Amy Sullivan

Biosketch

Much of my current research focuses on trying to better understand the chemistry and composition of ambient aerosols.  To do this, I conduct measurements of and develop methods to analyze the composition of aerosols.  This is done by collecting samples on the ground and airborne both in near real-time using techniques such as a Particle-into-Liquid Sampler (PILS) and off-line using filters.  Many of the analysis techniques I employ on these samples involves liquid chromatography.  Along with traditional anion and cation chromatography, I have developed methods for measuring carbohydrates using high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) as well as organic acids and amines.

During my Ph.D. work at Georgia Tech I developed a method to measure water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) aerosols in real-time both on the ground and when airborne. I also developed methods to chemically characterize WSOC using XAD-8 resin and size-exclusion chromatography. Both these techniques were then used to try to further understand the sources of WSOC.

Publications (Selection)

Sullivan, A.P., H. Guo, J.C. Schroder, P. Campuzano-Jost, J.L. Jimenez, T. Campos, V. Shah, L. Jaeglé, B.H. Lee, F.D. Lopez-Hilfiker, J.A. Thornton, S.S. Brown, and R.J. Weber, Biomass Burning Markers and Residential Burning in the WINTER Aircraft Campaign, J. Geophys. Res., 124, doi:10.1029/2017JD028153, 2019.

Sullivan, A.P., N. Hodas, B.J. Turpin, K. Skog, F.N. Keutsch, S. Gilardoni, M. Paglione, M. Rinaldi, S. Decesari, M.C. Facchini, L. Poulain, H. Herrmann, A. Wiedensohler, E. Nemitz, M.M. Twigg, and J.L. Collett, Jr., Evidence for Ambient Dark Aqueous SOA Formation in the Po Valley, Italy, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 8095-8108, doi:10.5194/acp-16-8095-2016, 2016.

Sullivan, A.P., A.A. May, T. Lee, G.R. McMeeking, S.M. Kreidenweis, S.K. Akagi, R.J. Yokelson, S.P. Urbanski, and J.L. Collett, Jr., Airborne-Based Source Smoke Marker Ratios from Prescribed Burning, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 10535-10545, doi:10.5194/acp-14-10535-2014, 2014.

Sullivan, A.P., N. Frank, G. Onstad, C.D. Simpson, and J.L. Collett Jr., Application of High-Performance Anion-Exchange Chromatography - Pulsed Amperometric Detection for Measuring Carbohydrates in Routine Daily Filter Samples Collected by a National Network: 1. Determination of the Impact of Biomass Burning in the Upper Midwest, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D08302, doi:10.1029/2010JD014166, 2011.

Sullivan, A.P., N. Frank, D.M. Kenski, and J.L. Collett Jr., Application of High-Performance Anion-Exchange Chromatography - Pulsed Amperometric Detection for Measuring Carbohydrates in Routine Daily Filter Samples Collected by a National Network: 2. Examination of Sugar Alcohols/Polyols, Sugars, and Anhydrosugars in the Upper Midwest, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D08303, doi:10.1029/2010JD014169, 2011.

Sullivan, A.P., A.S. Holden, L.A. Patterson, G.R. McMeeking, S.M. Kreidenweis, W.C. Malm, W.M. Hao, C.E. Wold, and J.L. Collett Jr., A Method for Smoke Marker Measurements and its Potential Application for Determining the Contribution of Biomass Burning from Wildfires and Prescribed Fires to Ambient PM2.5 Organic Carbon, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D22302, doi:10.1029/2008JD010216, 2008.

Sullivan, A.P., R.E. Peltier, C.A. Brock, J.A. de Gouw, J.S. Holloway, C. Warneke, A.G. Wollny, and R.J. Weber, Airborne measurements of carbonaceous aerosol soluble in water over northeastern United States: Method development and an investigation into water-soluble organic carbon sources, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D23S46, doi:10.1029/2006JD007072, 2006.

Sullivan, A.P., R.J. Weber, A.L. Clements, J.R. Turner, M.S. Bae, and J.J. Schauer, A method for on-line measurement of water-soluble organic carbon in ambient aerosol particles: Recent results from an urban site, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L13105, doi:10.1029/2004GL019681, 2004.

Sullivan, A.P. and R.J. Weber, Chemical characterization of the ambient organic aerosol soluble in water: 1. Isolation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic fractions with a XAD-8 resin, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D05314, doi:10.1029/2005JD006485, 2006.

Sullivan, A.P. and R.J. Weber, Chemical characterization of the ambient organic aerosol soluble in water: 2. Isolation of acid, neutral, and basic fractions by modified size-exclusion chromatography, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D05315, doi:10.1029/2005JD006486, 2006.

Presentations (Selection)

Sullivan, A.P., K.B. Benedict, B.A. Schichtel, and J.L. Collett, Jr., Evaluation of Filtering and Storage on the Stability of Nitrogen Species in Precipitation Samples, Presentation Spring TDep Meeting, 2021.

Sullivan, A.P., S.M. Kreidenweis, E.V. Fischer, B.A. Schichtel, and J.L. Collett, Jr., Examination of Smoke Marker Ratios from Wildfires, Presentation Fall AAAR Meeting, 2021.

Sullivan, A.P., R.P. Pokhrel, Y. Shen, S.M. Murphy, D.W Toohey, T. Campos, J. Lindaas, E.V. Fischer, and J.L. Collett, Jr., Examination of Brown Carbon Absorption from Wildfires in the Western U.S. During the WE-CAN Study, Presentation Fall AAAR Meeting, 2020.

Sullivan, A.P., K.B. Benedict, C.M. Carrico, M.V. Dubey, B.A. Schichtel, and J.L. Collett, Jr., A Method to Measure and Speciate Amines in Ambient Aerosol Samples, Presentation Fall NADP Meeting, 2020.

Sullivan, A.P., J. Lindaas, E.V. Fischer, T. Campos, and J.L. Collett, Jr., Examination of Airborne-Based Smoke Marker Ratios from Wildfires in the Western U.S. During the WE-CAN Study, Presentation AMS Meeting, 2019.

Honors (Selection)

Elected Treasurer for American Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR), September 2017

Elected to Board for AAAR, September 2014

Elected Vice Chair of the AAAR Instrumentation Working Group, September 2013

Participant in US/Nordic workshop for early career scientists on Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosols: Observations to Global Modeling, July 2007 and August 2008

Participant in Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS) VIII, September 2005

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Best Paper Award for Sullivan et al. GRL article, April 2005

AGU Journal Highlight for Sullivan et al. GRL article, July 2004

Presidential Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2000 to 2006