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Rob Pinder
AMD Staff
T: 919.541.3731
F: 919.541.1379
e: pinder.rob at epa.gov
Research interests:
My research seeks to understand the impact of human activities on air quality, climate change, and ecosystems. I am especially interested in
- Quantifying the sources, fate, transport, and mitigation strategies for short-lived, radiatively active species such as tropospheric ozone and black carbon.
- Using satellite-based observations, in situ measurements, and chemical-transport models to understand the impact of human activities on the nitrogen cycle.
- Designing decision-support tools to help policy-makers and stakeholders find robust mitigation strategies despite uncertainties
Education:
Ph.D. Dept. of Engineering and Public Policy and Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2005)M.S. Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (2000)
B.S. Computer Science w/ Minor in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1999)
Professional Experience:
2008 - Present: Physical Scientist , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2006 - 2008: Physical Scientist , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2005 - 2006: Postdoctoral Researcher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2001 - 2005: Graduate Student Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University
2000: Software Engineer for Application Technology Group, Oracle Corporation
1999: Researcher, Digital Equipment Corp., High Performance Engineering Group
Awards and honors:
- Division Journal Article Award: For scientific excellence (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Division Leadership Award: For outstanding scientific leadership (2011)
- Division Collaboration Award: For demonstrating leadership by fostering collaboration (2009)
- Office of Research and Development Honor Award: Exceptional Technical Assistance to the Program Offices (2009)
- Environmental Science and Technology Editor’s Choice Paper Award, Policy Analysis: First Runner-Up (2008)
- NOAA Special Achievement Award (2007)
- Young Scientists Summer Program of the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria (2004) - Stephen Omar Lee Award for outstanding project for Project Management in Engineering
and Public Policy Project course (2004) - Herbert L. Toor Award for "outstanding research papers submitted in the qualifying
examinations of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy" (2003) - National Science Foundation Graduate Student Research Fellowship (2002)
Publications:
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
In Review
Henderson, BH; Pinder, RW, Crooks, J; Cohen, RC; Carlton, AG; Pye, HOT; Vizuete, W. Combining Bayesian methods and aircraft observations to constrain the HO + NO2 reaction rate, in review at Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Zhou, W; Cohan, DS; Pinder, RW; Neuman, JA; Holloway, JA, Peischl, J; Ryerson, TB. Observation and modeling of the evolution of Texas power plant plumes, in review at Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Allen, DJ; Pickering, K; Pinder, RW; Appel, KW; Henderson, BH. Impact of lightning-NO on eastern United States photochemistry during the summers of 2004 and 2006 as determined using the CMAQ model, in review at Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2011
Shephard, MW; Cady-Pereira, KE; Luo, M; Henze, DK; Pinder, RW; Walker, JT; Rinsland, CP; Bash, JO; Zhu, L; Payne, VH; Clarisse; L. TES ammonia retrieval strategy and global observations of the spatial and seasonal variability of ammonia, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11, 10743-10763, 2011
Appel, KW; Foley, KM; Bash, JO; Pinder, RW; Dennis, RL; Allen, DJ, Pickering, K. A multi-resolution assessment of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model v4.7 wet deposition estimates for 2002-2006. Geoscientific Model Development, 4, 357-371, 2011
Pinder, RW; Appel, KW; Dennis, RL. Trends in Atmospheric Reactive Nitrogen for the Eastern United States Environmental Pollution, 159, 3138 -- 3141, 2011
Pinder, RW; Walker, JT; Bash, JO; Cady-Pereira, KE; Henze, DK; Lou, M; Osterman, G; Shephard, MW. Quantifying spatial and temporal variability in atmospheric ammonia with in situ and space-based observations Geophysical Research Letters, L04802, doi:10.1029/2010GL046146, 2011
Henderson, BH; Pinder, RW; Crooks, J; Cohen, RC; Hutzell, W; Sarwar, G; Goliff, W; Stockwell, W; Fahr, A; Mathur, R; Carlton, AM; Vizuete, W. Evaluation of simulated photochemical partitioning of oxidized nitrogen in the upper troposphere Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11, 275-291, 2011
2010
Carlton, AG; Bhave, PV; Napelenok, SL; Edney, EO; Sarwar, G; Pinder, RW; Pouliot, GA; Houyoux, M. Improved Treatment of Secondary Organic Aerosol in CMAQ. Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 8553-8560, 2010
Carlton, AG; Pinder, RW; Bhave, PV; Pouliot, GA. To what extent can biogenic SOA be controlled? Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 3376-3380, (2010)
2009
Sarwar, G; Pinder, RW; Appel, KW; Mathur, R; Carlton, AG. Examination of the impact of photoexcited NO2 chemistry on regional air quality. Atmospheric Environment, 43(40): 6279-6454. (2009)
Reis, S; Pinder, RW; Zhang, M; Lijie, G; Sutton, MA. Reactive nitrogen in atmospheric emission inventories -- a review. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9, 7657-7677 (2009)
Pinder, RW; Gilliam, RC; Appel, KW; Napelenok, SL; Foley, KM; Gilliland, AB. Efficient Probabilistic Estimates of Ozone Concentration Using an Ensemble of Model Configurations and Direct Sensitivity Calculations Environmental Science and Technology , 43 (7), 2388-2393 (2009)
Özkaynak, H; Frey, HC; Burke, J; Pinder, RW. Analysis of coupled model uncertainties in source to dose modeling of human exposures to ambient air pollution: a PM2.5 case-study, Atmospheric Environment, 43(9), 1641-1649 (2009)
2008
Pinder, RW; Gilliland, AB; Dennis, RL. The Environmental Impact of NH3 Emissions under Present and Future Conditions, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L12808, (2008)
Gilliland, AB; Hogrefe, C; Pinder, RW; Godowitch, JL; Rao, ST. Dynamic Evaluation of Regional Air Quality Models: Assessing Changes in O3 Stemming from Emissions and Meteorology, Atmospheric Environment(42): 5110-5123 (2008)
Boersma, KF; Jacob, DJ; Eskes, HJ; Pinder, RW. Intercomparison of SCIAMACHY and OMI tropospheric NO2 columns: observing the diurnal evolution of chemistry and emissions from space, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16S26, doi:10.1029/2007JD008816. (2008)
Napelenok, SL; Pinder, RW; Gilliland, AB; Martin, RV. A method for evaluating spatially-resolved NOx emissions using Kalman filter inversion, direct sensitivities, and space-based NO2 observations Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 8, 5603-5614 (2008).
Pinder, RW; Dennis, RL; Bhave, PV. Observable indicators of the sensitivity of PM2.5 nitrate to emission reductions—Part I: Derivation of the adjusted gas ratio and applicability at regulatory-relevant time scales. Atmospheric Environment, 42(6), 1275-1286. (2008)
Dennis, RL; Bhave, PV; Pinder, RW. Observable indicators of the sensitivity of PM2.5 nitrate to emission reductions—Part II: Sensitivity to errors in total ammonia and total nitrate of the CMAQ-predicted non-linear effect of SO2 emission reductions. Atmospheric Environment, 42(6), 1287-1300 (2008)
2007
Lane, TE; Pinder, RW; Shrivastava, M; Robinson, AL; Pandis, SN. Source contributions to primary organic aerosol; Comparison of the results of a source-resolved model and the Chemical Mass Balance approach Atmospheric Environment, 41(18): 3758-3776. 2007.
Gaydos, TM; Pinder, RW; Koo, B; Fahey, KM; Pandis, SN. Development and Application of a Three-dimensional Aerosol Chemical Transport Model, PMCAMx+, Atmospheric Environment, 41(12):2594-2611 (2007).
Pinder, RW; Adams, PJ; Pandis, SN. Ammonia emission controls as a cost-effective strategy for reducing atmospheric particulate matter in the Eastern US. Environmental Science and Technology 41 (2): 380-386. 2007.
2006
Pinder, RW; Adams, PJ; Pandis, SN; Gilliland, AB. Temporally Resolved Ammonia Emission Inventories: Current Estimates, Evaluation Tools, and Measurement Needs J. Geophysical Research 111 (D16):D16310. 2006.
Gilliland, AB; Appel, KW; Pinder, RW, Dennis, RL. Seasonal NH3 Emissions for the Continental United States: Inverse Model Estimation and Evaluation Atmospheric Environment 40 (26): 4986-4998. 2006.
2004
Pinder, RW; Strader, R; Davidson, CI and Adams, PJ. A Temporally and Spatially Resolved Ammonia Emission Inventory for Dairy Cows in the United States Atmospheric Environment. 38(23):3747-3756. 2004.
Pinder, RW; Pekney, NJ; Davidson, CI and Adams, PJ. A Process Based Model of Ammonia Emissions from Dairy Cows: Improved Temporal and Spatial Resolution. Atmospheric Environment. 38(9):1357-1365. 2004.
Book Chapters
Erisman JW; Bleeker, A; Neftel, A; Aneja, VP; Hutchings, N; Kinsella, L; Tang, YS; Webb, J; Sponar, M; Raes, C; Mitosinkova, M; Vidic, S; Andersen, HV; Klimont, Z; Pinder, RW; Baker, SMH; Reidy, B; Flechard, CR; Horvath, L; Lewandowska, A; Gillespie, C; Wallasch, M; Gehrig, R; Ellermann, T. Detecting change in atmospheric ammonia following emission changes. In: Sutton M.A., Reis S., Baker S.M.H. (eds.), Atmospheric Ammonia -- Detecting Emission Changes and Environmental Impacts. Results of an Expert Workshop Under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. Springer. 2008
Napelenok, SL; Pinder, RW; Gilliland, A; Martin, RV. Developing a Method for Resolving NOx Emission Inventory Biases Using Discrete Kalman Filter Inversion, Direct Sensitivities, and Satellite-Based Columns. Chapter 3, Carlos Borrego; Ana Isabel Miranda (ed.). Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XIX. Springer, New York, NY. 322-330, 2008Popular Magazine Articles
Neil, D; Kondragunta, S; Pickering, K; Pinder, RW; Osterman, G; Szykman, J. Satellite observations for detecting and tracking changes in atmospheric composition. EM, The Magazine for Environmental Managers October 2009Conference Proceedings
Pinder, RW; Pekney, NJ; Strader, R; Davidson, CI; Adams, PJ. A National Inventory of Seasonally and Geographically Resolved Ammonia Emissions from Dairy Cows. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations. Research Triangle Park, NC. Oct. 12-15, 2003.
Pinder, RW; Pekney, NJ; Strader, R; Davidson, CI; Adams, PJ. Ammonia Emissions from Dairy Farms: Development of a Farm Model and Application to the United States Emissions Inventory. Proceedings of the 12th International Emission Inventory Conference. San Diego, CA. April 29-May 1, 2003
Invited Lectures and Seminars
- Symposium on Nitrogen and the Human Endeavor: Chemistry, Effects, and Solutions, American Chemical Society, Denver, CO (May 2011)
- California Air Resources Board (December 2010)
- Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center, UC Berkeley (October 2010)
- University of North Carolina Science Expo, Chapel Hill, NC (September 2010)
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California (December 2009)
- Dept. of Environmental Science and Engineering, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (January 2008)
- National Atmospheric Deposition Program (September 2007)
- Electric Power Research Institute (Spring 2006)
Invited Conference Presentations
- Climate Change Impacts of US Reactive Nitrogen Emissions: Source Attribution and Bounding Uncertainty, American Geophysical Union Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2011
- Recent trends in reactive nitrogen: inventories and verification, American Geophysical Union Annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2011
- Climate-Air Quality Interactions- Short Lived Climate Forcing, Satellite and Above-Boundary Layer Observations for Air Quality Management, Boulder, CO, May 2011
- Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Mitigation and Co-Benefits Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, March 2011
- N emissions and the changing landscape of air quality: NOx, NH3, ozone, and future of PM, Workshop on Nitrogen Assessment Science in the USA, Boulder, CO, May 2010
- Workshop on Short Lived Climate Forcers, Chapel Hill, NC, March 2010
- Linking global to regional models to assess future climate impacts on surface ozone levels in the United States. Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution titled Workshop on Linkages Between Regional and Global Modeling and Air Quality and Climate Change, Paris, France, June 16-19, 2009
- Use of Remote Sensing Data in the Application and Development of Air Quality Decision Support Tools, GEO-CAPE Workshop, August 19, 2008
- Use of space-based tropospheric NO2 observations in regional air quality modeling, Spring AGU, May 27, 2008
- Use of space-based tropospheric NO2 observations in regional air quality modeling, TROPOMI Workshop, March 5-6, 2008