Welcome to the Pratt Lab blog! Dr. Kerri Pratt is an assistant professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Earth & Environmental Sciences and faculty associate of the Program in the Environment at the University of Michigan. We study the chemical interactions of atmospheric trace gases, particles, clouds, and snow, with a focus on the Polar Regions and wintertime environments. Our interdisciplinary research has relevance to climate change, air quality, and human health. As an analytical chemistry lab, we primarily apply novel mass spectrometry techniques to our field research. We invite you to follow our adventures in (and outside!) the lab!

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Pratt Lab at the American Chemical Society meeting!

Pratt Lab PhD student Nate May gave two talks about our environmental chemistry education work at the American Chemical Society meeting. Undergraduate students Alexa Watson and Guy Burke gave posters about their analytical chemistry undergraduate research. Prof. Pratt received the 2018 James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award and gave an associated invited lecture!

Pratt Lab PhD student Nate May giving a talk about incorporating environmental chemistry research into the high school curriculum

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Upcoming ACS New Orleans Presentations!

Come check Pratt Lab presentations at the ACS New Orleans meeting!

Sun. 9:35am Talk, Fleur De Lis, CHED 61 (HS environ chem research) - PhD student Nate May
Mon. 8:50am Talk, Rm 349, ENVR 157 (Snow chem CURE) - Nate May
Mon. 12-2pm Poster, Halls D/E, CHED 445 (Single-particle MS) - Undergrad Alexa Watson
Mon. 12-2pm Poster, Halls D/E, CHED 437 (Aerosol volatility) - Undergrad Guy Burke
Mon. 8pm Poster, Halls D/E, CHED 61 (HS environ chem res) - PhD student Nate May
Tues. 11:25am Award Lecture!, Rm 342, ENVR 315 (Arctic halogen chem) - Prof. Kerri Pratt

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Paper published on Canadian wildfire smoke and biogenic SOA impacting northern Michigan!

Congratulations to Pratt Lab PhD Dr. Matt Gunsch and PhD student Nate May on their paper published in Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics titled "Ubiquitous influence of wildfire emissions and secondary organic aerosol on summertime atmospheric aerosol in the forested Great Lakes region". We observed long-transported Canadian wildfire smoke particles with thick SOA coatings at the University of Michigan Biological Station in July 2014!