Georgia Institute of TechnologySchool of Earth and Atmospheric Science
INFORMATION ABOUT

Dr. Rodney Weber

Professor

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
311 Ferst Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0340

Office: ES&T, Room 2236
Phone: 404-894-1750
Fax: 404-894-5638
E-mail: rweber@eas.gatech.edu

Website: http://www.aerosols.eas.gatech.edu/

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1995
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1991
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1987

Awards

  • Cullen-Peck Faculty Fellow Award, 2007
  • Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development, 2007
  • Whitby Award, American Association for Aerosol Research, 2005
  • NASA Global Change Graduate Fellowship

Research Interests

  • Atmospheric aerosols, sources and processing
  • Urban air quality/Health Effects
  • Mechanisms and conditions for new particle formation by homogeneous nucleation
  • Particle growth processes
  • These interests are investigated by devolpment of new instruments, (e.g., the particle into liquid sampler, PILS) and participating in numerous field studies