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Dr Andrew Rickard is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York, affiliated with the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). He specializes in atmospheric chemistry, particularly the development and application of the Master Chemical Mechanism (MCM), a benchmark tool for modeling tropospheric chemical processes. His research addresses environmental challenges like climate change, air quality, and air pollution through detailed chemical mechanism modeling and experimental validation.
Education: PhD in Reactions of Ozone with Alkenes in the Troposphere from the University of Reading (1995–1999).
Research focuses on ozone precursors, biomass-burning aerosols, and radical intermediates. Key projects include the CLARISE study on biomass-burning aerosol composition and collaborations on Delhi's air quality. He has contributed to datasets on organic aerosol analysis and smog chamber experiments. His work bridges experimental and computational approaches to improve atmospheric chemistry models.
Grants include funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and EPSRC, supporting projects like the investigation of particulate mass sources in Beijing haze and biomass-burning emissions. He collaborates internationally on atmospheric chemistry and pollution dynamics.
