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PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
Dr. Gertler's research includes both laboratory and field studies of atmospheric chemistry with particular emphasis on the impact of mobile sources on the environment. His research at DRI has included the characterization of factors affecting the rate and mechanism of SO2 and NOx oxidation in the atmosphere, wet and dry deposition processes, studies of chemical processes leading to "gas-to-particle" conversion, the effects of acids and their precursors on materials, fog and cloud droplet characterization, trace analysis of pollutants in air and water samples, and development of quality assurance procedures to insure the accuracy of wet and dry deposition data. In addition, he has investigated discrepancies between observed and predicted automotive emission factors, performed on-road measurements of CO, NOx, speciated NMHC, dioxin, furan, PAHs, and organic and inorganic speciated PM2.5 and PM10 emissions from on-road vehicles.
His current research includes measurements and characterization of mobile source PM10 and PM2.5 emissions, assessing the impact of highways on ambient gaseous and particulate pollutant levels, development of new methods to attribute observed PM levels to specific sources, assessing the magnitude and sources of atmospheric deposition in the Lake Tahoe basin, and the use and impact of alternative fuels for transportation and power generation. Dr. Gertler is the principal investigator for the NREL sponsored Hydrogen Deployment and Safety in Transportation Applications and Renewable Energy Hydrogen Based System for Off-Grid Applications projects, source attribution component of the USAID sponsored Cairo Air Improvement Project, Hyderabad Source Apportionment Study, NCHRP Project 25-18 Road Sanding and Salting Effects on PM10 and PM2.5 Emissions by On-Road Vehicles and the SERDP sponsored Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Assess the Impact of Coastal Operations on Urban Scale Air Quality.
Background experience includes studies in photo-induced nucleation, photo-physical processes of molecules and static and dynamic properties of liquid drops.
RESEARCH AREAS:
- Atmospheric Chemistry, Ambient Air and Source Sampling, Chemical and Physical Analysis, Modeling and Impact Assessment, Quality Assurance
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Thomas Kuhn Medal, International Union of Air of Air Pollution Prevention & Environmental Protection Agencies (IUAPPA) and the International Academy of Science, 1998.
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Board of Regents, University and Community College System of Nevada, 1998/99.
- Alessandro Dandini Medal of Science, Desert Research Institute, 2000.
- Hope For the Future for a Sustainable World Award 2001, International Union of Air of Air Pollution Prevention & Environmental Protection Agencies (IUAPPA) and the International Academy of Science, 2000.
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Board of Regents, University and Community College System of Nevada, 2001.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- Kahyaoglu-Koracin, J., S. Bassett, D. Mouat, and A. Gertler (2007).
- A Scenario-Based Modeling System to Predict the Air Quality Impact from Future Growth, Atmospheric Environment, submitted.
- Abu-Allaban, M., D.H. Lowenthal, A.W. Gertler, and M. Labib (2007).
- Sources of PM10 and PM2.5 in Cairo. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, in press.
- Abu-Allaban, M., J.A. Gillies, A.W. Gertler, R. Clayton, and D. Proffitt (2007).
- Motor Vehicle Contributions to Ambient PM10 and PM2.5 for Selected Urban Areas in the U.S., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, in press.
- Gertler, A., Kuhns, H., Damm, C., Abu-Allaban, M., Gillies, J., Clayton, R., and Proffitt, D. (2006).
- The Impact of Winter Road Sand/Salt and Street Sweeping on Road Dust Re-Entrainment. Atmos. Environ., 40, 5976-5985.
- Gertler, A.W., A. Bytnerowicz, T.A. Cahill, M. Arbaugh, S. Cliff, J.K. Koracin, L. Tarnay, R. Alonso, and W. Fraczek (2006).
- Local Pollutants Threaten Lake Tahoe 's Clarity. California Agriculture, 60, 53-58.
- Abu-Allaban, M., S. Hamasha, and A.W. Gertler (2006).
- Road Dust Resuspension in the Vicinity of Limestone Quarries in Jordan. J. Air and Waste Manage. Assoc., 56, 1440-1444.
- Tarnay, L.W., D.W. Johnson, and A.W. Gertler (2005).
- Modeled Inputs of Atmospheric Nitrogen to the Lake Tahoe Basin Due to Gaseous Pollutant Deposition, Journal of the Nevada Water Resources Association, 2(1), 41-57.
- Luria, M., R.L. Tanner, R.J. Valente, S.T. Bairai, D. Koracin, D., and A.W. Gertler (2005).
- Local and Transported Pollution over San Diego California. Atmos. Environ., 39, 6765-6776.
- Gertler, A.W. (2005).
- Diesel vs. Gasoline Emissions: Does PM from Diesel or Gasoline Vehicles Dominate in the U.S.? Atmos. Environ., 39, 2349-2355.
- Engle, M.A., M.S. Gustin, S.E. Lindberg, A.W. Gertler, P.A. Ariya (2005).
- The Influence of Ozone on Atmospheric Emissions of Gaseous Elemental Mercury and Reactive Gaseous Mercury from Substrates. Atmos. Environ., 39, 7506-7517.
- Molina, L.T., M. J. Molina, R. S. Slott, C. E. Kolb, P. K. Gbor, F. Meng, R. Singh, O. Galvez, J. J. Sloan, W. P. Anderson, X.Y. Tang, M. Shao, T. Zhu, Y.H. Zhang, M. Hu, B. R. Gurjar, P. Artaxo, P. Oyola, E. Gramsch, D. Hidalgo, A.W. Gertler (2004).
- Air Quality in Selected Megacities, JAWMA 2004 Critical Review Supplement, Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Abu-Allaban, M., C.F. Rogers, and A.W. Gertler (2004).
- A Quantitative Description of On-Road Vehicle Exhaust Particle Size Distributions in a Highway Tunnel. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc, 54 , 360-366.
- Abu-Allaban, M., J.A., Gillies and A.W. Gertler (2003).
- Application of a Multi-Lag Regression Approach to Determine On-Road PM10 and PM2.5 Emission Rates. Atmos. Environ., 37, 5157-5164.
- Abu-Allaban, M., J.A., Gillies, A.W. Gertler, R. Clayton, and D. Proffitt (2003).
- Tailpipe, Resuspended Road Dust, and Brake-Wear Emission Factors from On-Road Vehicles. Atmos. Environ., 37, 5283-5293.
- Gautam, M., N.N. Clark, S. Mehta, J.A. Boyce, F. Rogers, and A. Gertler (2003).
- Concentrations and Size Distributions of Particulate Matter Emissions from a Class-8 Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Tested in a Wind Tunnel, 2003 SAE Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 1615–1634.
- Abu-Allaban, M., W. Coulombe, A.W. Gertler, J. Gillies, W.R. Pierson, C.F. Rogers, J.C. Sagebiel, and L. Tarnay (2002).
- Exhaust Particle Size Distribution Measurements at the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel. Aerosol Sci. & Technol., 36, 771-789.
- Abu-Allaban, M., A.W. Gertler, and D.H. Lowenthal (2002).
- A Preliminary Apportionment of the Sources of Ambient PM10, PM2.5, and VOCs in Cairo. Atmos. Environ., 36, 5549-5557.
- Gertler, A.W. M. Abu-Allaban, W. Coulombe, J.A. Gillies, W. Pierson, C.F. Rogers, J.C. Sagebiel, L. Tarnay, and T.A. Cahill (2002).
- Measurements of Mobile Source Particulate Emissions in a Highway Tunnel. International J. of Vehicle Design, 27, 86-93.
- Ranmar, D.O., V. Matveev, U. Dayan, M. Peleg, J. Kaplan, A.W. Gertler, M. Luria, G. Kallos, Y. Mahrer (2002).
- The Impact of Coastal Transportation Emissions on Inland Air Pollution Over Israel – Utilizing Numerical Simulations, Airborne Measurements and Synoptic Analyses. J. Geophys. Res., 107(D17), 4331.
- Tarnay, L.W., A.W. Gertler, and G.E. Taylor (2002).
- An Inferential Model for HNO 3 Deposition to Semi-arid Coniferous Forests. Atmos. Environ ., 36, 3277-3287.
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