Swarup China, PhD

Dr. Swarup China leads the Terrestrial-Atmospheric Processes Integrated Research Platform. His significant research areas include atmospheric aerosol properties and processes, atmospheric aerosol chemistry, heterogeneous ice nucleation, and aerosol-cloud interactions. He utilizes field studies, laboratory measurements, and off-line analysis with multi-modal analytical techniques, such as microscopy, spectroscopy, and high-resolution mass spectrometry to study atmospheric processes and interactions between ecosystems. China also studies the chemical aging of atmospheric particles through multi-phase atmospheric chemistry and investigates the effect of physicochemical properties of complex atmospheric particles on aerosol microphysical properties and cloud development. He aims to better understand the physical chemistry of atmospheric particles controlling aerosol-cloud interactions.

Research Interests


Aerosol and cloud interaction
Aerosol-cloud processes
Heterogeneous ice nucleation
Aerosol morphology and optical properties
Heterogeneous chemistry


Education


PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 2014
MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2008
BTech in Civil Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, 2006


Awards and Recognition


Ronald L. Brodzinski Award for Early Career Exceptional Achievement
Selected to attend the Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS)
Outstanding Scholarship Award, Michigan Technological University
Earth and Space Science Fellowship, NASA
Carollo Engineers Graduate Scholarship


Affiliations and Professional Service


American Association for Aerosol Research
American Geophysical Union
American Meteorological Society