Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry Group

Uli Dusek

Research Interests

- Atmospheric aerosols
- Isotope measurements on aerosols
- Cloud condensation nuclei
- Aerosol cloud interactions

Curriculum vitae

Employment:

Since Sept. 2007, Post-doctoral research assistant
Institute for marine and atmospheric sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Sept. 2003 - Aug. 2007, Post-doctoral research assistant
Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany

Oct. 2002 -Aug. 2003, Post-doctoral research assistant
Institut f�r Experimentalphysik, University of Vienna, Austria

July 2002 - Sept. 2002, Collaboration funded by Peccei Award
International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) Laxenburg, Austria

June 1998 - June 2002, Research assistant, PhD Student
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington

April 1995 - Sept. 1997, Part time employment as Technical Assistant (VB Ib)
Institut f�r Experimentalphysik, University of Vienna

Education:

June 14, 2002: PhD degree in atmospheric sciences (University of Washington)
July 14, 1997: Mag. rer. nat. (MA science) in Physics (University of Vienna)
June 2, 1989: Matura (high school graduation), Vienna

Publications

• Rose D., Frank G. P., Dusek U., Gunthe S. S., Andreae M. O., and P�schl U.: Calibration and measurement uncertainties of a continuous-flow cloud condensation nuclei counter (DMT-CCNC): CCN activation of ammonium sulfate and sodium chloride aerosol particles in theory and experiment, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 7, 8193-8260, 2007.
• Allan J. D., Baumgardner D., Raga G. B., Mayol-Bracero O. L., Morales-Garc�a F., Garc�a-Garc�a F., Montero-Mart�nez G., Borrmann S., Schneider J., Mertes S., Walter S., Gysel M., Dusek U., Frank G. P., and Kr�mer M.: Clouds and aerosols in Puerto Rico - a new evaluation, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 7, 12573-12616, 2007.
• Frank G. P., Dusek U., and Andreae M. O.: Technical note: Characterization of a static thermal-gradient CCN counter, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 3071-3080, 2007.
• Dusek U., Frank G. P., Hildebrandt L., Curtius J., Schneider J., Walter S., Chand D., Drewnick F., Hings S., Jung D., Borrmann S., and Andreae M. O.: Size matters more than chemistry for cloud nucleating ability of aerosol particles, Science, 312, 1375-1378, 2006.
• Frank G. P., Dusek U., and Andreae M. O.: Technical note: A method for measuring size-resolved CCN in the atmosphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 6, 4879 - 4895, 2006.
• Dusek, U., Reischl, G., and Hitzenberger, R.: CCN activation of pure and coated carbon black particles, Environ. Sci & Technol. 40, 1223-1230, 2006.
• Tursic, J; Podkrajsek, B; Grgic, I; Ctyroky, P; Berner, A; Dusek, U; Hitzenberger, R: Chemical composition and hygroscopic properties of size-segregated aerosol particles collected at the Adriatic coast of Slovenia, CHEMOSPHERE, 63 (7): 1193-1202 MAY 2006
• Dusek, U., Frank, G. P., Helas G., Iinuma, Y, Zeromskiene, K., Gwaze, P., Hennig, T., Massling, A., Schmid, O., Herrmann, H., Wiedensohler, A., and Andreae M.O.: 'Missing' cloud condensation nuclei in peat smoke, Geophys. Res. Lett. 32, L11802, doi:10.1029/2005GL022473, 2005.
• Dusek, U., Covert D. S., Wiedensohler, A., Neus��, C., and Weise, D.: Number to Volume ratios of the aerosol in coastal SW Portugal during ACE-2, Tellus 56B, 477-491, 2004.
• Dusek, U., Covert D. S., Wiedensohler, A., Neus��, C., Weise, D., and Cantrell, W.: CCN spectra derived from size distributions and hygroscopic properties of the aerosol in coastal SW Portugal during ACE-2, Tellus 55B, 35-53, 2003.
• Swietlicki E., Zhou J.C., Covert D. S., H�meri K., Busch B., V�keva M., Dusek U., Berg O. H., Wiedensohler A., Aalto P., M�kel� J., Martinsson B. G., Papaspiropoulos G., Mentes B., Frank G., and Stratmann F.: Hygroscopic Properties of Aerosol Particles in the Northeastern Atlantic during ACE-2, Tellus 52B, 201-227, 2000.
• Swietlicki E., Zhou J.C., Berg O.H., Martinsson B.G., Frank G., Cederfelt S.I., Dusek U., et al.: A closure study of sub-micrometer aerosol particle hygroscopic behavior, Atmos. Res. 50: (3-4) 205-240, 1999.
• Bradbury C., Bower K. N., Choularton T. W., Swietlicki E., Birmili W., Wiedensohler A., Yuskiewicz B., Berner A., Dusek U., Dore C. and McFadyen G. G.: Modeling of aerosol modification resulting from passage through a hill cap cloud, Atmos. Res. 50: (3-4), 185-204, 1999.
• Berner A., Dusek U., Galambos Z., and Kruisz C.: Sampling of Fog Droplets by Cascade Impactors, Contr. Atmos. Phys. 71, 101-114, 1998.
• Laj P., Fuzzi S., Lazzari A., Ricci L., Orsi G., Berner A., Dusek U., Schell, D., Guenther A., Wendisch, M., Wobrok W., Frank G., Martinsson B. G., Hillamo, R.: The Size Dependent Composition of Fog Droplets, Contr. Atmos. Phys. 71, 115-131, 1998.
• Berg O.H., Swietlicki E., Frank G., Martinsson B. G., Cederfeldt S.I., Laj P., Ricci L., Berner A., Dusek U., Galambos, Z., Mesfin N. S., Yuskiewicz B, Wiedensohler A., Stratmann F., and Orsini D.: Observed and Modeled Hygroscopic Behavior of Atmospheric Particles, Contr. Atmos. Phys. 71, 47-64, 1998.
• Hitzenberger R., Berner A., Dusek U., and Alabashi R.: Humidity Dependent Growth of Size-Segregated Aerosol Samples, Aerosol Sci. Technol. 27:116-130, 1997.
• Hitzenberger R., Dusek U., Berner A.: Black carbon measurements using an integrating sphere, J. Geophys. Res. 101: (D14) 19601-19606, 1996.
• Hitzenberger R., Fohler-Norek C., Dusek U., Galambos Z. and Sidla S.: Comparison of recent (1994) black carbon data with those obtained in 1985 and 1986 in the urban area of Vienna, Austria: implications for future environmental policy decisions, Sci. Total Environ. 189-190, 275-280, 1996.