Theses
Here you will find a list of Phd. and MSc. theses supervised by members of CAC. Hard copies are in the CAC library and in the York University Library.
Some theses of recent years are available in electronic .pdf format. Those available are given below.
Phd and Master Theses (In order of most recently published)
| 2017 | Mehrnaz Sarrafzadeh | Chemical and physical studies of secondary organic aerosol formed from beta-pinene photooxidation |
| 2016 | Kevin Nikelski | Exploring the potential of polyelectrolyte-apatmer films for use in optical and electrochemical sensing |
| 2015 | Hassani Yasamin | Method development for concentration measurements of SVOCs and analysis of ambient samples |
| 2015 | Ibraheem Nuaaman | Investigation of air pollutants near the Great Lakes in Ontario and along the coast of California |
| 2014 | Amanda Jameer | Evaluating the utility of an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometer for detecting organic peroxides during beta-pinene ozonolysis experiments |
| 2013 | Marina Saccon | Compound specific concentration and stable carbon isotope ratio measurements of secondary organic aerosols |
| 2013 | Christine Facca | Method development of a denuder based technique for the determination of the partitioning of nitrophenols |
| 2013 | Patryk Wojtal | Nocturnal measurements of HONO, NO2 and NO3 by differential optical absorption spectroscopy in polluted marine and urban atmospheres |
| 2013 | Jamie Halla | The Application of MAX-DOAS to the Measurement of Tropospheric Gases and Aerosols in Marine and Continental Environments |
| 2013 | Kristen Wall | Investigation of the photoenhanced reduction of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on organic films and above soils as the missing source of daytime tropospheric nitrous acid (HONO) |
| 2013 | Mitesh Patel | LC-MS/MS Analysis of Mechanistic Studies of Agricultural lPesticides in the Environment |
| 2012 | Nikolay Yordanov | Further development of resonant optical cavities for the measurement of atmospheric trace gases: ambient measurements of atmospheric nitrate (NO3) radical and dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) |
| 2012 | Naeem Lodhi | Laboratory study of hygroscopic properties of secondary organic aerosols produced from isoprene and terpenes |
| 2012 | Anna Kornilova | Stable carbon isotope composition of ambient VOC and its use in the determination of photochemical ages of air masses |
| 2012 | Zoya Dobrusin | Quantitative methods for the analysis of hydrocarbon oxidation products: A smog chamber study |
| 2012 | Altin Elezi | Investigation of isoprene OH initiated photo-oxidation mechanism and secondary organic aerosol formation in presence of high NOx |
| 2011 | Aeysha Ahamad | Mass Spectrometric Investigation of the OH induced oxidation of Isoprene using O2 as a Chemical Ionization Reagent |
| 2010 | Julie Bennett | Flow Reactor Studies of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Photo-Oxidation Products UsingOn-Line Gas/Particle Separation and MS-MS Analysis |
| 2010 | Rosalyne Busca | Method Development for the Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheric Nitrophenols |
| 2009 | Shervin Sarmad | Application of a Quadrupole Ion Trap Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer to the Analysis of Low Concentration Gas Phase Organic Compounds |
| 2009 | Jeremy Wentzell | Measurements of HONO in Southern Ontario using long path absorption photometry |
| 2009 | Xueping Gong | Development and test of an on-line coupling of thermodesorption with fast gas chromatography for studies of n-alkanes in atmospheric particulate matter |
| 2008 | Ian Burling | Resonant optical cavities for the measurement of atmospheric trace gases |
| 2008 | Satoshi Irei | Laboratory studies of stable carbon isotope ratio of secondary particulate organic matter in the gas phase |