Matthew Claassen

Staff Research Scientist, Software Development and Programming

Phone

775-674-7094

E-Mail

Matt.Claassen@dri.edu

Campus

Reno Campus

Division

Atmospheric Sciences

Publications

2025

Bingham, B., Bair, S., Claassen, M., Meyer, M., Fortenberry, C., Arnott, W., Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., & Wang, X.L. (2025). Toxic gas and particle emissions from the pyrolysis of spacecraft materials. Fire Safety Journal, 153, 104381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104381
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379711225000451

2024

Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wang, Y., Wang, X.L. (2024). Characterization of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Emissions-Part 1: Chemical Composition of Fine Particles (PM2.5), 10 (9), 301, https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10090301

Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Chu, P., Wang, Y., Wang, X.L. (2024). Characterization of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Emissions-Part 2: Particle Size Distributions and Emission Factors, 10 (10), 366, https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10100366

2022

Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Kohl, S. D., Gronstal, S. B., Claassen, M., Wang, X. (2022). Identifying sources of excessive elemental concentrations in stormwater runoff at the LADWP Haynes and Harbor generating stations. Desert Research Institute for the Electric Power Research Institute: Reno, NV

2021

Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Kohl, S. D., Gronstal, S. B., Claassen, M., Wang, X. (2021). Identifying sources of excessive elemental concentratons in stormwater runoff at the LADWP Haynes and Harbor generating stations: Progress report. Desert Research Institute for the Electric Power Research Institute: Reno, NV

2020

X. Wang, Firouzkouhi, H., Claassen, M., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2020). Emission Factors for Criteria Pollutants from Solid Waste Material Combustion – Draft Final Report. Desert Research Institute: Reno, NV, Prepared for Mamadi & Company.

X. Wang, Firouzkouhi, H., Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Gronstal, S. B., Kohl, S. D., Rhode, D. E., Son, Y., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Kumar, N. (2020). Virus Transport and Mitigation in Offices and Classrooms. Desert Research Institute: Reno, NV, Prepared for Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

X. Wang, Firouzkouhi, H., Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Gronstal, S. B., Kohl, S. D., Rhode, D. E., Son, Y., MoosmÃ¼ller, H., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Kumar, N. (2020). Virus Transport and Mitigation in Public Transit Buses. Desert Research Institute: Reno, NV, Prepared for Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Kohl, S. D., Gronstal, S. B., Claassen, M., Wang, X. (2020). Program plan for identifying sources of excessive elemental concentratons in stormwater runoff at the LADWP Haynes and Harbor generating stations. Desert Research Institute for the Electric Power Research Institute: Reno, NV

Conference Proceedings

2024

Chow, J. C., Wang, X.L., Claassen, M., Watson, J. G., Martens, P., Myers, P. J., Kohl, S. D. (2024). IMPROVE carbon analysis update. IMPROVE Fall Meeting: Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, October 29, 2024

Chow, J. C., Wang, X.L., Claassen, M., Watson, J. G., Myers, P. J., Kohl, S. D. (2024). IMPROVE carbon analysis update. IMPROVE Spring Meeting: Reno, NV, May 9, 2024

Wang, X.L., Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wang, Y., & .Abulude, F. (2024). Toxic gas and particle emissions from lithium-ion battery fires. AAAR: Albuquerque, NM, October 21, 2024-October 25, 2024

Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Martens, P., Wang, X.L., Myers, P. J., Claassen, M. (2024). Carbon research update: Microplastic and biomass burning profiles with a Photoionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (PI-TOFMS). IMPROVE Fall Meeting: Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, October 29, 2024

Wang, X.L., Myers, P. J., Claassen, M., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Hering, S., Eiguren Fernandez, A., Pariseau, D., Timmons, D., McMullen, B., Petersen, C., & Vega, F. (2024). Field Evaluation of Affordable Community Condensation Particle Counters, Optical Particle Counters, and a Low-Cost Particle Sensor: New Orleans, LA, August 12, 2024-August 15, 2024

2023

Bingham, B., Bair, S., Claassen, M., Wang, X., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Arnott, W. P., Meyer, M., Fortenberry, C. (2023). Toxic Gas and Particle Emissions from Combustion of Spacecraft Materials. 2023 NFPA Conference & Expo: Las Vegas, NV, June 19, 2023-June 23, 2023

Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Wang, X., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Fan, F. (2023). Toxic Emissions from Lithium-Ion Battery Combustion. 2023 NFPA Conference & Expo: Las Vegas, NV, June 19, 2023-June 23, 2023

Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Wang, X., Claassen, M., Myers, P. J., Kohl, S. D. (2023). , Carbon research update. IMPROVE Fall Meeting: Kalispell, MT, October 17, 2023

Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Regi, A., Wang, X., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Fan, F. (2023). Chemical Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Battery Combustion Emissions. 2023 Nevada NASA Programs Statewide Meeting: Carson City, NV, April 28, 2023

Claassen, M., Bingham, B., Regi, A., Wang, X., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Fan, F. (2023). Chemical Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Battery Combustion Emissions. DRI Graduate Student Poster Competition: Reno, NV, April 7, 2023

Chow, J. C., Wang, X., Watson, J. G., Firouzkouhi, H., Claassen, M., Ho, S.S.H. (2023). Emission characteristics of solid waste open burning. National Sun Yat Sen University: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2022

Chow, J. C., Wang, X., Claassen, M., Watson, J. G., Myers, P. J., Kohl, S. D. (2022). Update of IMPROVE carbon analysis,. MPROVE Steering Committee: Plymouth, NH, November 2, 2022