Isobel Jane Simpson, Ph. D. [cv.pdf]
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Forest Meteorology,
University of Guelph, Canada, 1993-1996 - M.Sc., Agrometeorology (with distinctions),
University of Guelph, Canada, 1991-1993 - B.Sc.(Agr.), Soil Science (with honours),
University of British Columbia, Canada, 1986-1990 - International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Diploma,
Canada, 1984-1986 - French Immersion,
Canada, 1973-1984
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- July 2005 - Present
University of California Irvine
Research Specialist - 1999-2005
University of California, Irvine
Assistant Research Specialist - 1997-1999
University of California, Irvine
Visiting Postgraduate Researcher, Atmospheric Chemistry - 1997
University of Guelph
Research Assistant, Micrometeorology
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REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
- Simpson, I. J., O. S. Aburizaiza, A. Siddique, B. Barletta, N. J. Blake, A. Gartner, H. Khwaja, S. Meinardi, J. Zeb, and D. R. Blake, Air quality in Mecca and surrounding holy places in Saudi Arabia during Hajj: Initial survey,
Environ. Sci. Technol, , 34, doi:10.1021/es5017476, 2014. - Simpson, I. J., N. J. Blake, D. R. Blake, S Meinardi, M. P. Sulbaek Andersen, and F. S. Rowland, Strong evidence for negligible methyl chloroform (CH3CCl3) emissions from biomass burning,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L10805, doi:10.1029/2007GL029383, 2007. - Simpson, I. J., J. E. Marrero, S. Batterman, S. Meinardi, B. Barletta, and D. R. Blake, Air quality in the Industrial Heartland of Alberta, Canada and potential impacts on human health,
Atmos. Environ., 81,702-709, 2013. - Simpson, I. J., M. P. Sulbaek Andersen, S. Meinardi, L. Bruhwiler, N. J. Blake, D. Helmig, F. S. Rowland, and D. R. Blake, Long-term decline of global atmospheric ethane concentrations and implications for methane,
Nature., 488, 490-494, doi:10.1038/nautre11342, 2012. - Simpson, I. J., N. J. Blake, B. Barletta, G. S. Kiskin, H. E. Fuelberg, K. Gorham, L. G. Huey, S. Meinardi, F. S. Rowland, S. A. Vay, A. J. Weinheimer, M. Yang, and D. R. Blake, Characterization of trace gases measured over Alberta oil sands mining operations: 76 speciated C2-C10 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), CO2, CH4, CO, NO, NO2, NOy, O3 and SO2,
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10 (9), 11931-11954, doi:10:5194/acp-10-11931-2010, 2010. - Simpson, I. J., T. Wang, H. Guo, Y. H. Kwok, F. Flocke, E. Atlas, S. Meinardi, F. S. Rowland, and D. R. Blake, Long-term atmospheric measurements of C1-C5 alkyl nitrates in the Pearl River Delta region of southeast China,
Atmos. Environ., 40 (9), 1619-1632, 2006.
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