William R. Simpson (born July 25, 1966) is an American chemist. He is a pioneer in the field of snow chemistry. He is also a current researcher at University of Alaska Fairbanks'

Geophysical Institute The Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks conducts research into space physics and aeronomy; atmospheric sciences; snow, ice, and permafrost; seismology; volcanology; and tectonics and sedimentation. It was founded in 1946 by ...

and International Arctic Research Center and an associate professor in the chemistry department. He is the principal investigator of the atmospheric chemistry group and director of the university's NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program.

Education

Bill attained his B.A. in chemistry at

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in 1988 and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

in 1995.

Awards

* CAREER Grant Award of the National Science Foundation ( NSF) 2001-2006 * Research Innovation Award for cavity ring-down spectroscopy, Research Corporation 1999 * Flavored Ice Award for revolutionary snow flavoring techniques

Research

* Cavity ring-down spectroscopy * Snowpack photochemistry * Stratospheric ozone

Selected publications

Simpson has more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals.Microsoft Word - Simpson_CV_Sep_07.doc
/ref> * Simpson, W. R., L. Alvarez-Aviles, T. A. Douglas, M. Sturm, and F. Domine (2005), Halogens in the coastal snow pack near Barrow, Alaska: Evidence for active bromine air-snow chemistry during springtime, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L04811. * Ayers, J. D., and W. R. Simpson (2006), Measurements of N₂O₅ near Fairbanks, Alaska, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D14309. * Ayers, J. D., R. L. Apodaca, W. R. Simpson, and D. S. Baer (2005), Off-axis cavity ringdown spectroscopy: application to atmospheric nitrate radical detection, Appl. Optics., 44, 7239-7242.

References

External links

at the UAF website.
Bill Simpson's Webpage
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website.
Bill Simpson's REU Program Webpage
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