Cappa

Christopher D. Cappa
Assistant Professor

Civil & Environmental Engineering
3135 Engineering III (office)
2110 Engineering III (lab)
(530) 752-8180
e-mail: cdcappa@ucdavis.edu
Ph.D. 2005 University of California, Berkeley
B.S. 2000 Hope College
curriculum vitae
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RESEARCH

 Professor Cappa's research is focused on the study of physical, chemical and optical properties of atmospheric aerosols. We use state-of-the-art analytical techniques in the lab and the field to characterize how and why aerosol properties vary in both time and space.

TEACHING

 

  • ECI149 Air Pollution. Topics in air pollution.
  • ECI150 Air Pollution Control Systems Design. Design and control of air pollution control devices and systems.
  • ECI247L Aerosols Lab. Measurement techniques for aerosols.
  • ECI289A Global Climate Change. Understanding basic principles and current topics in climate change science.

PUBLICATIONS


Dzepina, K.; Volkamer, R.; Madronich, S.; Tulet, P.; Ulbrich, I.; Zhang, Q.; Cappa, C.D.; Ziemann, P.J.; Jimenez, J.L.; "Evaluation of New Secondary Aerosol Models for a Case Study in Mexico." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 2009, 9, 4417-4488.

Smith, J.D.; Kroll, J.H.; Cappa, C.D.; Che, D.L.; Ahmed, M.; Leone, S.R.; Worsnop, D.R.; Wilson, K.R.; "The Heterogeneous Reaction of sub-micron Squalane Particles with OH Radicals: A Model System for Understanding the Oxidative Aging of Ambient Aerosols." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 2009, 9, 3945-3981. (pdf)

Cappa, C.D.; Lovejoy, E.R.; Ravishankara, A.R.; “Evaporation and Non-Ideal Behavior of Multi-Component Organic Mixtures.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008, 105, 18687-18691. (pdf)

Drisdell, W.S.; Smith, J.D.; Cappa, C.D.; Cohen, R.C.; Saykally, R.J.; “Determination of the Evaporation Coefficient of Liquid D2O via Raman Thermometry of Freely Evaporating Droplet Trains.” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2008, 8, 6699-6706. (pdf)

Lack, D.A.; Cappa, C.D.; Baynard, T.; Massoli, P.; Covert, D.; Sierau, B.; Bates, T.; Quinn, T.; Lovejoy, E.R.; Ravhishankara, A.R.; “Bias in filter based aerosol light absorption measurements due to organic aerosol loading: Evidence from ambient sampling.” Aerosol Science and Technology, 2008, 42(12), 1033-1041. (pdf)

Cappa, C.D.; Lack, D.A; Burkholder, J.B.; Ravishankara, A.R.; “Bias in filter based aerosol light absorption measurements due to organic aerosol loading: Evidence from laboratory measurements.” Aerosol Science and Technology, 2008, 42(12), 1022-1032. (pdf)


Cappa, C.D.; Smith, J.D.; Wilson, K.R.; Saykally, R.J.; “Revisiting the Total Ion Yield X-ray Absorption Spectra of Liquid Water Microjets.” J. Phys. Cond. Matt., 2008, 20(20), Art. No. 205105. (pdf)

Cappa, C.D.; Lovejoy, E.R.; Ravishankara, A.R.; “Evaporation rates and vapor pressures of the even-numbered C8-C18 monocarboxylic Acids.” J. Phys. Chem. A., 2008, 112(17), 3959. (pdf)

Cappa, C.D.; Lovejoy, E.R.; Ravishankara, A.R.; “Determination of evaporation rates and vapor pressures of very low volatility compounds: study of the C4-C10 and C12 dicarboxylic acids.” J. Phys. Chem. A, 2007, 111(16), 3099.

*Cappa, C.D.; Smith, J.D.; Messer, B.M.; Cohen, R.C.; Saykally, R.J.; “Nature of the aqueous hydroxide ion probed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy.” J. Phys. Chem. A., 2007, 111(22), 4776.
*Cover article

Smith, J.D.; Cappa, C.D.; Messer, B.M.; Drisdell, W.S.; Cohen, R.C.; Saykally, R.J.; “Probing the local structure of liquid water using x-ray absorption spectroscopy.” J. Phys. Chem. B., 2006, 110(40), 20038.

Smith, J.D.; Cappa, C.D.; Drisdell, W.S.; Wilson, K.R.; Cohen, R.C.; Saykally, R.J.; “Raman thermometry measurements of free evaporation from liquid water droplets.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128(39), 12892.

Cappa, C.D.; Smith, J.D.; Messer, B.M.; Cohen, R.C.; Saykally, R.J.; “Effects of cations on the hydrogen bond network of liquid water: New results from X-ray absorption spectroscopy of liquid microjets.” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 5301.

Cappa, C.D.; Drisdell, W.S.; Smith, J.D.; Saykally, R.J.; Cohen, R.C.; “Isotope fractionation of water during evaporation without condensation.” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109(51), 24391.

Smith, J.D.; Cappa, C.D.; Wilson, K.R.; Cohen, R.C.; Geissler, P.L.; Saykally, R.J.; “Unified description of temperature-dependent hydrogen-bond rearrangements in liquid water.” PNAS, 2005, 102(40), 14171

*Cappa, C.D.; Smith, J.D.; Wilson, K.R.; Messer, B.M.; Gilles, M.K.; Cohen, R.C.; Saykally, R.J.; “Effects of alkali metal halide salts on the hydrogen bond network of liquid water.” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109(15), 7046.
*Cover article

Smith, J.D.; Cappa, C.D.; Wilson, K.R.; Messer, B.M.; Cohen, R.C.; Saykally, R.J.; “Energetics of hydrogen bond network rearrangement in liquid water.” Science, 2004, 306, 851.

Cappa, C.D.; Wilson, K.R.; Messer, B.M.; Saykally, R.J.; Cohen R.C.; “Optical cavity resonances in water micro-droplets: Implications for shortwave cloud forcing.” Geophys. Res. Lett., 2004, 31, L1025, doi:10.1029/2004GL019593.

Cappa, C.D.; Hendricks, M.B.; DePaolo, D.J.; Cohen, R.C., “Isotopic fractionation of water during evaporation.” J. Geophys. Res., 2003, 108(D16), Art.No. 4525.