Peter Peterson
Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Science & Learning Center 322B
562.907.5149
ppeterso@whittier.edu
Website
Academic History
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.
Publications
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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
Talks
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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