Alfarra, Dr Rami
Research Scientist
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University of Manchester
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
The University of Manchester
Simon Building
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3925-3780
- @ramialfarra
- +441613068398
- http://www.seaes.manchester.ac.uk/people/staff/profile/?ea=rami.alfarra
Dr Rami Alfarra is a Scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science and a Research Fellow at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester. He has 20 years of experience in the area of atmospheric aerosols and their impact on air quality and climate change, and more recently on human health. Rami completed a PhD degree in atmospheric science at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, working with the, now widely used, Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. His work focused on evaluating and improving the AMS ability to measure and quantify organic aerosols in laboratory experiments and at a wide range of environments. His PhD thesis was titled Insights into Atmospheric Organic Aerosols Using an Aerosol Mass Spectrometer and he graduated in 2004. Rami worked as a post-doctoral scientist at the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry at Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland from 2005 to 2008, where he managed a field, chamber and controlled emission measurements programme to characterise and quantify sources of particulate matter in Switzerland. In 2009, Rami joined NCAS to manage and conduct a programme of smog chamber studies focusing on atmospheric processes of aerosols and their effects on air quality, climate change and human health. Rami received the 2008 Swiss Academy of Sciences Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Award.

Publications
- Voliotis Aristeidis; Du Mao; Wang Yu; Shao Yunqi; Alfarra M. R.; Bannan Thomas J.; Hu Dawei; Pereira Kelly L.; Hamilton Jacqueline F.; Hallquist Mattias; Mentel Thomas F.; MCfiggans Gordan; Chamber investigation of the formation and transformation of secondary organic aerosol in mixtures of biogenic and anthropogenic volatile organic compounds. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 22 (21) , 14147--14175, [doi:10.5194/acp-22-14147-2022] Nov 2022
- Voliotis Aristeidis; Du Mao; Wang Yu; Shao Yunqi; Bannan Thomas J.; Flynn Michael; Pandis Spyros N.; Percival Carl J.; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; The influence of the addition of isoprene on the volatility of particles formed from the photo-oxidation of anthropogenic–biogenic mixtures. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 22 (20) , 13677--13693, [doi:10.5194/acp-22-13677-2022] Oct 2022
- Shao Yunqi; Voliotis Aristeidis; Du Mao; Wang Yu; Pereira Kelly; Hamilton Jacqueline; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; Chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol particles formed from mixtures of anthropogenic and biogenic precursors. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 22 (15) , 9799--9826, [doi:10.5194/acp-22-9799-2022] Aug 2022
- Du Mao; Voliotis Aristeidis; Shao Yunqi; Wang Yu; Bannan Thomas J.; Pereira Kelly; Hamilton Jacqueline F.; Percival Carl J.; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; Combined application of online FIGAERO-CIMS and offline LC-Orbitrap mass spectrometry (MS) to characterize the chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in smog chamber studies. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 15 (14) , 4385--4406, [doi:10.5194/amt-15-4385-2022] Jul 2022
- Wang Yu; Voliotis Aristeidis; Hu Dawei; Shao Yunqi; Du Mao; Chen Ying; Kleinheins Judith; Marcolli Claudia; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; On the evolution of sub- and super-saturated water uptake of secondary organic aerosol in chamber experiments from mixed precursors. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 22 (6) , 4149--4166, [doi:10.5194/acp-22-4149-2022] Mar 2022
- Hu Dawei; Alfarra M. R.; Szpek Kate; Langridge Justin M.; Cotterell Michael I.; Belcher Claire; Rule Ian; Liu Zixia; Yu Chenjie; Shao Yunqi; Voliotis Aristeidis; Du Mao; Smith Brett; Smallwood Greg J.; Lobo Prem; Liu Dantong; Haywood Jim M.; Coe Hugh; Allan James Donald; Physical and chemical properties of black carbon and organic matter from different combustion and photochemical sources using aerodynamic aerosol classification. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 21 (21) , 16161--16182, [doi:10.5194/acp-21-16161-2021] Nov 2021
- Voliotis Aristeidis; Wang Yu; Shao Yunqi; Du Mao; Bannan Thomas J.; Percival Carl J.; Pandis Spyros N.; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; Exploring the composition and volatility of secondary organic aerosols in mixed anthropogenic and biogenic precursor systems. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 21 (18) , 14251--14273, [doi:10.5194/acp-21-14251-2021] Sep 2021
- Wang Yu; Voliotis Aristeidis; Shao Yunqi; Zong Taomou; Meng Xiangxinyue; Du Mao; Hu Dawei; Chen Ying; Wu Zhijun; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; Secondary organic aerosol phase behaviour in chamber photo-oxidation of mixed precursors. [doi:10.5194/acp-2021-105] Feb 2021
- O'Meara Simon Patrick; Xu Shuxuan; Topping Dave; Alfarra M. R.; Capes Gerard; Lowe Douglas; Shao Yunqi; MCfiggans Gordan; PyCHAM (v2.1.1): a Python box model for simulating aerosol chambers. Geoscientific Model Development, 14 (2) , 675--702, [doi:10.5194/gmd-14-675-2021] Feb 2021
- O'Meara Simon Patrick; Xu Shuxuan; Topping David; Capes Gerard; Lowe Douglas; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; PyCHAM: CHemistry with Aerosol Microphysics in Python. Journal Of Open Source Software, 5 (48) , 1918, [doi:10.21105/joss.01918] Apr 2020
- Wang Yu; Chen Ying; Wu Zhijun; Shang Dongjie; Bian Yuxuan; Du Zhuofei; Schmitt Sebastian H.; Su Rong; Gkatzelis Georgios I.; Schlag Patrick; Hohaus Thorsten; Voliotis Aristeidis; Lu K.; Zeng Limin; Zhao Chunsheng; Alfarra M. R.; MCfiggans Gordan; Wiedensohler Alfred; Kiendler-Scharr Astrid; Zhang Yuanhang; Hu Min; Mutual promotion between aerosol particle liquid water and particulate nitrate enhancement leads to severe nitrate-dominated particulate matter pollution and low visibility. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 20 (4) , 2161--2175, [doi:10.5194/acp-20-2161-2020] Feb 2020
- Bannan Thomas J.; Le Breton Michael; Priestley Michael; Worrall Stephen D.; Bacak Asan; Marsden Nicholas A.; Mehra Archit; Hammes Julia; Hallquist Mattias; Alfarra M. R.; Krieger Ulrich K.; Reid Jonathan P.; Jayne John; Robinson Wade; McFiggans Gordon; Coe Hugh; Percival Carl J.; Topping Dave; A method for extracting calibrated volatility information from the FIGAERO-HR-ToF-CIMS and its experimental application. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12 (3) , 1429--1439, [doi:10.5194/amt-12-1429-2019] Mar 2019
- McFiggans Gordon; Mentel Thomas F.; Wildt Jürgen; Pullinen Iida; Kang Sungah; Kleist Einhard; Schmitt Sebastian; Springer Monika; Tillmann Ralf; Wu Cheng; Zhao Defeng; Hallquist Mattias; Faxon Cameron; Le Breton Michael; Hallquist Åsa M.; Simpson David; Bergström Robert; Jenkin Michael E.; Ehn Mikael; Thornton Joel A.; Alfarra M. Rami; Bannan Thomas J.; Percival Carl J.; Priestley Michael; Topping David; Kiendler-Scharr Astrid; Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours. Nature, 565 (7741) , 587--593, [doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0871-y] Jan 2019
- Pereira Kelly L.; Dunmore Rachel; Whitehead James; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James Donald; Alam Mohammed S.; Harrison Roy M.; McFiggans Gordon; Hamilton Jacqueline F.; Technical note: Use of an atmospheric simulation chamber to investigate the effect of different engine conditions on unregulated VOC-IVOC diesel exhaust emissions. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 18 (15) , 11073--11096, [doi:10.5194/acp-18-11073-2018] Aug 2018
- Bannan Thomas J.; Le Breton Michael; Priestley Michael; Worrall Stephen D.; Bacak Asan; Marsden Nicholas A.; Merha Archit; Hammes Julia; Hallquist Mattias; Alfarra M. R.; Krieger Ulrich K.; Reid Jonathan P.; Jayne John; Robinson Wade; McFiggans Gordon; Coe Hugh; Percival Carl J.; Topping Dave; A method for extracting calibrated volatility information from the FIGAERO-HR-ToF-CIMS and its application to chamber and field studies. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 1--12, [doi:10.5194/amt-2018-255] Aug 2018
- Frey Wiebke; Hu Dawei; Dorsey James; Alfarra M. R.; Pajunoja Aki; Virtanen Annele; Connolly Paul; McFiggans Gordon; The efficiency of secondary organic aerosol particles acting as ice-nucleating particles under mixed-phase cloud conditions. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 18 (13) , 9393--9409, [doi:10.5194/acp-18-9393-2018] Jul 2018
- Frey Wiebke; Hu Dawei; Dorsey James; Alfarra M. R.; Pajunoja Aki; Virtanen Annele; Connolly Paul; McFiggans Gordon; The efficiency of secondary organic aerosol particles to act as ice nucleating particles at mixed-phase cloud conditions. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics Discussions 1--25, [doi:10.5194/acp-2017-1223] Jan 2018
- Pereira Kelly L.; Dunmore Rachel; Whitehead James; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James D.; Alam Mohammed S.; Harrison Roy M.; McFiggans Gordon; Hamilton Jacqueline F.; The Effect of Varying Engine Conditions on Unregulated VOC Diesel Exhaust Emissions. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics Discussions 1--25, [doi:10.5194/acp-2017-603] Aug 2017
- Pereira Kelly L.; Dunmore Rachel; Whitehead James; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James Donald; Alam Mohammed S.; Harrison Roy M.; McFiggans Gordon; Hamilton Jacqueline F.; The Effect of Varying Engine Conditions on Unregulated VOC Diesel Exhaust Emissions. [doi:10.5194/acp-2017-603-supplement] Aug 2017
- Topping David O.; Allan James; Alfarra M. Rami; Aumont Bernard; STRAPS v1.0: evaluating a methodology for predicting electron impact ionisation mass spectra for the aerosol mass spectrometer. Geoscientific Model Development, 10 (6) , 2365–2377, [doi:10.5194/gmd-10-2365-2017] Jun 2017
- Liu Dantong; Whitehead James; Alfarra M. Rami; Reyes-Villegas Ernesto; Spracklen Dominick V.; Reddington Carly L.; Kong Shaofei; Williams Paul I.; Ting Yu-Chieh; Haslett Sophie; Taylor J. W.; Flynn M. J.; Morgan W. T.; McFiggans G.; Coe H; Allan J. D.; Black-carbon absorption enhancement in the atmosphere determined by particle mixing state. Nature Geoscience, 10 (3) , 184–188, [doi:10.1038/ngeo2901] Feb 2017
- Booth A. Murray; Bannan Thomas J.; Benyezzar Med; Bacak Asan; Alfarra M. Rami; Topping David; Percival Carl J.; Development of lithium attachment mass spectrometry – knudsen effusion and chemical ionisation mass spectrometry (KEMS, CIMS). The Analyst, 142 (19) , 3666–3673, [doi:10.1039/c7an01161j] 2017
- Jimenez Jose L.; Canagaratna Manjula R.; Drewnick Frank; Allan James D.; Alfarra M. Rami; Middlebrook Ann M.; Slowik Jay G.; Zhang Q.; Coe Hugh; Jayne John T.; Worsnop Douglas R.; Comment on “The effects of molecular weight and thermal decomposition on the sensitivity of a thermal desorption aerosol mass spectrometer”. Aerosol Science And Technology, 50 (9) , i–xv, [doi:10.1080/02786826.2016.1205728] Jun 2016
- Wyche K. P.; Monks P. S.; Smallbone K. L.; Hamilton J. F.; Alfarra M. R.; Rickard A. R.; McFiggans G. B.; Jenkin M. E.; Bloss W. J.; Ryan A. C.; Hewitt C. N.; MacKenzie A. R.; Mapping gas-phase organic reactivity and concomitant secondary organic aerosol formation: chemometric dimension reduction techniques for the deconvolution of complex atmospheric data sets. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 15 (14) , 8077–8100, [doi:10.5194/acp-15-8077-2015] 2015
- Tang M. J.; Whitehead J.; Davidson N. M.; Pope F. D.; Alfarra M. R.; McFiggans G.; Kalberer M.; Cloud condensation nucleation activities of calcium carbonate and its atmospheric ageing products. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17 (48) , 32194–32203, [doi:10.1039/c5cp03795f] 2015
- Finessi Emanuela; Lidster Richard T.; Whiting Fiona; Elliott Thomas; Alfarra M. R.; McFiggans Gordon B.; Hamilton Jacqueline F.; Improving the Quantification of Secondary Organic Aerosol Using a Microflow Reactor Coupled to HPLC-MS and NMR to Manufacture Ad Hoc Calibration Standards. Analytical Chemistry, 86 (22) , 11238–11245, [doi:10.1021/ac5028512] Nov 2014
- Wyche K. P.; Ryan A. C.; Hewitt C. N.; Alfarra M. R.; McFiggans G.; Carr T.; Monks P. S.; Smallbone K. L.; Capes G.; Hamilton J. F.; Pugh T. A. M.; MacKenzie A. R.; Emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds and subsequent photochemical production of secondary organic aerosol in mesocosm studies of temperate and tropical plant species. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 14 (23) , 12781–12801, [doi:10.5194/acp-14-12781-2014] 2014
- Hamilton J. F.; Alfarra M. R.; Robinson N.; Ward M. W.; Lewis Alastair C.; McFiggans G.; Coe H.; Allan James Donald; Linking biogenic hydrocarbons to biogenic aerosol in the Borneo rainforest.. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 13, 11295-11305, [doi:10.5194/acp-13-11295-2013] 2013
- Jenkin M. E.; Wyche K. P.; Evans C. J.; Carr T.; Monks P. S.; Alfarra M. R.; Barley M. H.; McFiggans G.; Young J. C.; Rickard A. R.; Development and chamber evaluation of the MCM v3.2 degradation scheme for beta-caryophyllene. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 12 (11) , 5275-5308, [doi:10.5194/acp-12-5275-2012] 2012
- Alfarra M. R.; Hamilton J. F.; Wyche K. P.; Good N.; Ward M. W.; Carr T.; Barley M. H.; Monks P. S.; Jenkin M. E.; Lewis Alastair C.; McFiggans G.; The effect of photochemical ageing and initial precursor concentration on the composition and hygroscopic properties of beta-caryophyllene secondary organic aerosol. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 12 (14) , 6417-6436, [doi:10.5194/acp-12-6417-2012] 2012
- Duplissy J.; DeCarlo P. F.; Dommen J.; Alfarra M. R.; Metzger A.; Barmpadimos I.; Prevot A. S. H.; Weingartner E.; Tritscher T.; Gysel M.; Aiken A. C.; Jimenez J. L.; Canagaratna M. R.; Worsnop D. R.; Collins D. R.; Tomlinson J.; Baltensperger U.; Relating hygroscopicity and composition of organic aerosol particulate matter. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 11 (3) , 1155--1165, [doi:10.5194/acp-11-1155-2011] 2011
- Hamilton J. F.; Alfarra M. R.; Wyche K. P.; Ward M. W.; Lewis Alastair C.; McFiggans G.; Good N.; Monks P. S.; Carr T.; White I. R.; Purvis R. M.; Investigating the use of secondary organic aerosol as seed particles in simulation chamber experiments. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 11 (12) , 5917--5929, [doi:10.5194/acp-11-5917-2011] 2011
- Lanz V. A.; Prevot A. S. H.; Alfarra M. R.; Weimer S.; Mohr C.; DeCarlo P. F.; Gianini M. F. D.; Hueglin C.; Schneider J.; Favez O.; D'Anna B.; George C.; Baltensperger U.; Characterization of aerosol chemical composition with aerosol mass spectrometry in Central Europe: an overview. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 10 (21) , 10453--10471, [doi:10.5194/acp-10-10453-2010] 2010
- Baltensperger U.; Chirico Roberto; DeCarlo Peter F.; Dommen Josef; Gaeggeler Kathrin; Heringa Maarten F.; Li Mingli; Prevot Andre S. H.; Alfarra M. R.; Gross Deborah S.; Kalberer Markus; Recent developments in the mass spectrometry of atmospheric aerosols. European Journal Of Mass Spectrometry, 16 (3) , 389--395, [doi:10.1255/ejms.1084] 2010
- Drewnick F.; Hings S. S.; Alfarra M. R.; Prevot A. S. H.; Borrmann S; Aerosol quantification with the Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer: detection limits and ionizer background effects. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2 (1) , 33--46, [doi:10.5194/amt-2-33-2009] Feb 2009
- Jimenez J. L.; Canagaratna M. R.; Donahue N. M.; Prevot A. S. H.; Zhang Q.; Kroll J. H.; DeCarlo P. F.; Allan James Donald; Coe H; Ng N. L.; Aiken A. C.; Docherty K. S.; Ulbrich I. M.; Grieshop A. P.; Robinson A. L.; Duplissy J.; Smith J. D.; Wilson K. R.; Lanz V. A.; Hueglin C.; Sun Y. L.; Tian J.; Laaksonen A.; Raatikainen T.; Rautiainen J.; Vaattovaara P.; Ehn M.; Kulmala M; Tomlinson J. M.; Collins D. R.; Cubison M. J.; Dunlea E. J.; Huffman J. A.; Onasch T. B.; Alfarra M. R.; Williams P. I.; Bower K.; Kondo Y.; Schneider J.; Drewnick F.; Borrmann S; Weimer S.; Demerjian K.; Salcedo D.; Cottrell L.; Griffin R.; Takami A.; Miyoshi T.; Hatakeyama S.; Shimono A.; Sun J. Y.; Zhang Y. M.; Dzepina K.; Kimmel J. R.; Sueper D.; Jayne J. T.; Herndon S. C.; Trimborn A. M.; Williams L. R.; Wood E. C.; Middlebrook A. M.; Kolb C. E.; Baltensperger U; Worsnop D. R.; Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere. Science, 326 (5959) , 1525--1529, [doi:10.1126/science.1180353] 2009
- Meyer N. K; Duplissy J.; Gysel M.; Metzger A.; Dommen J.; Weingartner E.; Alfarra M. R.; Prevot A. S. H.; Fletcher C.; Good N.; McFiggans G.; Jonsson Â. M; Hallquist M.; Baltensperger U; Ristovski Z. D; Analysis of the hygroscopic and volatile properties of ammonium sulphate seeded and unseeded SOA particles. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 9 (2) , 721-732, [doi:10.5194/acp-9-721-2009] January 2009
- Lanz V. A.; Alfarra M. R.; Baltensperger U; Buchmann B.; Hueglin C.; Szidat S.; Wehrli M. N.; Wacker L.; Weimer S.; Caseiro A.; Puxbaum H.; Prevot A. S. H.; Source attribution of submicron organic aerosols during wintertime inversions by advanced factor analysis of aerosol mass spectra. Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (1) , 214--220, [doi:10.1021/es0707207] 2008
- Sandradewi J.; Prevot A. S. H.; Szidat S.; Perron N.; Alfarra M. R.; Lanz V. A.; Weingartner E.; Baltensperger U; Using aerosol light absorption measurements for the quantitative determination of wood burning and traffic emission contributions to particulate matter. Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (9) , 3316--3323, [doi:10.1021/es702253m] 2008
- Baltensperger U; Dommen J.; Alfarra M. R.; Duplissy J.; Gaeggeler K.; Metzger A.; Facchini M. C.; Decesari S.; Finessi E.; Reinnig C.; Schott M.; Warnke J.; Hoffmann T.; Klatzer B.; Puxbaum H.; Geiser M.; Savi M.; Lang D.; Kalberer M.; Geiser T.; Combined determination of the chemical composition and of health effects of secondary organic aerosols: The POLYSOA project. Journal Of Aerosol Medicine And Pulmonary Drug Delivery, 21 (1) , 145--154, [doi:10.1089/jamp.2007.0655] 2008
- Choularton T.; Bower K.; Weingartner E.; Crawford I.; Coe H; Gallagher Martin; Flynn M; Crosier J.; Connolly P; Targino A.; Alfarra M. R.; Baltensperger U; Sjogren S.; Verheggen B.; Cozic J.; Gysel M.; The influence of small aerosol particles on the properties of water and ice clouds. Faraday Discussions, 137, 205--222, [doi:10.1039/b702722m] 2008
- Aiken A. C.; DeCarlo P. F.; Kroll J. H.; Worsnop D. R.; Huffman J. A.; Docherty K. S.; Ulbrich I. M.; Mohr C.; Kimmel J. R.; Sueper D.; Sun Y.; Zhang Q.; Trimborn A.; Northway MJ; Ziemann P. J.; Canagaratna M. R.; Onasch T. B.; Alfarra M. R.; Prevot A. S. H.; Dommen J.; Duplissy J.; Metzger A.; Baltensperger U; Jimenez J. L.; O/C and OM/OC ratios of primary, secondary, and ambient organic aerosols with high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (12) , 4478--4485, [doi:10.1021/es703009q] 2008
- Andreani-Aksoyoglu S.; Keller J.; Alfarra M. R.; Prevot A. S. H.; Sloan J. J.; He Z.; Contribution of biogenic emissions to carbonaceous aerosols in summer and winter in Switzerland: A modelling study. Air Pollution Modeling And Its Application Xix 101--108, [doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8453-9_11] 2008
- Weimer S.; Alfarra M. R.; Schreiber D.; Mohr M.; Prevot A. S. H.; Baltensperger U; Organic aerosol mass spectral signatures from wood-burning emissions: Influence of burning conditions and wood type. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 113 (D10) , [doi:10.1029/2007JD009309] 2008
- Sjogren S.; Gysel M.; Weingartner E.; Alfarra M. R.; Duplissy J.; Cozic J.; Crosier J.; Coe H; Baltensperger U; Hygroscopicity of the submicrometer aerosol at the high-alpine site Jungfraujoch, 3580 m a.s.l., Switzerland. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 8 (18) , 5715--5729, [doi:10.5194/acp-8-5715-2008] 2008
- Laaksonen A.; Kulmala M; O'Dowd C. D.; Joutsensaari J.; Vaattovaara P.; Mikkonen S.; Lehtinen K. E. J.; Sogacheva L.; Dal Maso M.; Aalto P.; Petaja T.; Sogachev A.; Yoon Y. J.; Lihavainen H; Nilsson D.; Facchini M. C.; Cavalli F.; Fuzzi S.; Hoffmann T.; Arnold F.; Hanke M.; Sellegri K.; Umann B.; Junkermann W.; Coe H; Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Worsnop D. R.; Riekkola M. L.; Hyotylainen T.; Viisanen Y.; The role of VOC oxidation products in continental new particle formation. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 8 (10) , 2657--2665, [doi:10.5194/acp-8-2657-2008] 2008
- Duplissy J.; Gysel M.; Alfarra M. R.; Dommen J.; Metzger A.; Prevot A. S. H.; Weingartner E.; Laaksonen A.; Raatikainen T.; Good N.; Turner S. F.; McFiggans G.; Baltensperger U; Cloud forming potential of secondary organic aerosol under near atmospheric conditions. Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (3) , [doi:10.1029/2007GL031075] 2008
- Alfarra M. R.; Prevot A. S. H.; Szidat S.; Sandradewi J.; Weimer S.; Lanz V. A.; Schreiber D.; Mohr M.; Baltensperger U; Identification of the mass spectral signature of organic aerosols from wood burning emissions. Environmental Science & Technology, 41 (16) , 5770--5777, [doi:10.1021/es062289b] 2007
- Canagaratna M. R.; Jayne J. T.; Jimenez J. L.; Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Zhang Q.; Onasch T. B.; Drewnick F.; Coe H; Middlebrook A.; Delia A.; Williams L. R.; Trimborn A. M.; Northway M. J.; DeCarlo P. F.; Kolb C. E.; Davidovits P.; Worsnop D. R.; Chemical and microphysical characterization of ambient aerosols with the aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer. Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 26 (2) , 185--222, [doi:10.1002/mas.20115] 2007
- Zhang Q.; Jimenez J. L.; Canagaratna M. R.; Allan James Donald; Coe H; Ulbrich I.; Alfarra M. R.; Takami A.; Middlebrook A. M.; Sun Y. L.; Dzepina K.; Dunlea E.; Docherty K.; DeCarlo P. F.; Salcedo D.; Onasch T.; Jayne J. T.; Miyoshi T.; Shimono A.; Hatakeyama S.; Takegawa N.; Kondo Y.; Schneider J.; Drewnick F.; Borrmann S; Weimer S.; Demerjian K.; Williams P. I.; Bower K.; Bahreini R.; Cottrell L.; Griffin R. J.; Rautiainen J.; Sun J. Y.; Zhang Y. M.; Worsnop D. R.; Ubiquity and dominance of oxygenated species in organic aerosols in anthropogenically-influenced Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes. Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (13) , [doi:10.1029/2007GL029979] 2007
- Szidat S.; Prevot A. S. H.; Sandradewi J.; Alfarra M. R.; Synal H. A.; Wacker L.; Baltensperger U; Dominant impact of residential wood burning on particulate matter in Alpine valleys during winter. Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (5) , [doi:10.1029/2006GL028325] 2007
- Choularton T. W.; Bower K. N.; Weingartner E.; Crawford I.; Coe H.; Gallagher M. W.; Flynn M.; Crosier J.; Connolly P.; Targino A.; Alfarra M. R.; Baltensperger U.; Sjogren S.; Verheggen B.; Cozic J.; Gysel M.; The influence of small aerosol particles on the properties of water and ice clouds. Faraday Discussions, 137, 205-222, 2007
- Lanz V. A.; Alfarra M. R.; Baltensperger U; Buchmann B.; Hueglin C.; Prevot A. S. H.; Source apportionment of submicron organic aerosols at an urban site by factor analytical modelling of aerosol mass spectra. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 7 (6) , 1503--1522, [doi:10.5194/acp-7-1503-2007] 2007
- Crosier J.; Jimenez J. L.; Allan James Donald; Bower K.; Williams P. I.; Alfarra M. R.; Canagaratna M. R.; Jayne J. T.; Worsnop D. R.; Coe H; Technical note: Description and use of the new jump mass spectrum mode of operation for the aerodyne quadrupole aerosol mass spectrometers (Q-AMS). Aerosol Science And Technology, 41 (9) , 865--872, [doi:10.1080/02786820701501899] 2007
- Heard D. E.; Read K. A.; Methven J.; Al Haider S; Bloss W; Johnson GP; Pilling MJ; Seakins P. W.; Smith SC; Sommariva R; Stanton J; Still T; Ingram T.; Brooks Barbara; de Leeuw G; Jackson A. V.; McQuaid J. B.; Morgan R; Smith MH; Carpenter L. J.; Carslaw N; Hamilton J. F.; Hopkins J. R.; Lee J. D.; Lewis Alastair C.; Purvis R. M.; Wevill DJ; Brough N; Green TJ; Mills GP; Penkett SA; Plane J. M. C.; Saiz-Lopez A; Worton D; Monks P. S.; Fleming Z. L.; Rickard A. R.; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James Donald; Bower K.; Coe H; Cubison M; Flynn M; McFiggans G.; Gallagher Martin; Norton E. G.; O'Dowd CD; Shillito J; Topping D. O.; Vaughan Geraint; Williams P. I.; Bitter M; Ball SM; Jones R. L.; Povey IM; O'Doherty S; Simmonds PG; Allen A; Kinnersley RP; Dall'Osto M; Harrison Roy M.; Donovan RJ; Heal MR; Jennings SG; Noone C; Beddows D. C. S.; Spain G; The North Atlantic Marine Boundary Layer Experiment (NAMBLEX). Overview of the Campaign held at Mace Head, Ireland, in Summer 2002. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics Discussions, 6 (8) , 2241--2272, [doi:10.5194/acp-6-2241-2006] 2006
- Gross D. S.; Galli M. E.; Kalberer M.; Prevot A. S. H.; Dommen J.; Alfarra M. R.; Duplissy J.; Gaeggeler K.; Gascho A.; Metzger A.; Baltensperger U; Real-time measurement of oligomeric species in secondary organic aerosol with the aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Analytical Chemistry, 78 (7) , 2130--2137, [doi:10.1021/ac060138l] 2006
- Lu G.; Brook J. R.; Alfarra M. R.; Anlauf K.; Leaitch W. R.; Sharma S.; Wang D.; Worsnop D. R.; Phinney L.; Identification and characterization of inland ship plumes over Vancouver, BC. Atmospheric Environment, 40 (15) , 2767--2782, [doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.12.054] 2006
- Paulsen D.; Weingartner E.; Alfarra M. R.; Baltensperger U; Volatility measurements of photochemically and nebulizer-generated organic aerosol particles. Journal Of Aerosol Science, 37 (9) , 1025--1051, [doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.08.004] 2006
- Johnson D; Utembe S. R.; Jenkin M. E.; Derwent R. G.; Hayman G. D.; Alfarra M. R.; Coe H; McFiggans G.; Simulating regional scale secondary organic aerosol formation during the TORCH 2003 campaign in the southern UK. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 6, 403--418, [doi:10.5194/acp-6-403-2006] 2006
- Dommen J.; Metzger A.; Duplissy J.; Kalberer M.; Alfarra M. R.; Gascho A.; Weingartner E.; Prevot A. S. H.; Verheggen B.; Baltensperger U; Laboratory observation of oligomers in the aerosol from isoprene/NOx photooxidation. Geophysical Research Letters, 33 (13) , [doi:10.1029/2006GL026523] 2006
- Cubison M. J.; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James Donald; Bower K.; Coe H; McFiggans G.; Whitehead J. D.; Williams P. I.; Zhang Q.; Jimenez J. L.; Hopkins J. R.; Lee J. D.; The characterisation of pollution aerosol in a changing photochemical environment. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 6, 5573--5588, [doi:10.5194/acp-6-5573-2006] 2006
- Coe H; Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Bower K.; Flynn M; McFiggans G.; Topping D. O.; Williams P. I.; O'Dowd C. D.; Dall'Osto M; Beddows D. C. S.; Harrison Roy M.; Chemical and physical characteristics of aerosol particles at a remote coastal location, Mace Head, Ireland, during NAMBLEX. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 6, 3289--3301, [doi:10.5194/acp-6-3289-2006] 2006
- Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Bower K.; Coe H; Jayne J. T.; Worsnop D. R.; Aalto P. P.; Kulmala M; Hyotylainen T.; Cavalli F.; Laaksonen A.; Size and composition measurements of background aerosol and new particle growth in a Finnish forest during QUEST 2 using an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 6, 315--327, [doi:10.5194/acp-6-315-2006] 2006
- Alfarra M. R.; Paulsen D.; Gysel M.; Garforth A. A.; Dommen J.; Prevot A. S. H.; Worsnop D. R.; Baltensperger U; Coe H; A mass spectrometric study of secondary organic aerosols formed from the photooxidation of anthropogenic and biogenic precursors in a reaction chamber. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 6, 5279--5293, [doi:10.5194/acp-6-5279-2006] 2006
- Aklilu Y.; Mozurkewich M.; Prenni A. J.; Kreldenweis S. M.; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James Donald; Anlauf K.; Brook J.; Leaitch W. R.; Sharma S.; Boudries H.; Worsnop D. R.; Hygroscopicity of particles at two rural, urban influenced sites during Pacific 2001: Comparison with estimates of water uptake from particle composition. Atmospheric Environment, 40 (15) , 2650--2661, [doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.11.063] 2006
- Heard D. E.; Read K. A.; Methven J.; Al-Haider S.; Bloss W. J.; Johnson G. P.; Pilling M. J.; Seakins P. W.; Smith S. C.; Sommariva R.; Stanton J. C.; Still T. J.; Ingham T.; Brooks B.; de Leeuw G.; Jackson A. V.; McQuaid J. B.; Morgan R.; Smith M. H.; Carpenter L. J.; Carslaw N.; Hamilton J.; Hopkins J. R.; Lee J. D.; Lewis A. C.; Purvis R. M.; Wevill D. J.; Brough N.; Green T.; Mills G.; Penkett S. A.; Plane J. M. C.; Saiz-Lopez A.; Worten D.; Monks P. S.; Fleming Z.; Rickard A. R.; Alfarra M. R.; Allan J. D.; Bower K.; Coe H.; Cubison M.; Flynn M.; McFiggans G.; Gallagher M.; Norton E. G.; O{'}Dowd C. D.; Shillito J.; Topping D.; Vaughan G.; Williams P.; Bitter M.; Ball S. M.; Jones R. L.; Povey I. M.; O{'}Doherty S.; Simmonds P. G.; Allen A.; Kinnersley R. P.; Beddows D. C. S.; Dall{'}Osto M.; Harrison R. M.; Donovan R. J.; Heal M. R.; Jennings S. G.; Noone C.; Spain G.; The North Atlantic Marine Boundary Layer Experiment (NAMBLEX). Overview of the campaign held at Mace Head, Ireland, in summer 2002. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 6 (8) , 2241-2272, 2006
- Baltensperger U; Kalberer M.; Dommen J.; Paulsen D.; Alfarra M. R.; Coe H; Fisseha R.; Gascho A.; Gysel M.; Nyeki S.; Sax M.; Steinbacher M; Prevot A. S. H.; Sjogren S.; Weingartner E.; Zenobi R.; Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic and biogenic precursors. Faraday Discussions, 130, 265--278, [doi:10.1039/b417367h] 2005
- McFiggans G.; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James Donald; Bower K.; Coe H; Cubison M; Topping D. O.; Williams P. I.; Decesari S.; Facchini C.; Fuzzi S.; Simplification of the representation of the organic component of atmospheric particulates. Faraday Discussions, 130, 341--362, [doi:10.1039/b419435g] 2005
- Zhang Q.; Alfarra M. R.; Worsnop D. R.; Allan James Donald; Coe H; Canagaratna M. R.; Jimenez J. L.; Deconvolution and quantification of hydrocarbon-like and oxygenated organic aerosols based on aerosol mass spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology, 39 (13) , 4938--4952, [doi:10.1021/es048568l] 2005
- Alfarra M. R.; Coe H; Allan James Donald; Bower K.; Boudries H.; Canagaratna M. R.; Jimenez J. L.; Jayne J. T.; Garforth A. A.; Li S. M.; Worsnop D. R.; Characterization of urban and rural organic particulate in the lower Fraser valley using two aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometers. Atmospheric Environment, 38 (34) , 5745--5758, [doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.01.054] 2004
- Boudries H.; Canagaratna M. R.; Jayne J. T.; Alfarra M. R.; Allan James Donald; Bower K.; Coe H; Pryor S. C.; Jimenez J. L.; Brook J. R.; Li S.; Worsnop D. R.; Chemical and physical processes controlling the distribution of aerosols in the Lower Fraser Valley, Canada, during the Pacific 2001 field campaign. Atmospheric Environment, 38 (34) , 5759--5774, [doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.01.057] 2004
- Topping D. O.; Coe H; McFiggans G.; Burgess R.; Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Bower K.; Choularton T.; Decesari S.; Facchini M. C.; Aerosol chemical characteristics from sampling conducted on the Island of Jeju, Korea during ACE Asia. Atmospheric Environment, 38 (14) , 2111--2123, [doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.01.022] 2004
- Longley I. D.; Dorsey James R.; Gallagher Martin; Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Coe H; Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic in city streets and the urban atmosphere. Urban Transport X, 16, 731--740, [doi:10.2495/UT040711] 2004
- Longley I. D.; Dorsey J. R.; Gallagher M. W.; Allen J. D.; Alfarra M. R.; Coe H.; Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic in city streets and the urban atmosphere. Advances In Transport, 16, 731-740, 2004
- Longley I. D.; Dorsey J. R.; Gallagher M. W.; Allen J. D.; Alfarra M. R.; Coe H.; Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic in city streets and the urban atmosphere. Wit Transactions On The Built Environment, 75, 731-740, 2004
- McFiggans G.; Coe H; Burgess R.; Allan James Donald; Cubison M; Alfarra M. R.; Saunders R.; Saiz-Lopez A; Plane J. M. C.; Wevill D. J.; Carpenter L. J.; Rickard A. R.; Monks P. S.; Direct evidence for coastal iodine particles from Laminaria macroalgae - linkage to emissions of molecular iodine. Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 4, 701--713, [doi:10.5194/acp-4-701-2004] 2004
- Allan James Donald; Delia A. E.; Coe H; Bower K.; Alfarra M. R.; Jimenez J. L.; Middlebrook A. M.; Drewnick F.; Onasch T. B.; Canagaratna M. R.; Jayne J. T.; Worsnop D. R.; A generalised method for the extraction of chemically resolved mass spectra from aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer data. Journal Of Aerosol Science, 35 (7) , 909--922, [doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2004.02.007] 2004
- Longley I. D.; Gallagher Martin; Dorsey James R.; Flynn M; Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Inglis D.; A case study of aerosol (4.6 nm < D-p < 10 mu m) number and mass size distribution measurements in a busy street canyon in Manchester, UK. Atmospheric Environment, 37 (12) , 1563--1571, [doi:10.1016/s1352-2310(03)00010-4] 2003
- Longley I. D.; Gallagher M. W.; Dorsey J. R.; Flynn M.; Allan J. D.; Alfarra M. R.; Inglis D.; A case study of aerosol (4.6 nm \< D
p \< 10 ?m) number and mass size distribution measurements in a busy street canyon in Manchester, UK. Atmospheric Environment, 37 (12) , 1563-1571, 2003 - Allan J. D.; Alfarra M. R.; Bower K. N.; Williams P. I.; Gallagher M. W.; Jimenez J. L.; McDonald A. G.; Nemitz E.; Canagaratna M. R.; Jayne J. T.; Coe H.; Worsnop D. R.; Correction to "Quantitative sampling using an Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer: 2. Measurements of fine particulate chemical composition in two U.K. cities". Journal Of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 108 (9) , 2003
- Allan J. D.; Alfarra M. R.; Bower K. N.; Williams P. I.; Gallagher M. W.; Jimenez J. L.; McDonald A. G.; Nemitz E.; Canagaratna M. R.; Jayne J. T.; Coe H.; Worsnop D. R.; Quantitative sampling using an Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer 2. Measurements of fine particulate chemical composition in two U.K. cities. Journal Of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 108 (3) , 2003
- Allan James Donald; Jimenez J. L.; Williams P. I.; Alfarra M. R.; Bower K.; Jayne J. T.; Coe H; Worsnop D. R.; Quantitative sampling using an Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer - 1. Techniques of data interpretation and error analysis. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 108 (D3) , [doi:10.1029/2002JD002358] 2003
- Allan James Donald; Alfarra M. R.; Bower K.; Williams P. I.; Gallagher Martin; Jimenez J. L.; McDonald A. G.; Nemitz E; Canagaratna M. R.; Jayne J. T.; Coe H; Worsnop D. R.; Quantitative sampling using an Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer - 2. Measurements of fine particulate chemical composition in two U.K. cities. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 108 (D3) , [doi:10.1029/2002JD002359] 2003
Prizes
- The Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Award, The Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Commission (ACP), The Swiss Academy of Sciences, Switzerland , March 2008
Achievements / Science Highlights
- Eurochamp/NCAS Marine Aerosol Experiment, October 2010
Engagements
- Appeared on BBC Breakfast news to discuss the issue of diesel exhaust emissions in urban areas and their effect on air quality. The news piece included footage of our laboratory set up and a wider discussion of the topic., October 2015
- Appeared on a show-and-tell piece for the BBC news website discussing diesel exhaust emissions and their influence on urban air quality. Here is the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34447545#, October 2015
- Interviewed live on BBC radio Coventry & Warwickshire on the Phil Upton drive show to discuss work on diesel emissions and air quality , October 2015
- Interviewed by AZoNetwork–CleanTech to discuss our laboratory experiments and results on diesel emissions and their contribution to primary and secondary pollution in the atmosphere. The full interview is published on http://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=574 , October 2015
- University of Manchester Press Release about work on diesel emissions and their influence on air quality: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/article/?id=15242, October 2015
Policy advice
- Co-author of a strategic policy analysis report commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Report citation is: McFiggans, G., Alfarra, M. R., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Hamilton, J. F., Harrison, R. M., Jenkin, M. E., Lewis, A. C., Moller, S. J., Topping, D. O., and Williams, P. I.: A review of the state-of-thescience relating to secondary particulate matter of relevance to the composition of the UK atmosphere. Full technical report to Defra, project AQ0732, 2015., (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), November 2015