Ran Zhao, PhD

About

Research website: https://ranzhaoualberta.com/

BSc., PhD - University of Toronto 

Postdoc (NSERC PDF Fellow) - California Institute of Technology

Research

Our research group is broadly interested in Environmental Chemistry, with a specific focus on Atmospheric Chemistry. Air pollution has become an imminent environmental problem, affecting the health of people across the globe. Atmospheric Chemistry is playing a pivotal role in the formation and evolution of harmful air pollutants. The primary goal of our research group is to understand how chemistry affects the air we breathe. We perform laboratory experiments to reveal fundamental chemical information, including reaction kinetics, mechanisms, and yields of pollutants. We are also planning to perform ambient measurements to compare our results from laboratory experiments to the real atmosphere. 

Teaching

Current

CHEM515 (Fall) - Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Graduate Course)

CHEM 305 (Winter) - Environmental Chemistry II

CHEM 401/403/499 (Fall, Winter, Coordinator) - Introduction to Chemical Research

Past

CHEM 101 - Introductory University Chemistry

My group is always recruiting graduate student and undergraduate research assistance. Positions are limited. Please contact myself directly.