Andi Zuend

Postdoctoral Scholar 2009 - Present

Schlinger 109
Mail Code 101 - 20
email: zuend [AT] caltech.edu
(626) 395-3194

 

Diploma student in environmental science (atmospheric physics and chemistry) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland 1998 - 2003

Diploma degree (Master degree) in environmental science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2003

Doctor of Sciences degree in the atmospheric chemistry group of Prof. Dr. Thomas Peter at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate science (IAC) (Dr. sc. ETH Zurich), Switzerland, 2004 - 2007

 

Research Interests

· General interest and current studies are related to atmospheric aerosols, their composition, non-ideal thermodynamic behavior and the calculation of such liquid particle mixtures including organic-inorganic interactions.

· Thermodynamic modeling of organic-inorganic mixtures related to atmospheric aerosols to predict water activity and phase stability (AIOMFAC model based on the LIFAC model).

· Modeling liquid-liquid phase separations and phase stabilities in organic-inorganic aerosols at thermodynamic equilibrium (LLE).

· Computing the gas/particle partitioning including potential liquid-liquid phase separations of mixed organic-inorganic aerosols.

· Simulating the microphysical structure of single crystal ice Ih surfaces (a kinetic Monte Carlo model).

· Developing efficient algorithms and computer programs using Fortran 90 / 95.