Armin Sorooshian
Harshbarger 108D
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Armin received a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona (2003) and a PhD in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (2008). He completed a postdoc with the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), which involved research with Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He has been a professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona since 2009, with courtesy appointments in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, the College of Optical Sciences, and the College of Public Health. Armin is both a University Distinguished Scholar and a da Vinci Fellow.
Degrees
- PhD Chemical Engineering
- Caltech, Pasadena, California, USA
- Aerosol composition and hygroscopicity studies: instrument development/characterization, ambient and laboratory measurements, and modeling
- MS Chemical Engineering
- Caltech, Pasadena, California, United States
- BS Chemical Engineering
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Work Experience
- Intel (2003 - 2003)
- Intel (2002 - 2002)
- Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd. (2001 - 2001)
Interests
Research
Armin's research focuses on the effect of aerosol particles on the environment, clouds and rainfall, climate, and public health/welfare. A suite of synergistic methods are used for this research, including laboratory experiments, ground and airborne field measurements, modeling, and remote sensing observations. Since 2004, he has participated in 15 airborne field projects, including six as a mission PI with the CIRPAS Twin Otter (sponsored by ONR). Currently, Armin is involved with a multi-year NASA project called CAMP2EX (Cloud and Aerosol Monsoonal Processes-Philippines Experiment; espo.nasa.gov/camp2ex/content/CAMP2Ex) and is serving as the PI of a NASA Earth Venture Suborbital-3 (EVS-3) mission called ACTIVATE (Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment; activate.larc.nasa.gov).
Courses
Intro Engr Design
ENGR 102B (Fall 2023)
ENGR 102B (Fall 2018)
ENGR 102B (Fall 2017)
ENGR 102B (Fall 2016)
Heat Transfer+Fluid Flow
CHEE 203 (Spring 2016)
Research Readiness
SCI 295B (Spring 2019)
SCI 295B (Fall 2018)
SCI 295B (Spring 2018)
SCI 295B (Fall 2017)
SCI 295B (Spring 2017)
SCI 297B (Spring 2024)
SCI 297B (Fall 2023)
SCI 297B (Spring 2023)
Independent Study
ATMO 599 (Spring 2024)
ATMO 599 (Fall 2023)
CHEE 299 (Spring 2020)
CHEE 299 (Fall 2018)
CHEE 299 (Spring 2018)
CHEE 399 (Spring 2017)
CHEE 399 (Summer I 2016)
CHEE 499 (Summer I 2016)
CHEE 599 (Fall 2020)
CHEE 599 (Spring 2020)
CHEE 599 (Fall 2019)
CHEE 599 (Spring 2019)
CHEE 599 (Spring 2018)
CHEE 599 (Fall 2016)
Directed Research
ATMO 392A (Spring 2023)
CHEE 392 (Fall 2023)
Honors Independent Study
CHEE 399H (Fall 2016)
CHEE 499H (Spring 2017)
CHEE 499H (Spring 2016)
Chemical Reaction Engr
CHEE 420 (Fall 2018)
CHEE 420 (Fall 2017)
CHEE 420 (Fall 2016)
CHEE 520 (Fall 2018)
CHEE 520 (Fall 2017)
CHEE 520 (Fall 2016)
Air Pollution II:Aerosol
ATMO 469B (Spring 2019)
ATMO 469B (Spring 2017)
ATMO 569B (Spring 2019)
ATMO 569B (Spring 2017)
CHEE 569B (Spring 2019)
CHEE 569B (Spring 2017)
Directed Graduate Research
OPTI 792 (Fall 2021)
Research
ATMO 900 (Spring 2024)
ATMO 900 (Spring 2023)
ATMO 900 (Fall 2022)
ATMO 900 (Spring 2022)
ATMO 900 (Fall 2021)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2024)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2022)
CHEE 900 (Fall 2021)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2021)
CHEE 900 (Fall 2020)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2020)
CHEE 900 (Fall 2019)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2019)
CHEE 900 (Fall 2018)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2018)
CHEE 900 (Fall 2017)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2017)
CHEE 900 (Spring 2016)
Master's Report
CHEE 909 (Spring 2024)
CHEE 909 (Fall 2023)
CHEE 909 (Spring 2022)
CHEE 909 (Fall 2021)
CHEE 909 (Spring 2021)
CHEE 909 (Fall 2018)
CHEE 909 (Spring 2018)
CHEE 909 (Fall 2017)
CHEE 909 (Spring 2017)
Thesis
CHEE 910 (Spring 2024)
CHEE 910 (Fall 2023)
CHEE 910 (Spring 2019)
CHEE 910 (Fall 2018)
CHEE 910 (Summer I 2018)
CHEE 910 (Fall 2017)
CHEE 910 (Spring 2017)
CHEE 910 (Fall 2016)
Dissertation
ATMO 920 (Spring 2024)
ATMO 920 (Fall 2023)
ATMO 920 (Spring 2023)
ATMO 920 (Fall 2022)
ATMO 920 (Spring 2022)
ATMO 920 (Fall 2021)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2024)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2023)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2023)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2022)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2022)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2021)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2021)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2020)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2020)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2019)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2019)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2018)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2018)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2017)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2017)
CHEE 920 (Fall 2016)
CHEE 920 (Spring 2016)
CPH 920 (Spring 2016)
HWRS 920 (Fall 2018)
OPTI 920 (Spring 2024)
OPTI 920 (Fall 2023)
OPTI 920 (Spring 2023)
OPTI 920 (Fall 2022)
OPTI 920 (Spring 2022)
OPTI 920 (Fall 2021)
Selected Publications
Journals/Publications
- Cruz, M. T., Simpas, J. B., Sorooshian, A., Betito, G., Cambaliza, M., Collado, J. T., Eloranta, E. W., Holz, R., Topacio, X., Del Socorro, J., & Bagtasa, G. (2023). Impacts of regional wind circulations on aerosol pollution and planetary boundary layer structure in Metro Manila, Philippines. Atmospheric Environment, 293.
- Sorooshian, A. (2023). Large-Eddy Simulations of Marine Boundary-Layer Clouds Associated with Cold-Air Outbreaks During the ACTIVATE Campaign. Part II: Aerosol–Meteorology–Cloud Interaction. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 80(4), 1025-1045. doi:10.1175/jas-d-21-0324.1
- Sorooshian, A. (2023). Using date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) as bio-monitors of environmental quality for exposure assessment and pollution source tracking. Atmospheric Environment. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120055
- Ahmadi, A., Moore, F., Keshavarzi, B., Soltani, N., & Sorooshian, A. (2022). Potentially toxic elements and microplastics in muscle tissues of different marine species from the Persian Gulf: Levels, associated risks, and trophic transfer. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 175.
- Barkhordari, A., I., G. M., Ebrahimzadeh, G., Sorooshian, A., Delikhoon, M., Jamshidi Rastani, M., Golbaz, S., Fazlzadeh, M., Nabizadeh, R., & Norouzian Baghani, A. (2022). Characteristics and health effects of particulate matter emitted from a waste sorting plant. Waste Management, 150, 244-256.
- Brunke, M. A., Cutler, L., Urzua, R. D., Corral, A. F., Crosbie, E., Hair, J., Hostetler, C., Kirschler, S., Larson, V., Li, X., Ma, P., Minke, A., Moore, R., Robinson, C. E., Scarino, A. J., Schlosser, J., Shook, M., Sorooshian, A., Lee Thornhill, K., , Voigt, C., et al. (2022). Aircraft Observations of Turbulence in Cloudy and Cloud-Free Boundary Layers Over the Western North Atlantic Ocean From ACTIVATE and Implications for the Earth System Model Evaluation and Development. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127(19).
- Chen, J., Wang, H., Li, X., Painemal, D., Sorooshian, A., Thornhill, K. L., Robinson, C., & Shingler, T. (2022). Impact of Meteorological Factors on the Mesoscale Morphology of Cloud Streets during a Cold-Air Outbreak over the Western North Atlantic. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 79(11), 2863-2879.
- Christensen, M. W., Gettelman, A., Cermak, J., Dagan, G., Diamond, M., Douglas, A., Feingold, G., Glassmeier, F., Goren, T., Grosvenor, D. P., Gryspeerdt, E., Kahn, R., Li, Z., Ma, P., Malavelle, F., McCoy, I. L., McCoy, D. T., McFarquhar, G., Mülmenstädt, J., , Pal, S., et al. (2022). Opportunistic experiments to constrain aerosol effective radiative forcing. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(1), 641-674.
- Corral, A. F., Choi, Y., Collister, B. L., Crosbie, E., Dadashazar, H., DiGangi, J. P., Diskin, G. S., Fenn, M., Kirschler, S., Moore, R. H., Nowak, J. B., Shook, M. A., Stahl, C. T., Shingler, T., Thornhill, K. L., Voigt, C., Ziemba, L. D., & Sorooshian, A. (2022). Dimethylamine in cloud water: a case study over the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2(6), 1534-1550.
- Corral, A. F., Choi, Y., Crosbie, E., Dadashazar, H., DiGangi, J. P., Diskin, G. S., Fenn, M., Harper, D. B., Kirschler, S., Liu, H., Moore, R. H., Nowak, J. B., Scarino, A. J., Seaman, S., Shingler, T., Shook, M. A., Thornhill, K. L., Voigt, C., Zhang, B., , Ziemba, L. D., et al. (2022). Cold Air Outbreaks Promote New Particle Formation Off the U.S. East Coast. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(5).
- Crosbie, E., Ziemba, L. D., Shook, M. A., Robinson, C. E., Winstead, E. L., Thornhill, K. L., Braun, R. A., MacDonald, A. B., Stahl, C., Sorooshian, A., Van, D., Digangi, J. P., Diskin, G. S., Woods, S., Bañaga, P., Brown, M. D., Gallo, F., Hilario, M., Jordan, C. E., , Leung, G. R., et al. (2022). Measurement report: Closure analysis of aerosol-cloud composition in tropical maritime warm convection. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(20), 13269-13302.
- Dadashazar, H., Corral, A. F., Crosbie, E., Dmitrovic, S., Kirschler, S., McCauley, K., Moore, R., Robinson, C., Schlosser, J. S., Shook, M., Thornhill, K. L., Voigt, C., Winstead, E., Ziemba, L., & Sorooshian, A. (2022). Organic enrichment in droplet residual particles relative to out of cloud over the northwestern Atlantic: analysis of airborne ACTIVATE data. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(20), 13897-13913.
- Dadashazar, H., Crosbie, E., Choi, Y., Corral, A. F., DiGangi, J. P., Diskin, G. S., Dmitrovic, S., Kirschler, S., McCauley, K., Moore, R. H., Nowak, J. B., Robinson, C. E., Schlosser, J., Shook, M., Thornhill, K. L., Voigt, C., Winstead, E. L., Ziemba, L. D., & Sorooshian, A. (2022). Analysis of MONARC and ACTIVATE Airborne Aerosol Data for Aerosol-Cloud Interaction Investigations: Efficacy of Stairstepping Flight Legs for Airborne In Situ Sampling. Atmosphere, 13(8).
- Edwards, E., Reid, J. S., Xian, P., Burton, S. P., Cook, A. L., Crosbie, E. C., Fenn, M. A., Ferrare, R. A., Freeman, S. W., Hair, J. W., Harper, D. B., Hostetler, C. A., Robinson, C. E., Scarino, A. J., Shook, M. A., Sokolowsky, G. A., Van, D., Winstead, E. L., Woods, S., , Ziemba, L. D., et al. (2022). Assessment of NAAPS-RA performance in Maritime Southeast Asia during CAMP2Ex. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(19), 12961-12983.
- Farajollahi, M., Fahiminia, M., Fouladi-Fard, R. .., Rezaali, M., & Sorooshian, A. (2022). Human and ecological risk assessment, geo-accumulation, and source apportionment of road dust heavy metals in a semi-arid region of central Iran. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry.
Proceedings Publications
- Blowers, P., & Sorooshian, A. (2013). Consistent professional skills development across longitudinal core courses: Placement outcomes and demonstration of ABET criteria.
- Russell, L. M., Sorooshian, A., Seinfeld, J. H., Albrecht, B. A., Nenes, A., Leaitch, W. R., Macdonald, A. M., Ahlm, L., Chen, Y., Coggon, M., Corrigan, A., Craven, J. S., Flagan, R. C., Frossard, A. A., Hawkins, L. N., Jonsson, H., Jung, E., Lin, J. J., Metcalf, A. R., , Modini, R., et al. (2013). Observed aerosol effects on marine cloud nucleation and supersaturation.
- Wonaschutz, A., Wang, Z., Sorooshian, A., Song, S., Shingler, T., Seinfeld, J. H., Russell, L. M., Roberts, G. C., Nenes, A., Mulmenstadt, J., Modini, R., Metcalf, A. R., Macdonald, A. M., Lin, J. J., Leaitch, W. R., Jung, E., Jonsson, H., Hawkins, L. N., Frossard, A. A., , Flagan, R. C., et al. (2013). Observed aerosol effects on marine cloud nucleation and supersaturation. In AIP Conference Proceedings.
- Padro, L. T., Gates, H., Murphy, S. M., Sorooshian, A., Jonsson, H., Flagan, R. C., Seinfeld, J. H., & Nenes, A. (2008). Airborne size-resolved ccn activity and droplet growth kinetic measurements in pristine and polluted air masses.
- Sorooshian, A., Ashwani, R., Choi, H. K., Moinpour, M., Oehler, A., & Tregub, A. (2004). Effect of particle interaction on agglomeration of silica-based CMP slurries.
Awards
- American Geophysical Union (AGU) Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award
- American Geophysical Union, Fall 2019
- UA "Academic Champion"
- UA Provost's Office, Fall 2018
- Award for Excellence at the Student Interface
- UA CHEE, Spring 2018
- UA CHEE, Spring 2017
- UA CHEE, Spring 2016
- UA CHEE, Spring 2015
- UA CHEE, Spring 2013
- UA CHEE, Spring 2011
- Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for JGR-Atmospheres
- American Geophysical Union, Spring 2018
- da Vinci Fellowship
- UA COE, Spring 2018
- Spirit of ASEMS Award
- University of Arizona, Arizona’s Science, Engineering, and Math Scholars (ASEMS) program, Spring 2017
- Spirit of Inquiry Alumnus Award and Honor’s College Commencement Keynote
- University of Arizona Honor's College, Spring 2017
- Faculty Fellow
- University of Arizona, Fall 2016
- Distinguished Scholar's Award
- University of Arizona Provost's Office, Spring 2016
- Outstanding Reviewer for the American Geophysical Union
- American Geophysical Union (AGU), Spring 2016
- Invitee and speaker: National Academy of Science’s Symposium on Climate Change (Nice, France)
- National Academy of Sciences, Fall 2015
- Co-Organizer and Speaker: 2015 US-Iran Symposium on Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation, National Academy of Sciences, Beckman Center, Irvine California
- National Academy of Sciences, Spring 2015
- Five Star Faculty Award Finalist
- UA Honor's College, Spring 2015
- Invitee and Speaker: National Academy of Science’s Symposium on Sustainable, Resilient Cities
- National Academy of Sciences, Fall 2014
- Recognition for Reviewing Excellence for Atmospheric Environment
- Elsevier Journals, Fall 2014
- 2014 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
- NASA, Spring 2014
- Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
- American Geophysical Union, Fall 2013
- Invitee: 2013 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
- National Academy of Engineering, Fall 2013
- Invitee and Speaker: National Academy of Science’s US-Iran Symposium on Air Pollution in Megacities
- National Academy of Sciences, Summer I 2013
- Invitee and Co-Chair: National Academy of Engineering’s 2012 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
- National Academy of Engineering, Fall 2012
- College of Engineering Education Faculty Fellow
- UA College of Engineering, Spring 2012
- Invitee: National Academy of Engineering’s 2011 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
- National Academy of Engineering, Fall 2011
- Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award
- ONR, Spring 2010