NORMAN F. ROBINSON

Associate Research Professor
Atmospheric Science Division

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Physics (Kinetic Theory), University of Nevada, Reno
M.S., Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
Ph.D., Mathematics (Algebra), University of California, Riverside
M.A., Mathematics, University of California, Riverside
B.A., Mathematics, University of California, Riverside

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

Dr. Robinson has a broad background in both mathematics and theoretical physics. His work with W.T. Scott on cloud droplet growth by condensation has placed this subject within a kinetic theory framework. He has developed a model for photolytic gas-to- particle conversion and a fast integration scheme for cloud droplet growth by condensation. This scheme has been used in models of the DRI expansion cloud chamber and of mixing in cumuli. Dr. Robinson has contributed to computer process control and data acquisition for the DRI expansion cloud chamber and CCN spectrometer, and has been responsible for the revision and maintenance of the EPA Chemical Mass Balance model, as well as numerous other applications of computers to modeling and data processing. He is presently database manager for Project MOHAVE.

RESEARCH AREAS:

Field Study Design and Management, Modeling and Impact Assesment

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Robinson, N.F., W.R. Pierson, A.W. Gertler and J.C. Sagebiel (1994).

Comparison of MOBILE4.1/5 Predictions with Measurements of Vehicle Emission Factors in Fort McHenry and Tuscarora Tunnels. In Proceedings of an International Specialty Conference on the Emission Inventory: Perception and Reality, Pasadena, California, 18-20 October 1993, W.R. Oliver, ed. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994, pp. 1-11.

Gertler, A.W., W.R. Pierson, D.N. Wittorff and N.F. Robinson (1995).

Where Do Tunnel Studies Fit In for Emissions Inventory Development? In Proceedings of the A&WMA Conference on the Emission Inventory: Applications and Improvement, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1-3 November 1994. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, in press.

Pierson, W.R., A.W. Gertler, N.F. Robinson, J.C. Sagebiel, B. Zielinska, G.A. Bishop, D.H. Stedman, R.B. Zweidinger and W.D. Ray (1995).

Real-World Automotive Emissions - Summary of Studies in the Fort McHenry and Tuscarora Mountain Tunnels. Atmos. Environ., in press.

Robinson, N.F., A.W. Gertler and W.R. Pierson (1995).

MOBILE4.1/5 Reweighting Software. Environ. Software, 10, 11-22.

Robinson, N.F., W.R. Pierson, A.W. Gertler and J.C. Sagebiel (1995).

Comparison of MOBILE4.1 and MOBILE5 Predictions with Measurements of Vehicle Emission Factors in Fort McHenry and Tuscarora Mountain Tunnels. Atmos. Environ., in press.