Wyslouzil named Fellow of AAAR; recognized for outstanding research
Congratulations to Professor Barbara Wyslouzil, who was elected a lifetime Fellow of the American Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR) for significant contributions to the discipline of aerosol science and service to the Association. Since 2009, the honor has only been extended to one to three individuals annually.
Wyslouzil recently set a new record in the creation of the "squarest" ice crystals ever made. The near-perfect cubic arrangement of water molecules, a form of ice that may exist in the coldest high-altitude clouds but is extremely hard to make on Earth, could improve computer models of how clouds interact with sunlight and the atmosphere -- two keys to understanding climate change. It could also enhance our understanding of water -- one of the most important molecules for life on our planet. The achievement was featured on an episode of PBS's Science Friday.
Wyslouzil has had a number of research papers highlighted recently by the Journal of Chemical Physics:
- An article on ice nucleation rates ("Ice nucleation rates near ∼225 K," with student Andrew Amaya), was chosen as an Editors' Pick by the Journal of Chemical Physics in February 2018;
- A second article in March 2018 on vapor phase nucleation ["Vapor phase nucleation of the short-chain n-alkanes (n-pentane, n-hexane and n-heptane): Experiments and Monte Carlo simulations" with student Kehinde Ogunronbi] was selected by the Journal of Chemical Physics editors as one of the top articles in the journal, promoted as a Featured Article that month, and later selected in the annual Editors' Choice Collection as an Editors' Choice for 2018;
- and in October 2016, “Overview: Homogeneous nucleation from the vapor phase - The experimental science," was selected as a Journal of Chemical Physics Editors' Pick.
In addition, the article "Following heterogeneous nucleation of CO2 on H2O ice nanoparticles with microsecond resolution" with students Shinobu Tanimura, Yensil Park, Andrew Amaya and Viraj Modak was highlighted by Argonne Today in February 2016.
In 2013, her work with students Viraj Modak and Harshad Pathak on the controversial issue of surface freezing in alkane nanodroplets was featured in Chemistry World by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
About AAAR
The American Association for Aerosol Research is a nonprofit professional organization for scientists and engineers who wish to promote and communicate technical advances in the field of aerosol research.
AAAR's vision as a premier scientific association is to provide scientific forums and publications in all aspects of aerosol research, to encompass the diverse technical disciplines utilizing aerosol technology, and to engender aerosol research and innovation of the highest quality.
The category of Fellow was created in 2008 by AAAR's Board of Directors to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to aerosol science and service to AAAR. AAAR Fellows are expected to actively promote the field of aerosol science and technology and the ideals of AAAR.
