T. Simoneit, Highly polar organic compounds present in meat smoke,
Environmental Science Technology, 33, 3313-3316, 1999.
(abstract)
C. G. Nolte, M. P. Fraser, and G. R. Cass, Gas Phase C2-C10 Organic acids concentrations
in the Los Angeles atmosphere, Environmental Science Technology, 33, pp. 540-545, 1999.
(abstract)
B. R. T. Simoneit, J. J. Schauer, C. G. Nolte, D. R. Oros, V. O. Elias, M. P. Fraser, W. F. Rogge, and G. R. Cass,
Levoglucosan, a tracer for cellulose in biomass burning and atmospheric particles, Atmospheric Environment, 33, 173-182, 1999.
(abstract)
C. G. Nolte, P. A. Solomon, T. Fall, L. G. Salmon, and G. R. Cass, Seasonal and spatial characteristics of formic and
acetic acids concentrations in the southern California atmosphere, Environmental Science Technology, 31, 2547-2553, 1997.
(abstract)
Selected Conference Presentations:
A. B. Gilliland, K. Foley, C. Nolte, and S. Howard, "Future Climate Scenarios, Atmospheric Deposition and Precipitation Uncertainty," NADP Technical Meeting and Scientific Symposium, October 16, 2008.
C. G. Nolte, S. J. Roselle, and F. S. Binkowski, "Implementation of an Online Photolysis Module in CMAQ 4.7," 7th Annual CMAS Users Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 7, 2008 (poster).
J. T. Kelly, P. V. Bhave, U. Shankar, K. M. Foley, and C. G. Nolte, "Implementation of a Dynamically Interactive Coarse Mode in CMAQv4.7," 7th Annual CMAS Users Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 7, 2008 (poster).
S. J. Roselle, ..., C. G. Nolte, ..., "Incremental Testing of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System Version 4.7," 7th Annual CMAS Users Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 6, 2008.
C. Nolte, "Linking Global and Regional Models to Simulate Future U.S. Air Quality," EPA Region 3 Climate Change and Particulate Matter Spring Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 30, 2008 (invited presentation).
C. Nolte, "Using Linked Global and Regional Models to Simulate U.S. Air Quality in the Year 2050," EPA ORD Workshop on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Air Quality Decision Making, Raleigh, NC, December 4, 2007 (invited presentation).
C. Nolte, "Using Linked Global and Regional Models to Simulate U.S. Air Quality in the Year 2050," EPA Region 9 Workshop on Impacts of Climate Change on Air Quality in the Pacific Southwest, San Francisco, CA, October 11, 2007 (invited presentation).
C. Nolte, P. Bhave, R. Dennis, J. Arnold, K. M. Zhang, A. Wexler, "Application of the CMAQ-UCD Aerosol Model to a Coastal Urban Site," 6th Annual CMAS Users Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 3, 2007.
C. Nolte, A. Gilliland, C. Hogrefe, and L. Mickley, "Using Linked Global and Regional Models to Simulate U.S. Air Quality in the Year 2050," 6th Annual CMAS Users Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 1, 2007.
C. Nolte, A. Gilliland, C. Hogrefe, L. Mickley, "Linking Global and Regional Models to Simulate U.S. Air Quality in the Year 2050," 29th NATO International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and its Application, Aveiro, Portugal, September 28, 2007.
D. Tong, C. Nolte, R. Mathur, K. Schere, "Climate Impacts on U.S. Crop Production," American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14, 2006.
A. Gilliland, C. Nolte, C. Hogrefe, E. Cooter, and R. Gilliam, "Modeling Ozone and PM2.5 Sensitivities to Future Climate," Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2 workshop, Princeton, NJ, October 30, 2006.
C. Nolte, P. Bhave, R. Dennis, K. M. Zhang, A. Wexler, M. Evans, N. Poor, "Evaluation of the CMAQ-AIM model against size- and chemically-resolved impactor data at a coastal urban site," American Association for Aerosol Research Particulate Matter Supersites Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 12, 2005.
C. Nolte, P. Bhave, R. Dennis, K. M. Zhang, A. Wexler, "Using CMAQ-AIM to Evaluate the Gas-Particle Partitioning Treatment in CMAQ," Community Modeling and Analysis System Models-3 Users' Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 19, 2004.
P.V. Bhave, S.J. Roselle, F.S. Binkowski, C.G. Nolte, S. Yu, G.L. Gibson, and K.L. Schere, "CMAQ Aerosol Module Development: Recent Enhancements and Future Plans," Community Modeling and Analysis System Models-3 Users' Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, October 18, 2004.
Awards:
- National Exposure Research Laboratory Special Achievement Award, in recognition for contributions to the Climate Impacts on Regional Air Quality study, 2007.
- EPA Superior Accomplishment Recognition Award for contributions to the calculation of secondary organic aerosol in CMAQ, 2004.
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1991.