Alexander Laskin Research Group

Latest News

March 20, 2024

Hats Off Dr. Siemens! Another degree bagged, a Doctorate degree very well earned. Congrats on a successful PhD defense Kyla.

March 6, 2024

We say goodbye to Maria as she officially leaves the group today to start a new phase. All the best Dr. Misovich!

November 16, 2023

Congratulations! Dr. Misovich, on a successful PhD defense. You have done stellar work on this journey, and we are glad to witness the culmination of it all.

November 10,2023

Catalina, Shelby, Shudeepta and Julius have officially joined our group. Welcome to the Alex Laskin group, guys!

November 10, 2023

Congratulations on passing your OP Steven! With this, Steven confidently advances to PhD candidacy


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Welcome!

We are a multi-disciplinary experimental group with research interests in the areas of Analytical and Physical Chemistry of airborne particles and environmental interfaces, driven by the overarching goals of understanding their impact on the atmospheric chemistry, the air pollution and the Earth’s climate. Our research efforts include three inter-related areas: Development and applications of new analytical methods for chemical characterization of aerosols; Chemical imaging and molecular-level studies of field collected particles; Laboratory studies of multi-phase chemistry of particles and interfaces. 

Contact Us:

Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
Phone: (765) 494-5243
Email: alaskin@purdue.edu
Twitter: @alaskinlab

Recent Publications

238) A.C. Morales, B.N. Peterson, S.A. Sharpe, S.M. Huston, J.M. Tomlin, F.A. Rivera-Adorno, R.C. Moffet, A. Zelenyuk, A. Laskin. Multi-modal Chemical Characterization of Highly Viscous Submicrometer Organic Particles. Aerosol Science and Technology, 57:12, 1251-1263, (2023). doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2023.2266494 

236) B.N. Peterson, A.C. Morales, J.M. Tomlin, C.G.W. Gorman, P.E. Christ, S.A.L. Sharpe, S.M. Huston, B.T. O’Callahan, M. Fraund, Y. Noh, P. Pahari, A.J. Whelton, P.Z. El-Khoury, R.C. Moffet, A. Zelenyuk, A. Laskin. Chemical characterization of microplastic particles formed in airborne waste discharged from sewer pipe repairs, 2023, 25, 1718-1731. doi.org/10.1039/D3EM00193H 

235) E.R. Halpern, C.P. West, A.P.S. Hettiyadura, A. Darmody, J.K. Johnson, K. Qian, A. Laskin. Chemical characterization of biomass pyrolysis oil facilitated by aerosolization and size separation. Aerosol Science & Technology, 57:12, 1218-1235, (2023). doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2023.2254355 

231) C. West, Y.-J. Hsu, K.T. MacFeely, S.M. Huston, B.P. Aridjis-Olivos, A.C. Morales, A. Laskin. Volatility Measurements of Individual Components in Organic Aerosol Mixtures Using Temperature Programmed Desorption – Direct Analysis in Real Time – High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 95, 7403−7408, (2023). doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00923 (COVER ARTICLE)

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