Neil M. Donahue, Ph.D.

Neil M. Donahue is the Thomas Lord University Professor of Chemistry in the departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Engineering & Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. in meteorology from MIT. His research addresses the kinetics and mechanisms of atmospheric oxidation, including the effect of product volatility on the formation and growth of atmospheric particles. He developed the volatility basis set to treat the thermodynamic partitioning of complex organic mixtures in atmospheric particles as well as the dynamics of particle formation and growth. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for Aerosol Research.