Name: Brett Gantt
Tel: (919) 600-9023 (mobile)
Email: bdgantt@ncsu.edu
Educational Background
Ph.D Atmospheric Science 2012, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Advisor: Nicholas Meskhidze
Dissertation: Marine Organic Aerosols and Their Implication to Climate
M.S. Atmospheric Science 2009, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Advisor: Nicholas Meskhidze
Thesis: Marine Organic Aerosols and Their Implication to Air Quality
B.S. Environmental Science 2007, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
B.A. Geography
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, North Carolina State University, 2007-present
-Worked with Earth systems (CESM) and air quality (WRF-Chem) models to improve parameterizations of marine aerosol emissions and aerosol-cloud interactions
Research Assistant, North Carolina State University, 2007-present
-Used a variety of tools including laboratory measurements, satellite remote sensing, and air quality/climate modeling to complete ten peer-reviewed publications
NNEMS Fellow, Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
-Helped in updating the secondary NOx and SOx NAAQS standard using GIS analysis of ecosystem services including forest and fisheries
Teaching Experience (2007 - )
Fall-Spring, 2007-2008, MEA 135, Weather and Climate Lab, 70 total students
Skills
Computer Modeling:
CMAQ, GEOS-Chem, WRF/Chem, Community Earth System Model (CESM)
Software/Computer Languages:
MS Office, Matlab, PAVE, FORTRAN, Linux/Unix, ESRI ArcGIS
Instrumentation:
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy, DMA, CPC, CCNc
Relevant Classes
Atmospheric Chemistry (2), Climate Dynamics, Air Pollution Control Engineering, Public Policy Analysis, Environmental Science, Environment and Society
Refereed Publications
Gantt, B. and N. Meskhidze (2013), The physical and chemical characteristics of marine primary organic aerosol: a review, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3979-3996.
Gantt, B. et al. (2012), Model evaluation of marine primary organic aerosol emission schemes, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 8553-8566.
Gantt, B. et al. (2012), Global distribution and climate forcing of marine organic aerosol – Part 2: Effects on cloud properties and radiative forcing, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 6555-6563.
Sabolis, A., N. Meskhidze, G. Curci, P. I. Palmer, and B. Gantt (2011), Interpreting elevated space-borne HCHO columns over the Mediterranean Sea using the OMI sensor, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12787-12798.
Meskhidze, N., J. Xu, B. Gantt, et al. (2011), Global distribution and climate forcing of marine organic aerosol: 1. Model improvements and evaluation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11689-11705.
Gantt, B. et al. (2011), Wind speed dependent size-resolved parameterization for the organic enrichment of sea spray, Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11, 8777-8790.
Gantt, B., et al. (2010), The impact of marine organics on the air quality of the western United States, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 1-9.
Shaw, S.L., B. Gantt, and N. Meskhidze (2010), Marine Isoprene and Monoterpene Production and Emissions: A Review, Advances in Meteorology, 2010, 408696.
Gantt, B. et al. (2010), The effect of marine isoprene emissions on secondary organic aerosol and ozone formation in the coastal United States, Atmos. Environ., 44, 115-121.
Gantt, B. et al. (2009), A new physically-based quantification of isoprene and primary organic aerosol emissions from the world’s oceans, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 4915-4927.
Conference Presentations
Oral Presentation, “GEOS-Chem evaluation of marine primary organic aerosol emission schemes,” 6th International GEOS-Chem Meeting, 5/6/2013
Poster, “Model implementation of marine organic aerosols,” 2012 AGU Fall Meeting, 12/16/2012
Invited Talk, “Poster; “Modeling Organic Sea Spray Aerosols: New Insights,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 6/27/2012
Poster, “Evaluation of Marine Primary Organic Aerosol Emission Schemes,” 2011 Goldschmidt Conference, 8/17/2011
Oral Presentation, “Isolating Factors That Determine the Organic Enrichment of Sea Spray,” 2010 AGU Fall Meeting, 12/16/2010
Poster; “Using A-train satellites to better understand the connection between marine aerosols and ocean biology,” 2010 A-Train Symposium, 10/25/2010
Oral Presentation, “The Contribution of Marine Organic Emissions to Coastal Air Quality”, CMAS Conference, 10/12/2010
Poster; “Rethinking the Organic Sea Spray Function,” 2010 Goldschmidt Conference, 6/14/2010
Oral Presentation, “Measuring and Modeling Marine Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds,” Gordon Research Conference: Biogenic Hydrocarbons and the Atmosphere, 5/26/2010
Poster, “A New Physically-based Quantification of Marine Isoprene and Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions”; DOE ASP Annual Meeting, February 25-27, 2009
Poster, “A New Quantification of Isoprene and Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions from the World’s Oceans”; AAAR Conference, 10/20/2008
Poster; “The Effect of Oceanic Isoprene Emissions on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in the Coastal United States”; CMAS Conference, 10/7/2008
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