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Prof. Vicki Grassian is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), holding joint appointments in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Nanoengineering, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She serves as Co-Director of the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE). Her research focuses on molecular-scale studies of environmental interfaces, including atmospheric aerosols, aqueous microdroplets, and nanomaterials, with applications to climate science, geochemistry, and human health.
Grassian's work spans heterogeneous chemistry of trace gases with mineral dust and sea spray, iron mobilization, aerosol optical properties, and nanotechnology's environmental implications. She employs advanced techniques like aerosol science, microscopy, and spectroscopy. Notable achievements include the 2025 Marsha I. Lester Award and the 2023 Geochemistry Division Medal. She advises a dynamic group of graduate students and postdocs, many of whom have received prestigious awards and fellowships.
Her research highlights include studies on HONO formation from indoor surfaces, wildfire smoke interactions, and the role of marine dissolved organic matter in climate processes. Grassian collaborates widely, contributing to projects like the SeaSCAPE initiative and the CASA indoor chemistry study. Her lab also explores the impacts of engineered nanoparticles on biological systems, bridging environmental and biomedical applications.
