Randall Martin 

Killam Professor
Cross-appointed with Physics

BSc (Cornell), MSc (Oxford), MSc, PhD (Harvard)

E-mail: randall.martin@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-3915
Fax: (902) 494-5191

Address:  Physics and Atmospheric Science
Sir James Dunn Building
6310 Coburg Road
Halifax, NS
Canada  B3H 1Z9

* Accepting Graduate Students and Post-Docs
 
Research Interests:  Atmospheric Chemistry.

Human activity is altering atmospheric composition with substantial implications for air quality and climate. Satellite remote sensing is yielding considerable insight into the chemistry of the lower atmosphere by monitoring regions and phenomena that are otherwise difficult to observe. Global chemical transport models offer the three dimensional perspective needed to analyze the vast amount of information provided by satellites. In situ and ground based observations provide a wealth of additional information, such as vertical profiles and atmospheric constituents that cannot be observed from satellite.  We are using space-based observations, global models, and in situ measurements to improve understanding about the processes controlling air quality and climate, paying particular attention to emissions and processes controlling tropospheric ozone and aerosols.

Visit Our Lab:   Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group: http://fizz.phys.dal.ca/~atmos/

Biography:  Randall Martin is recognized worldwide as a prominent scientist in atmospheric chemistry.  His approach has been to develop algorithms for global numerical modeling and satellite remote sensing to quantitatively examine major issues in air quality and climate.  He is co-Model Scientist for the GEOS-Chem model (www.geos-chem.org), an open source global 3 D model of atmospheric composition that is used at more than 70 institutions around the world.  He is a recipient of the NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (2010-2012), the Killam Prize for a young scientist with exceptional research ability (2010), and the Dr. G. Forbes Langstroth Memorial Teaching Award (2006).