Principal Investigator

Professor Cohen’s research focuses on developing and applying new experimental and modeling strategies for understanding the chemical composition of the Earth’s atmosphere now and in the past and for predicting future changes.
Email: rccohen@berkeley.edu
Office: B68 Hildebrand
Graduate Students

Naomi Asimow
Email: nasimow@berkeley.edu
Office: B47 Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2025
Research Interests: Source attribution of urban emissions
For fun outside of lab: Plants, pets, crafts, and books

Yishu Zhu
Email: sarahings@berkeley.edu
Office: B70A Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2026
Research Interests: Air quality and climate in urban areas
For fun outside of lab: Time with family and friends, plants, books, and working out

Anna Winter
Email: anna_winter@berkeley.edu
Office: B70A Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2026
Research Interests: Urban emissions and air quality
For fun outside of lab: Hiking, traveling, playing sports, and camping

Milan Patel
Email: milan_patel@berkeley.edu
Office: B70A Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2026
Research Interests: Aerosol chemistry and urban air quality
For fun outside of lab: Hiking, traveling, spending time with friends and family

Margaux Winter
Email: m_winter@berkeley.edu
Office: B47 Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2027
Research Interests: Remote sensing, atmospheric modeling
For fun outside of lab: Spending time in nature, reading, meditation, spiritual/religious practice, mindful dialogue, plants, coffee

Sam Beaudry
Email: samuel_beaudry@berkeley.edu
Office: B47 Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2027
Research Interests: Remote sensing, nitrogen chemistry
For fun outside of lab: Hiking, swimming, listening to and playing music

Danika Heaney
Email: danika_heaney@berkeley.edu
Office: B47 Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2029
Research Interests: Climate chemistry and urban emissions
For fun outside of lab: Hiking, ultimate frisbee, soccer, plants, and crochet

Natalie Schur
Email: nschur@berkeley.edu
Office: B47 Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2029
Research Interests: Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
For fun outside of lab: Spending time with family, enjoying nature, and oil painting
Undergraduate Students

Selina (Wenjin) Liu
Email: liuwenjin021011@berkeley.edu
Major: Chemistry + Computer Science
Research Interest: Remote sensing, NOx emissions
For fun outside of lab: Traveling, cooking, making all kinds of beverages, plants, time with my family, friends, and a cat living near my home who randomly appears on the street in the night

Niloo Ebrahimi
Email: niloo.ebrahimi@berkeley.edu
Major: Data Science
Research Interest: Aviation, maritime, and urban emissions
For fun outside of lab: Trying new coffees and teas, baking, painting, traveling

Raffy Xie
Email: raffyxie@berkeley.edu
Major: Chemistry + Data Science
Research Interest: Remote sensing, methane emissions
For fun outside of lab: Go, Badminton, Board & Strategy Games