Avram Gold

Avram Gold is a Professor at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, specializing in Environmental Sciences and Engineering. His research spans environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, and toxicology.

• Harvard University: BA (1963), PhD (1969)
• Harvard School of Public Health: MS (1973)

Research areas include:

• Synthesis of isotopically labeled standards for mass spectrometry
• Characterization of mutagenic DNA lesions like 2-iminohydantoin
• Secondary organic aerosol formation mechanisms from isoprene oxidation

Google Scholar publications (2018-2025) reveal trends in:

• Isoprene-derived organosulfates and epoxides
• Atmospheric particulate matter analysis
• Aerosol phase state and ice nucleation
• Oxidative stress in pulmonary cells
• Hygroscopicity and viscosity relationships
• Multiphase chemical kinetics

Scientific recognition includes:

• Fogarty International Fellowship (1986-1987), Strasbourg

Collaborates with Jason Surratt's atmospheric chemistry group. Served as synthesis section leader for Superfund Grant's Chemistry and Analytical Core. Research involves structural analysis via heteronuclear NMR and isotope dilution mass spectrometry applications.