William R. Simpson (chemist)

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name =Bill Simpson


birth_date = birth date and age|1966|7|25
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field = Chemistry
work_institution = University of Alaska Fairbanks
alma_mater = Swarthmore College (B.A., 1988), Stanford University (Ph.D.,1995)
doctoral_advisor = Richard N. Zare
known_for = Cavity ring-down spectroscopy, Snowpack photochemistry, Stratospheric ozone
prizes = NSF CAREER Grant Award (2001-2006), Research Innovation Award of the Research Corporation for cavity ring-down spectroscopy (1999), Flavored Ice Award for revolutionary snow flavoring techniques
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William R. Simpson (born July 25 1966) is a pioneer in the field of snow chemistry. He is also a current researcher at University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center and an associate professor in the chemistry department. He is the principal investigator of the atmospheric chemistry group and director of the university's NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program. He is known internationally for his research.

Education

Bill attained his B.A. in chemistry at Swarthmore College in 1988 and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Stanford University in 1995. [cite web |url=http://www.uaf.edu/chem/faculty/wsimpson/wsimpson.htm |title=Bill Simpson Profile |accessdate=2007-06-13] [cite web |url=http://www.uaf.edu/chem/faculty/wsimpson/wsimpson_cv.pdf |title=Bill Simpson's CV |accessdate=2007-06-13]

Awards

* CAREER Grant Award of the National Science Foundation (NSF) 2001-2006 [cite web |url=http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0094038 |title=Bill Simpson Career Award |accessdate=2007-06-13]

* Research Innovation Award for cavity ring-down spectroscopy, Research Corporation 1999

* Flavored Ice Award for revolutionary snow flavoring techniques

Research

* Cavity ring-down spectroscopy

* Snowpack photochemistry

* Stratospheric ozone

Selected Publications

Simpson has more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals. [ [http://www.uaf.edu/chem/simpson/docs/Simpson_CV_Sep_07.pdf Microsoft Word - Simpson_CV_Sep_07.doc ] ]

* Simpson, W. R., L. Alvarez-Aviles, T. A. Douglas, M. Sturm, and F. Domine (2005), Halogens in the coastal snow pack near Barrow, Alaska: Evidence for active bromine air-snow chemistry during springtime, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L04811.

* Ayers, J. D., and W. R. Simpson (2006), Measurements of N₂O₅ near Fairbanks, Alaska, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D14309.

* Ayers, J. D., R. L. Apodaca, W. R. Simpson, and D. S. Baer (2005), Off-axis cavity ringdown spectroscopy: application to atmospheric nitrate radical detection, Appl. Optics., 44, 7239-7242.

External links

* [http://www.uaf.edu/chem/faculty/wsimpson/wsimpson.htm Bill Simpson's Webpage] at the UAF website.

* [http://www.uaf.edu/chem/simpson/ Bill Simpson's Webpage] at the Geophysical Institute website.

* [http://ozone.gi.alaska.edu/reu/ Bill Simpson's REU Program Webpage] at the Geophysical Institute website.

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