Chester and Olive McCloskey Endowed Chair in Chemistry Department Chair Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry Science & Learning Center 322B 562.907.5149 ppeterso@whittier.edu Website
B.S. Chemistry, Eastern Washington University, 2008 B.S. Physics, Eastern Washington University, 2008 Ph.D in Environmental Chemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2015
Associate Professor Pete Peterson is a scientist and educator specializing in atmospheric chemistry, remote sensing, and air ice chemical interactions. Professor Peterson joined the Whittier College faculty in 2018 after working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan.
Springtime Nitrogen Oxide-Influenced Chlorine Chemistry in the Coastal Arctic Published in Environmental Science and Technology, 2019
Snowpack measurements suggest role for multi-year sea ice regions in Arctic atmospheric bromine and chlorine chemistry Published in Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2019
Direct Determination of Aerosol pH: Size-Resolved Measurements of Submicrometer and Supermicrometer Aqueous Particles Published in Analytical Chemistry, 2018
Springtime Bromine Activation over Coastal and Inland Arctic Snowpacks Published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2018
Increases in wintertime PM2.5 sodium and chloride linked to snowfall and road salt application Published in Atmospheric Environment, 2018
Snow Melt Onset Hinders Bromine Monoxide Heterogeneous Recycling in the Arctic Published in Journal of Geophysical Research:Atmospheres, 2017
Horizontal and Vertical Structure of Reactive Bromine Events Probed by Bromine Monoxide MAX-DOAS Spectroscopy Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2017
Observations of bromine monoxide transport in the Arctic sustained on aerosol particles Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2017
Effect of Prudhoe Bay Emissions on Atmospheric Aerosol Growth Events Observed in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska Published in Atmospheric Environment, 2017
Spin-lattice coupling in Ni(HF2)(pyrazine)2SbF6 involving the HF2- superexchange pathway Published in Inorganic Chemistry, 2016
The Role of Open Lead Interactions in Atmospheric Ozone Variability Between Arctic Coastal and Inland Sites Published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, 2016
Variability of Bromine Monoxide at Barrow, Alaska Over Four Halogen Activation (March-May) Seasons and at Two On-Ice Locations Published in J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 2016
Observations of Inland Snowpack-driven Bromine Chemistry near the Brooks Range, Alaska December 01, 2017 Poster, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
Comparison of BrO profile retrievals by O4 scaling and optimal estimation techniques from airborne limb viewing DOAS measurements September 01, 2017 Poster, 8th International DOAS Workshop, Yokohama, Japan
Airborne Imaging of Bromine Monoxide Over Northern Alaska With Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) July 01, 2017 Poster, Connaught Summer Institute in Arctic Science: Atmosphere, Cryosphere, and Climate, Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Comparison of Bromine Processes Over Coastal and Inland Arctic Snowpacks May 01, 2017 Talk, Canadian Chemistry Conference, Toronto, Canada
Measurement of Atmospheric Trace Gases in the Polar Regions with Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) March 01, 2017 Seminar, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
Airborne Observations of Reactive Bromine Transport in the Arctic December 01, 2016 Talk, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California
Exploring the Vertical Extent of Reactive Halogen Chemistry in the Vicinity of Barrow, Alaska September 01, 2016 Poster, International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Science Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado
Use of ground-based and airborne MAX-DOAS to examine horizontal and vertical BrO gradients at Barrow, Alaska July 01, 2015 Talk, 7th International DOAS Workshop, Brussels, Belgium
Use of Airborne MAX-DOAS to examine vertical BrO gradients at Barrow, Alaska July 01, 2015 Seminar, Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Impacts of Recent Perennial Sea Ice Reduction on BrO Observations at Barrow, Alaska December 01, 2013 Talk, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California
Observations of BrO above Fairbanks, AK using Ground-Based MAX-DOAS: Influences of Spectral Fitting Windows December 01, 2012 Poster, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California
Observations of BrO above Barrow, AK using Ground-Based MAX-DOAS: Investigating Effects of Surface Chemistry on Observed BrO Boundary Layer Vertical Column Densities December 01, 2012 Poster, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California
Vertical Profiles of BrO and De-Coupling of the BrO Layer from the Surface October 01, 2012 Talk, BROMEX Workshop, Seattle, Washington
Investigating Brine on Frost Flowers with Absorption Tomography March 01, 2012 Talk, Midnight Sun Science Symposium, Fairbanks, Alaska
Investigation of Brine on Frost flowers with Absorption Tomography June 01, 2011 Poster, Air Ice Chemical Interactions Workshop, New York, New York
