Analyzing Particles to Save the Planet – and for Profit
Shane M. Murphy’s research begins with something small but could end with something big. Murphy, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder, Colo., is interested in airborne aerosols. Along with other researchers there, he wants to probe these particles in the air, determine their makeup and then tie that data into what satellites see from space. Doing so would reduce climate change unknowns. “The aerosol direct effect is one of the...
Photonics Spectra, March 2011