Patricia Quinn (atmospheric chemist)

Patricia K. Quinn
Alma mater	University of Washington
Scientific career
Institutions	NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Patricia K. Quinn is an atmospheric chemist working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency's Pacific Marine Environmental Lab. She is known for her work on the impact of atmospheric aerosol particles on air quality and climate.

Education and career

Quinn has an undergraduate degree from Reed College (1982). In 1988, she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and transitioned into an associate professor position there. Starting in 1993 she also has a position at the Pacific Marine Environmental Lab of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. ^[1]

In 2020, Quinn was appointed the editor-in-chief of the section on 'Aerosols' for the journal Atmosphere. ^[1]

Research

Quinn's early research was on ammonia where she made the first simultaneous measurements of ammonia in both the atmosphere and the ocean. ^{[2] [3]} She then linked the cycling of sulfur and nitrogen compounds over the Pacific Ocean ^[4] and examined an enhancement in cloud condensation nuclei from the oxidation of the sulfur-containing compound dimethylsulfide, ^[5] research which has implications for the role of sulfur compounds on climate. ^[6] She has measured aerosol chemical compounds over the Atlantic Ocean, ^[7] the Pacific Ocean, ^[8] and in a time series dating back to 1997 at Utqiaġvik, Alaska. ^{[9] [10]} Her research includes investigations into the impact of airborne pollutants in the Arctic, ^{[11] [12]} the contribution of sea spray aerosol to cloud condensation nuclei, ^[13] and the chemistry of sea spray aerosols. ^{[14] [15]}

Selected publications

• Quinn, P. K.; Shaw, G.; Andrews, E.; Dutton, E. G.; Ruoho-Airola, T.; Gong, S. L. (2007). "Arctic haze: current trends and knowledge gaps". Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology. 59 (1): 99–114. Bibcode:2007TellB..59...99Q. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00236.x . hdl: 11370/ddd9462c-f3bd-4a62-9cac-79c04f734703 . ISSN   1600-0889. S2CID   218576158.
• Quinn, P. K.; Bates, T. S. (2011-12-01). "The case against climate regulation via oceanic phytoplankton sulphur emissions" . Nature. 480 (7375): 51–56. Bibcode:2011Natur.480...51Q. doi:10.1038/nature10580. ISSN   0028-0836. PMID   22129724. S2CID   4417436.
• Jaeglé, L.; Quinn, P. K.; Bates, T. S.; Alexander, B.; Lin, J.-T. (2011-04-04). "Global distribution of sea salt aerosols: new constraints from in situ and remote sensing observations". Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 11 (7): 3137–3157. Bibcode:2011ACP....11.3137J. doi: 10.5194/acp-11-3137-2011 . ISSN   1680-7324.
• Bond, T. C.; Doherty, S. J.; Fahey, D. W.; Forster, P. M.; Berntsen, T.; DeAngelo, B. J.; Flanner, M. G.; Ghan, S.; Kärcher, B.; Koch, D.; Kinne, S. (2013-06-16). "Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment: BLACK CARBON IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM". Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 118 (11): 5380–5552. Bibcode:2013JGRD..118.5380B. doi:10.1002/jgrd.50171. hdl: 2027.42/99106 . S2CID   140626771.

Awards and honors

• NOAA Administrator Award (2008) ^[16]
• Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2010) ^[17]
• U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award (2010) ^[18]
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2019) ^[19]

References

1. "Dr. Patricia K. Quinn Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of Atmosphere". www.mdpi.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
2. Quinn, Patricia K.; Charlson, Robert J.; Zoller, William H. (1987). "Ammonia, the dominant base in the remote marine troposphere: a review". Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology. 39 (5): 413–425. Bibcode:1987TellB..39..413Q. doi: 10.3402/tellusb.v39i5.15359 . ISSN   1600-0889.
3. Quinn, Patricia K.; Charlson, Robert J.; Bates, Timothy S. (1988). "Simultaneous observations of ammonia in the atmosphere and ocean" . Nature. 335 (6188): 336–338. Bibcode:1988Natur.335..336Q. doi:10.1038/335336a0. ISSN   1476-4687. S2CID   4307840.
4. Quinn, Patricia K.; Bates, Timothy S.; Johnson, James E.; Covert, David S.; Charlson, Robert J. (1990). "Interactions between the sulfur and reduced nitrogen cycles over the central Pacific Ocean". Journal of Geophysical Research. 95 (D10): 16405. Bibcode:1990JGR....9516405Q. doi:10.1029/JD095iD10p16405. ISSN   0148-0227.
5. Quinn, P. K.; Covert, D. S.; Bates, T. S.; Kapustin, V. N.; Ramsey-Bell, D. C.; McInnes, L. M. (1993). "Dimethylsulfide/cloud condensation nuclei/climate system: Relevant size-resolved measurements of the chemical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosol particles". Journal of Geophysical Research. 98 (D6): 10411. Bibcode:1993JGR....9810411Q. doi:10.1029/93JD00467. ISSN   0148-0227.
6. Quinn, P. K.; Marshall, S. F.; Bates, T. S.; Covert, D. S.; Kapustin, V. N. (1995). "Comparison of measured and calculated aerosol properties relevant to the direct radiative forcing of tropospheric sulfate aerosol on climate". Journal of Geophysical Research. 100 (D5): 8977. Bibcode:1995JGR...100.8977Q. doi:10.1029/95JD00387. ISSN   0148-0227.
7. Quinn, P. K.; Coffman, D. J.; Bates, T. S.; Miller, T. L.; Johnson, J. E.; Voss, K.; Welton, E. J.; Neusüss, C. (2001-09-27). "Dominant aerosol chemical components and their contribution to extinction during the Aerosols99 cruise across the Atlantic". Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 106 (D18): 20783–20809. Bibcode:2001JGR...10620783Q. doi: 10.1029/2000JD900577 .
8. Quinn, P. K. (2004). "Aerosol optical properties measured on board the Ronald H. Brown during ACE-Asia as a function of aerosol chemical composition and source region". Journal of Geophysical Research. 109 (D19): D19S01. Bibcode:2004JGRD..10919S01Q. doi: 10.1029/2003JD004010 . ISSN   0148-0227.
9. Quinn, P. K.; Miller, T. L.; Bates, T. S.; Ogren, J. A.; Andrews, E.; Shaw, G. E. (2002-06-16). "A 3-year record of simultaneously measured aerosol chemical and optical properties at Barrow, Alaska: CHEMICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES AT BARROW, ALASKA". Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 107 (D11): AAC 8–1–AAC 8–15. doi: 10.1029/2001JD001248 .
10. Quinn, P. K.; Bates, T. S.; Schulz, K.; Shaw, G. E. (2009-11-23). "Decadal trends in aerosol chemical composition at Barrow, Alaska: 1976–2008". Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 9 (22): 8883–8888. Bibcode:2009ACP.....9.8883Q. doi: 10.5194/acp-9-8883-2009 . ISSN   1680-7324.
11. Quinn, P. K.; Bates, T. S.; Baum, E.; Doubleday, N.; Fiore, A. M.; Flanner, M.; Fridlind, A.; Garrett, T. J.; Koch, D.; Menon, S.; Shindell, D. (2008-03-25). "Short-lived pollutants in the Arctic: their climate impact and possible mitigation strategies". Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 8 (6): 1723–1735. Bibcode:2008ACP.....8.1723Q. doi: 10.5194/acp-8-1723-2008 . ISSN   1680-7324. S2CID   15048988.
12. Quinn, P. K.; Shaw, G.; Andrews, E.; Dutton, E. G.; Ruoho-Airola, T.; Gong, S. L. (2007). "Arctic haze: current trends and knowledge gaps". Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology. 59 (1): 99–114. Bibcode:2007TellB..59...99Q. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00236.x . hdl: 11370/ddd9462c-f3bd-4a62-9cac-79c04f734703 . ISSN   1600-0889. S2CID   218576158.
13. Quinn, P. K.; Coffman, D. J.; Johnson, J. E.; Upchurch, L. M.; Bates, T. S. (2017). "Small fraction of marine cloud condensation nuclei made up of sea spray aerosol" . Nature Geoscience. 10 (9): 674–679. Bibcode:2017NatGe..10..674Q. doi:10.1038/ngeo3003. ISSN   1752-0894.
14. Quinn, Patricia K.; Collins, Douglas B.; Grassian, Vicki H.; Prather, Kimberly A.; Bates, Timothy S. (2015-05-27). "Chemistry and Related Properties of Freshly Emitted Sea Spray Aerosol" . Chemical Reviews. 115 (10): 4383–4399. doi:10.1021/cr500713g. ISSN   0009-2665. PMID   25844487.
15. Quinn, Patricia K.; Bates, Timothy S.; Schulz, Kristen S.; Coffman, D. J.; Frossard, A. A.; Russell, L. M.; Keene, W. C.; Kieber, D. J. (2014). "Contribution of sea surface carbon pool to organic matter enrichment in sea spray aerosol" . Nature Geoscience. 7 (3): 228–232. Bibcode:2014NatGe...7..228Q. doi:10.1038/ngeo2092. ISSN   1752-0894.
16. "Patricia Quinn wins NOAA Administrator Award | PMEL Atmospheric Chemistry". saga.pmel.noaa.gov. October 22, 2008. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
17. "Quinn". Honors Program. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
18. "Awards". NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
19. "Dr. Patricia Quinn selected as AAAS 2019 Fellow". NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2021-09-06.