Chongai Kuang

Assistant Scientist

Dr. Kuang is an Assistant Scientist whose research interests are broadly bounded by the study of atmospheric aerosol physical and chemical processes, focusing specifically on the study of aerosol nucleation and the development of instrumentation to detect newly formed particles down to below 1 nm. Current scientific work is focused on developing microphysical based parameterizations for aerosol nucleation and initial growth for use in large-scale models through intensive field campaigns and controlled laboratory experiments.

Experience

• Assistant Scientist, Atmospheric Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY, 11/2011 to present.
• Research Associate, Atmospheric Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY, 09/2009 to 10/2011.
• Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 08/2004 to 09/2009.

External Service

• Proposal reviewer for German Science Ministry
• Journal reviewer for Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics
• Member of Young Investigators Committee for American Association for Aerosol Research
• Co-leader for New Particle Formation Focus Group in ASR Aerosol Life Cycle Working Group

Publications (since 2008)

Kuang, C., Chen, M., McMurry, P. H., and Wang, J. Modification of laminar flow ultrafine condensation particle counters for the enhanced detection of 1 nm condensation nuclei. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 46, 309-315, doi:10.1080/02786826.2011.626815 (2012).

Kuang, C., Chen, M., Zhao, J., Smith, J., McMurry, P. H., and Wang, J. Size and time-resolved growth rate measurements of 1 to 5 nm freshly formed atmospheric nuclei. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12, 3573-3589, doi:10.5194/acp-12-3573-2012 (2012).

McGraw, R., Wang, J., and Kuang, C. Kinetics of heterogeneous nucleation in supersaturated vapor: Fundamental limits to neutral particle detection revisited. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 46, 1053-1064, doi:10.1080/02786826.2012.687844 (2012).

Wang, J., R. McGraw & C. Kuang. Flux induced growth of atmospheric nano-particles by organic vapors, to be submitted (2012).

Jiang, J., Chen, M., Kuang, C., Attoui, M., and McMurry, P. H. Electrical Mobility Spectrometer Using a Diethylene Glycol Condensation Particle Counter for Measurement of Aerosol Size Distributions Down to 1 nm. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 45, 510–521 (2011).

Jiang, J., Zhao, J., Chen, M., Eisele, F. L., Scheckman, J., Williams, B. J., Kuang, C., and McMurry, P. H. First Measurements of Neutral Atmospheric Cluster and 1–2 nm Particle Number Size Distributions During Nucleation Events. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 45, ii–v (2011).

Zhao, J., Smith, J. N., Eisele, F. L., Chen, M., Kuang, C., and McMurry, P. H. Observation of neutral sulfuric acid-amine containing clusters in laboratory and ambient measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11, 10823-10836, doi:10.5194/acp-11-10823-2011 (2011).

Kuang, C., I. Riipinen, S. L. Sihto, M. Kulmala, A. V. McCormick, and P. H. McMurry. An improved criterion for new particle formation in diverse atmospheric environments. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 10, 8469-8480 (2010).

Kurtén, T., Kuang, C., Gómez, P., McMurry, P. H., Vehkamäki, H., Ortega, I., Noppel, M., and Kulmala, M. The role of cluster energy nonaccommodation in atmospheric sulfuric acid nucleation. J. Chem. Phys. 132, 024304, doi:10.1063/1.3291213 (2010).

Zhao, J., F. L. Eisele, M. Titcombe, C. Kuang, and P. H. McMurry. Chemical ionization mass spectrometric measurements of atmospheric neutral clusters using the cluster-CIMS. J. Geophys. Res. 115, D08205 (2010).

Kuang, C. and P. H. McMurry. Correction to ‘‘Dependence of nucleation rates on sulfuric acid vapor concentration in diverse atmospheric locations’’. J. Geophys. Res. 115, D06206 (2010).

Kuang, C., P. H. McMurry, and A. V. McCormick. Determination of cloud condensation nuclei production from measured new particle formation events. Geophys. Res. Lettrs 36, L09822 (2009).

Kuang, C., P. H. McMurry, A. V. McCormick, and F. L. Eisele. Dependence of nucleation rates on sulfuric acid vapor concentration in diverse atmospheric locations. J. Geophys. Res. 113, D10209 (2008).