Andrew Berke

Andrew Berke is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Smith College, focusing on atmospheric and physical chemistry. His research addresses aerosol properties, their chemical composition, and implications for climate change, air quality, and human health. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and dual undergraduate degrees (B.S. and B.A.) from Grand Valley State University and Calvin College.

His work emphasizes molecular-level understanding of aerosol behavior, particularly how biogenic and anthropogenic emissions influence aerosol growth, transport, and optical properties. Key research areas include nitrous acid emissions, aerosol-mimicking solutions, and reaction dynamics involving chlorine and isotopologues like CH3D.

Publications span topics like liquid-liquid phase separation in aerosols, viscosity in aerosol solutions, and soil-microbe interactions affecting nitrous acid release. His lab employs advanced spectroscopic and flux chamber techniques to bridge fundamental chemistry with environmental applications.

No scientific awards are listed. Advising and grant details are unavailable in the provided texts. His laboratory focuses on interdisciplinary studies at the chemistry-environmental science interface, with ongoing work modeling aerosol behavior under climate change scenarios.