Armin Sorooshian
Harshbarger 108E
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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)
- Intel (2002)
- Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd. (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 ARCSIX (Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment; espo.nasa.gov/arcsix/content/ARCSIX) 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; science.larc.nasa.gov/activate).
Courses
2024-25
Dissertation
ATMO 920 (Fall 2024)
Dissertation
CHEE 920 (Fall 2024)
Intro Engr Design
ENGR 102B (Fall 2024)
Master's Report
CHEE 909 (Fall 2024)
Research
ATMO 900 (Fall 2024)
Research Readiness
SCI 297B (Fall 2024)
Selected Publications
- Sorooshian, A., Arellano, A. F., Fraser, M. P., Herckes, P., Betito, G., Betterton, E. A., Braun, R. A., Guo, Y., Mirrezaei, M. A., and Roychoudhury, C.: Ozone in the Desert Southwest of the United States: A Synthesis of Past Work and Steps Ahead, ACS ES&T Air, 10.1021/acsestair.3c00033, 2024.
- Zeider, K., Betito, G., Bucholtz, A., Xian, P., Walker, A., and Sorooshian, A.: Differences in aerosol and cloud properties along the central California coast when winds change from northerly to southerly, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 9059-9083, 10.5194/acp-24-9059-2024, 2024.
- Ajayi, T., Choi, Y., Crosbie, E. C., DiGangi, J. P., Diskin, G. S., Fenn, M. A., Ferrare, R. A., Hair, J. W., Hilario, M. R. A., Hostetler, C. A., Kirschler, S., Moore, R. H., Shingler, T. J., Shook, M. A., Soloff, C., Thornhill, K. L., Voigt, C., Winstead, E. L., Ziemba, L. D., and Sorooshian, A.: Vertical variability of aerosol properties and trace gases over a remote marine region: a case study over Bermuda, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 9197-9218, 10.5194/acp-24-9197-2024, 2024.
- Tang, S., Wang, H., Li, X. Y., Chen, J., Sorooshian, A., Zeng, X., Crosbie, E., Thornhill, K. L., Ziemba, L. D., and Voigt, C.: Understanding aerosol–cloud interactions using a single-column model for a cold-air outbreak case during the ACTIVATE campaign, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 10073-10092, 10.5194/acp-24-10073-2024, 2024.
- Siu, L. W., Zeng, X., Sorooshian, A., Cairns, B., Ferrare, R. A., Hair, J. W., Hostetler, C. A., Painemal, D., and Schlosser, J. S.: Summarizing multiple aspects of triple collocation analysis in a single diagram, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 5, 10.3389/frsen.2024.1395442, 2024.
- Li, X.-Y., Wang, H., Christensen, M. W., Chen, J., Tang, S., Kirschler, S., Crosbie, E., Ziemba, L. D., Painemal, D., Corral, A. F., McCauley, K. A., Dmitrovic, S., Sorooshian, A., Fenn, M., Schlosser, J. S., Stamnes, S., Hair, J. W., Cairns, B., Moore, R., Ferrare, R. A., Shook, M. A., Choi, Y., Diskin, G. S., DiGangi, J., Nowak, J. B., Robinson, C., Shingler, T. J., Lee Thornhill, K., and Voigt, C.: Process Modeling of Aerosol-Cloud Interaction in Summertime Precipitating Shallow Cumulus Over the Western North Atlantic, J.Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 129, e2023JD039489, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039489, 2024.
- Xu, Y., Mitchell, B., Delgado, R., Ouyed, A., Crosbie, E., Cutler, L., Fenn, M., Ferrare, R., Hair, J., Hostetler, C., Kirschler, S., Kleb, M., Nehrir, A., Painemal, D., Robinson, C. E., Scarino, A. J., Shingler, T., Shook, M. A., Sorooshian, A., Thornhill, K. L., Voigt, C., Wang, H., Zeng, X., and Zuidema, P.: Boundary Layer Structures Over the Northwest Atlantic Derived From Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar and Dropsonde Measurements During the ACTIVATE Campaign, J.Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 129, e2023JD039878, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039878, 2024.
- Dmitrovic, S., Hair, J. W., Collister, B. L., Crosbie, E., Fenn, M. A., Ferrare, R. A., Harper, D. B., Hostetler, C. A., Hu, Y., Reagan, J. A., Robinson, C. E., Seaman, S. T., Shingler, T. J., Thornhill, K. L., Vömel, H., Zeng, X., and Sorooshian, A.: High Spectral Resolution Lidar – generation 2 (HSRL-2) retrievals of ocean surface wind speed: methodology and evaluation, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 17, 3515-3532, 10.5194/amt-17-3515-2024, 2024.
- Feingold, G., Ghate, V. P., Russell, L. M., Blossey, P., Cantrell, W., Christensen, M. W., Diamond, M. S., Gettelman, A., Glassmeier, F., Gryspeerdt, E., Haywood, J., Hoffmann, F., Kaul, C. M., Lebsock, M., McComiskey, A. C., McCoy, D. T., Ming, Y., Mülmenstädt, J., Possner, A., Prabhakaran, P., Quinn, P. K., Schmidt, K. S., Shaw, R. A., Singer, C. E., Sorooshian, A., Toll, V., Wan, J. S., Wood, R., Yang, F., Zhang, J., and Zheng, X.: Physical science research needed to evaluate the viability and risks of marine cloud brightening, Science Advances, 10, eadi8594, doi:10.1126/sciadv.adi8594, 2024.
- Edwards, E. L., Choi, Y., Crosbie, E. C., DiGangi, J. P., Diskin, G. S., Robinson, C. E., Shook, M. A., Winstead, E. L., Ziemba, L. D., and Sorooshian, A.: Sea salt reactivity over the northwest Atlantic: an in-depth look using the airborne ACTIVATE dataset, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 3349-3378, 10.5194/acp-24-3349-2024, 2024.