Dr. Mingyi Wang

Biography

Mingyi Wang is an atmospheric scientist focusing on aerosol particle formation and its impact on air quality and climate change. Prior to joining the University of Chicago as an Assistant Professor, he was a Schmidt Science Fellow at Caltech, where he worked on aerosol microphysics in the upper atmosphere using aircraft measurements. Wang earned his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, studying the chemical mechanisms that drive particle formation in various environments. His research has been recognized with the Sheldon K. Friedlander Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research. He has identified that a major remaining uncertainty in climate prediction arises from aerosol-cloud-climate interactions in the atmosphere. Therefore, accurate representation of aerosols and clouds is fundamental to efforts in forecasting long-term climate change. His research leverages interdisciplinary expertise in atmospheric chemistry and aerosol microphysics to understand how aerosol particle formation drives urban smog and aerosol forcing in future emission scenarios. His lab focuses on providing novel approaches to constrain oxidative chemistry of emerging pollutants, resolve microphysical processes of particle growth and survival, and develop particle dynamics models that incorporate experimental meteorological inputs for real-world deployment.

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