Atmospheric Researcher, CHEE Professor Armin Sorooshian Selected as 2018 da Vinci Fellow

Chemical and environmental engineering professor Armin Sorooshian spent his childhood running through the halls of the Harshbarger Building, where his father was a professor and head of the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources and his mother worked as a Department of Geosciences senior researcher.

Sorooshian went on to earn his bachelor's degree in chemical and environmental engineering at UA before returning a few years later as a professor.

Today, his research into aerosol particles in the atmosphere and the human body and his dedication to his students have earned him a College of Engineering Education Faculty Fellowship, an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, and now a da Vinci Fellowship [video].

"I feel like I've lived my life through this college, and that's why this honor is extremely special to me," Sorooshian said. "It's very humbling, especially since I was a student here, and now I'm on the other side of the table trying to give back to students."