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Mike Hannigan, PhD

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Characterizing Particulate Air Pollutants at Urban and Remote Locations

Reducing Health Risks Associated with Particulate Air Pollution and Understand how Airborne Particles Affect Climate

Courses Taught:

Air Pollution Controls

Environmental Toxicology

Fluid Dynamics

Current Research:

Mexico City Air Pollution Research - This project aims to study the effect of Mexico City's aerosols on local cloud formation.

Wildfire Emissions - This project seeks to analyze a person's actual particle intake, rather than particle intake measured at a stationary site, using a Personal Particle Speciation Sampler. This project is being done in conjunction with Shelly Miller.

Air Pollution Health Effects - A joint project between CU-Boulder and National Jewish Health Center in Denver, this project is a 5-year study analyzing the correlation between particulate matter and respiratory health problems. This project is being done in conjunction with Dr. Shelly Miller.

Education:

California Institute of Technology, PhD, Environmental Engineering Science, 1997

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Health Sciences, 1997-98

Colorado State University, Postdoctoral Fellow, Atmospheric Science, 1998

Contact Information

Mike Hannigan, PhD Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder CO 80309

303-735-5045 (p)

Publications

Mike Hannigan

1. Dutton, SJ, Rajagopalan, B, Vedal, S, Hannigan, MP. Temporal patterns in daily measurements of inorganic and organic speciated PM2.5 in Denver. Atmospheric Environment, 2009, submitted.

2. Brinkman, GL, Milford, JB, Schauer, JJ, Shafer, MM, Hannigan, MP. Source identification of personal exposure to fine particulate matter using organic tracers. Atmospheric Environment, 2009, in press.

3. Dutton, SJ, Williams, DE, Garcia, JK, Vedal, S, Hannigan, MP. PM2.5 characterization for time series studies: organic molecular marker speciation methods and daily measurements in Denver. Atmospheric Environment, 2009, in press.

4. Vedal, S, Hannigan, MP, Dutton, SJ, Miller, SL, Milford, JB, Rabinovitch, N, Kim, SY, Sheppard, L. The Denver Aerosol Sources and Health (DASH) study: overview and early findings. Atmospheric Environment, 2009, in press.