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Vicki Grassian, professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, chemical and biochemical engineering in the College of Engineering, and occupational and environmental health in the College of Public Health, is head of a pioneering research program investigating how particles in the atmosphere affect its chemical composition. Her research has generated more than 50 peer-reviewed publications during the past five years alone, and data from her lab are considered essential to current atmospheric chemistry models. She is currently the principal or co-principal investigator on 11 funded grants representing a total commitment to the university of more than $4.5 million. In 2005, she was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A member of the UI faculty since 1990, Grassian is an innovative and respected teacher whose reputation as a caring mentor has attracted a large and diverse group of research students. She helped create the undergraduate degree program in environmental sciences, and she continues to oversee the chemical sciences track of that major, which she developed. Her current service contributions include membership on the executive committees of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of Chemistry, as well as the Faculty Senate and Faculty Council. |
