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Avram Gold is a researcher affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant expertise in Atmospheric Science and subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their research include atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, air quality monitoring and forecasting, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, as well as odor and emission control technologies.

Their recent publications cover a range of studies related to atmospheric chemistry and fine particulate matter. Notable recent papers include:

  • Heterogeneous Hydroxyl Radical Oxidation of Isoprene-Epoxydiol-Derived Methyltetrol Sulfates: Plausible Formation Mechanisms of Previously Unexplained Organosulfates in Ambient Fine Aerosols (2020, Environmental Science & Technology Letters)
  • Seasonal Contribution of Isoprene-Derived Organosulfates to Total Water-Soluble Fine Particulate Organic Sulfur in the United States (2021, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry)
  • Initial pH Governs Secondary Organic Aerosol Phase State and Morphology after Uptake of Isoprene Epoxydiols (IEPOX) (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Live cell imaging of oxidative stress in human airway epithelial cells exposed to isoprene hydroxyhydroperoxide (2022, Redox Biology)
  • Acidity-Dependent Atmospheric Organosulfate Structures and Spectra: Exploration of Protonation State Effects via Raman and Infrared Spectroscopies Combined with Density Functional Theory (2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A)

Frequent collaborators of Avram Gold include Zhenfa Zhang, Jason D. Surratt, Andrew P. Ault, Yue Zhang, and Yuzhi Chen. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

The venues where Avram Gold has frequently published include UNC Libraries, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology, and Free Radical Biology and Medicine. These venues suggest a focus on interdisciplinary research across environmental and chemical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Isoprene epoxydiols as precursors to secondary organic aerosol formation: acid-catalyzed reactive uptake studies with authentic compounds.

    Ying Hsuan Lin;Zhenfa Zhang;Kenneth S. Docherty;Haofei Zhang

  • Epoxide as a precursor to secondary organic aerosol formation from isoprene photooxidation in the presence of nitrogen oxides

    Ying Hsuan Lin;Haofei Zhang;Haofei Zhang;Havala O.T. Pye;Zhenfa Zhang

  • Epoxide pathways improve model predictions of isoprene markers and reveal key role of acidity in aerosol formation.

    Havala O T Pye;Robert W. Pinder;Ivan R. Piletic;Ying Xie

  • Examining the effects of anthropogenic emissions on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS) at the Look Rock, Tennessee ground site

    S. H. Budisulistiorini;S. H. Budisulistiorini;X. Li;S. T. Bairai;S. T. Bairai;J. Renfro

  • Reactive uptake of an isoprene-derived epoxydiol to submicron aerosol particles.

    Cassandra J. Gaston;Theran P. Riedel;Zhenfa Zhang;Avram Gold

  • Molecular Composition and Volatility of Organic Aerosol in the Southeastern U.S.: Implications for IEPOX Derived SOA

    F. D. Lopez-Hilfiker;C. Mohr;E. L. D’Ambro;A. Lutz

  • Real-time continuous characterization of secondary organic aerosol derived from isoprene epoxydiols in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, using the aerodyne aerosol chemical speciation monitor

    Sri Hapsari Budisulistiorini;Manjula R. Canagaratna;Philip L. Croteau;Wendy J. Marth

  • Evidence for an unrecognized secondary anthropogenic source of organosulfates and sulfonates: gas-phase oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of sulfate aerosol.

    Matthieu Riva;Sophie Tomaz;Sophie Tomaz;Tianqu Cui;Ying Hsuan Lin

  • Stable-Isotope Probing of Bacteria Capable of Degrading Salicylate, Naphthalene, or Phenanthrene in a Bioreactor Treating Contaminated Soil

    David R. Singleton;Sabrina N. Powell;Ramiah Sangaiah;Avram Gold

  • Effect of the Aerosol-Phase State on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from the Reactive Uptake of Isoprene-Derived Epoxydiols (IEPOX)

    Yue Zhang;Yuzhi Chen;Andrew T. Lambe;Nicole E. Olson

  • Structural Characterization of Formaldehyde-Induced Cross-Links Between Amino Acids and Deoxynucleosides and Their Oligomers

    Kun Lu;Wenjie Ye;Li Zhou;Leonard B. Collins

  • Increasing Isoprene Epoxydiol-to-Inorganic Sulfate Aerosol Ratio Results in Extensive Conversion of Inorganic Sulfate to Organosulfur Forms: Implications for Aerosol Physicochemical Properties

    Matthieu Riva;Matthieu Riva;Yuzhi Chen;Yue Zhang;Ziying Lei

  • .beta.-Halogenated-pyrrole porphyrins. Molecular structures of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetramesitylporphyrin, nickel(II) 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetramesitylporphyrin, and nickel(II) 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octabromo-5,10,15,20-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin

    D. Mandon;P. Ochenbein;J. Fischer;R. Weiss

  • Light-Absorbing Oligomer Formation in Secondary Organic Aerosol from Reactive Uptake of Isoprene Epoxydiols

    Ying Hsuan Lin;Sri Hapsari Budisulistiorini;Kevin Chu;Richard A. Siejack

  • Dimers in α-pinene secondary organic aerosol: effect of hydroxyl radical, ozone, relative humidity and aerosol acidity

    K. Kristensen;T. Cui;H. Zhang;H. Zhang;A. Gold

  • Identification and quantification of uncultivated Proteobacteria associated with pyrene degradation in a bioreactor treating PAH-contaminated soil.

    David R. Singleton;Ramiah Sangaiah;Avram Gold;Louise M. Ball

  • Chemical characterization of secondary organic aerosol constituents from isoprene ozonolysis in the presence of acidic aerosol

    Matthieu Riva;Sri Hapsari Budisulistiorini;Zhenfa Zhang;Avram Gold

  • Chemical Characterization of Secondary Organic Aerosol from Oxidation of Isoprene Hydroxyhydroperoxides

    Matthieu Riva;Sri H. Budisulistiorini;Yuzhi Chen;Zhenfa Zhang

  • Cytochromes c': biological models for the S = 3/2, 5/2 spin-state admixture?

    Raymond Weiss;Avram Gold;James Terner

  • Chemical characterization of organosulfates in secondary organic aerosol derived from the photooxidation of alkanes

    Matthieu Riva;Thais Da Silva Barbosa;Thais Da Silva Barbosa;Ying Hsuan Lin;Ying Hsuan Lin;A. Elizabeth Stone

  • Conformational Effects on the Redox Potentials of Tetraarylporphyrins Halogenated at the β‐Pyrrole Positions

    Philippe Ochsenbein;Khadija Ayougou;Dominique Mandon;Jean Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason D. Surratt
Jason D. Surratt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James A. Swenberg
James A. Swenberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alfred X. Trautwein
Alfred X. Trautwein University of Lübeck
Raymond Weiss
Raymond Weiss University of Strasbourg
Andrew P. Ault
Andrew P. Ault University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Barbara J. Turpin
Barbara J. Turpin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joel A. Thornton
Joel A. Thornton University of Washington
Marianne Glasius
Marianne Glasius Aarhus University
Eckhard Bill
Eckhard Bill Max Planck Society
Eric S. Edgerton
Eric S. Edgerton Durham University

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