Sarah Petters
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Sarah Petters
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Sarah Petters, PhD, is an atmospheric chemist focusing on aerosol physical chemistry, chemistry, and measurement systems, and has led the publication of research on aerosol water uptake, CCN activity, viscosity, and measurement techniques. Her work focuses on reaction pathways in humidified aerosols and the gas/particle exchange of organics, broadly applicable to air quality and climate science, and on the chemistry and physics of e-cigarette aerosols, an emerging public health issue.
Dr. Petters received her PhD and MS in Atmospheric Science and BS in Physics from North Carolina State University. In 2016 she joined UNC as an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow to study the chemistry of humidified aerosols, fog, and cloud water. Her work has received recognition nationally and internationally through invited seminars, including participation in the 14th Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists convened at Brookhaven National Laboratory in 2017. She received the Certificate of Accomplishment in Teaching for extensive and reflective teaching in thermodynamics, physical meteorology, and scientific computing at North Carolina State University. In addition to service as a reviewer for manuscripts and proposals she has served on the Publications Committee and the Technical Committee (as chair of Aerosol Physics) of the American Association for Aerosol Research.
Honors
CIBA/YCC Young Scientist Travel Award
2019, American Chemical Society Younger Chemists Committee and the CIBA Foundation
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2017–2019, National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geopsace Sciences
Invited Speaker, 14th Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS XIV)
2017, Gordon Research Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Master’s Thesis Award, Math, Physical Sciences and Engineering
2013, Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Research Spotlight
2012, Eos Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
Select Publications
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Constraints on the role of Laplace pressure in multiphase reactions and viscosity of organic aerosols
SS Petters (2022). Geophys. Res. Lett., 49(12), e2022GL098959; doi: 10.1029/2022GL098959.
Organosulfates from dark aqueous reactions of isoprene-derived epoxydiols under cloud and fog conditions: Kinetics, mechanism, and effect of reaction environment on regioselectivity of sulfate addition
SS Petters, T Cui, Z Zhang, A Gold, VF McNeill, JD Surratt and BJ Turpin (2021). ACS Earth Space Chem., 5(3), 474–486; doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00293.
Volatility change during droplet evaporation of pyruvic acid
SS Petters, TG Hilditch, S Tomaz, REH Miles, JP Reid and BJ Turpin (2020). ACS Earth Space Chem., 4(5), 741-749; doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00044.
In vitro toxicity and chemical characterization of aerosol derived from electronic cigarette humectants using a newly developed exposure system
YNH Escobar, G Nipp, T Cui, SS Petters, JD Surratt, I Jaspers (2020). Chem. Res. Toxicol., 33(7), 1677–1688; doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00490.
Temperature- and humidity-dependent phase states of secondary organic aerosols.
SS Petters, SM Kreidenweis, AP Grieshop, PJ Ziemann, MD Petters (2019), Geophys. Res. Lett., doi 10.1029/2018GL080563.
Professional Preparation
Postdoc, Chemistry, Aarhus University (2022-)
NSF Fellowship, Environ Sci & Engin, University of North Carolina (2017-2020)
Postdoc, Atmospheric Sciences, Colorado State University (2016-2017)
MS & PhD, Atmospheric Science, North Carolina State University (2011, 2015)
BS, Physics, North Carolina State University (2008)