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Joost de Gouw is a Professor of Chemistry and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Institute Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research focuses on the sources and chemical transformations of air pollutants in both outdoor and indoor environments, with particular emphasis on wildfire emissions, urban air quality, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). He utilizes mass spectrometry and gas chromatography for atmospheric measurements, and analyzes TROPOMI satellite data to track pollution trends.
- Education:
- MSc in Physics, University of Utrecht (1990)
- PhD in Physics, University of Utrecht (1994, cum laude)
- Postdoctoral Fellowships at JILA (1994-1996) and NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory (1997-1998)
His work examines wildfire impacts on indoor air quality, including the Marshall Fire (2021) study showing VOC persistence in homes for 4-6 weeks. He investigates ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation, and has pioneered new VOC measurement techniques. Recent publications analyze wildfire chemical evolution, urban pollution disparities linked to historical redlining, and indoor air cleaner effects on VOC chemistry.
Key scientific awards include the 2024 Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence Award, 2022 Colorado Governor's Award for High-Impact Research, and 2020 AGU Fellow. He supervises graduate students in the Analytical, Environmental and Atmospheric Chemistry program, and his lab maintains state-of-the-art atmospheric measurement instruments.
