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My research group studies fundamental areas in the atmospheric sciences such as cloud formation, the composition of aerosol particles in air quality, and the sources of greenhouse gases. The effects of aerosol particles and cloud formation on climate are the largest sources of uncertainty in predicting anthropogenic activities on climate.

To research these areas, my group develops novel optical sensors and deploys them in field campaigns in ground-based networks and on aircraft-based research platforms. As part of the NSF Center for Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE), we apply new advances in state-of-the-art quantum cascade lasers and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers to problems of atmospheric importance. These new light sources allow for unprecedented capabilities to probe the atmosphere, thereby advancing the understanding of societal problems of air quality, global climate change, and ozone depletion.

Click here for a short video describing Zondlo group research effects: Earth's Last Frontier: The Atmosphere

Latest News

March 10, 2013: Lei Tao awarded first prize in 8th Annual Princeton Innovation Forum

March 10, 2013: Minghui Diao awarded NCAR Advanced Study Program post-doctoral fellowship

February 27, 2013: Mobile sensing platform featured in Environmental Monitor article

Latest Field Campaign Involvement

NASA DISCOVER-AQ (California), 2013

NASA DISCOVER-AQ (Houston), 2013

CARES-Beijing, 2013

MIRTHE SLIP (Baltimore-Washington), 2013

NSF MPEX (Colorado), 2013

NSF Deep Convection Clouds Chemistry (Kansas), 2012

NSF TORERO (Chile), 2012

Postdoctoral position available! Click here