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Hamish Gordon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, with courtesy appointments in the Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies. His research focuses on the effects of air pollution and natural airborne particles on clouds and climate. He received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 2009 and 2010 respectively, and his Ph.D. in Experimental High Energy Physics from the University of Oxford in 2013. After completing a postdoctoral position at the University of Leeds in 2019, he joined Carnegie Mellon. Gordon's work primarily involves developing weather prediction and climate models, aiming to enhance the representation of airborne particulate matter and its effects on clouds. He compares simulations with detailed observations of atmospheric properties and has participated in various experimental and observational studies, including the CLOUD experiment at CERN. His research group investigates aerosol-cloud interactions, focusing on conditions in high latitude regions like the Southern Ocean.
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