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

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Graduate Students

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

Serena Peters

Email: smpeters@berkeley.edu@berkeley.edu
Office: B47 Hildebrand
Anticipated Degree Completion: 2030

Research Interests: Urban emissions, climate trends
For fun outside of lab: Board and card games, rollerblading, hiking, drinking tea


Visiting Students

Kexin Zhang

Email: kexin_thu@berkeley.edu
Ph.D. Student, Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University

Research Interests: NOx emission inversion and air quality monitoring
For fun outside of lab: Hiking, cooking, and playing badminton


Undergraduate Students

Aiden Bowen

Email: abbowen@berkeley.edu

Francis Waligora

Email: franio.waligora@berkeley.edu