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Drew R. Gentner

Drew R. Gentner

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
7988
World Ranking
7042
National Ranking
2514

Overview

Drew R. Gentner is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several key subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Automotive Engineering.

Their work addresses multiple important topics such as:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Gentner has authored several recent papers, with notable examples including:

  • "Asphalt-related emissions are a major missing nontraditional source of secondary organic aerosol precursors" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "Human transport of thirdhand tobacco smoke: A prominent source of hazardous air pollutants into indoor nonsmoking environments" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "Evidence for impacts on surface-level air quality in the northeastern US from long-distance transport of smoke from North American fires during the Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study (LISTOS) 2018" (2020) published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Nontargeted Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis Reveals Diversity and Variability in Aerosol Functional Groups across Multiple Sites, Seasons, and Times of Day" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • "Statistical field calibration of a low-cost PM2.5 monitoring network in Baltimore" (2020) published in Atmospheric Environment

Their frequent co-authors include Colby Buehler, Jo Machesky, Kirsten Koehler, Abhirup Datta, and Jenna C. Ditto. The number of collaborations with these researchers ranges from 10 to 13 publications each.

Gentner publishes regularly in several venues, most notably:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Science Advances
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Best Publications

  • Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions.

    Brian C. McDonald;Brian C. McDonald;Joost A. De Gouw;Joost A. De Gouw;Jessica B. Gilman;Shantanu H. Jathar

  • Elucidating secondary organic aerosol from diesel and gasoline vehicles through detailed characterization of organic carbon emissions

    Drew R. Gentner;Gabriel Isaacman;David R. Worton;Arthur W. H. Chan

  • Review of Urban Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Gasoline and Diesel Motor Vehicle Emissions

    Drew R. Gentner;Shantanu H. Jathar;Timothy D. Gordon;Timothy D. Gordon;Roya Bahreini

  • Evidence for NO(x) control over nighttime SOA formation.

    A. W. Rollins;E. C. Browne;K.-E. Min;S. E. Pusede

  • Quantifying sources of methane using light alkanes in the Los Angeles basin, California

    J. Peischl;J. Peischl;T. B. Ryerson;J. Brioude;J. Brioude;K. C. Aikin;K. C. Aikin

  • Field and Laboratory Evaluations of the Low-Cost Plantower Particulate Matter Sensor.

    Misti Levy Zamora;Fulizi Xiong;Drew Gentner;Branko Kerkez

  • Simulation of semi-explicit mechanisms of SOA formation from glyoxal in aerosol in a 3-D model

    C. Knote;A. Hodzic;J. L. Jimenez;R. Volkamer

  • Asphalt-related emissions are a major missing nontraditional source of secondary organic aerosol precursors.

    Peeyush Khare;Jo Machesky;Ricardo Soto;Megan He

  • Long-Term Trends in Motor Vehicle Emissions in U.S. Urban Areas

    Brian C. McDonald;Drew R. Gentner;Allen H. Goldstein;Robert A. Harley

  • Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols

    John Liggio;Shao-Meng Li;Katherine Hayden;Youssef M. Taha

  • Chemical Composition of Gas-Phase Organic Carbon Emissions from Motor Vehicles and Implications for Ozone Production

    Drew R. Gentner;David R. Worton;Gabriel Isaacman;Laura C. Davis

  • Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels

    P. K. Misztal;P. K. Misztal;C. N. Hewitt;J. Wildt;J. D. Blande

  • Diurnal and Seasonal Variability of Gasoline-Related Volatile Organic Compound Emissions in Riverside, California

    Drew R. Gentner;Robert A. Harley;Angela M. Miller;Allen H. Goldstein

  • Lubricating Oil Dominates Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions from Motor Vehicles

    David R. Worton;Gabriel Isaacman;Drew R. Gentner;Timothy R. Dallmann

  • On the temperature dependence of organic reactivity, nitrogen oxides, ozone production, and the impact of emission controls in San Joaquin Valley, California

    S. E. Pusede;D. R. Gentner;P. J. Wooldridge;E. C. Browne;E. C. Browne

  • Ozone deposition to an orange orchard: Partitioning between stomatal and non-stomatal sinks

    Silvano Fares;Robin Weber;Jeong-Hoo Park;Drew Gentner

  • Considering the future of anthropogenic gas-phase organic compound emissions and the increasing influence of non-combustion sources on urban air quality

    Peeyush Khare;Drew R. Gentner

  • Photoreduction of CO2 by TiO2 nanocomposites synthesized through reactive direct current magnetron sputter deposition

    Le Chen;Michael E. Graham;Gonghu Li;Drew R. Gentner

  • Detailed chemical characterization of unresolved complex mixtures in atmospheric organics: Insights into emission sources, atmospheric processing, and secondary organic aerosol formation

    Arthur W. H. Chan;Arthur W. H. Chan;Gabriel Isaacman;Kevin R. Wilson;David R. Worton

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation from fossil fuel sources contribute majority of summertime organic mass at Bakersfield

    Shang Liu;Shang Liu;Lars Ahlm;Douglas A. Day;Douglas A. Day;Lynn M. Russell

  • Bouncier Particles at Night: Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Chemistry and Sulfate Drive Diel Variations in the Aerosol Phase in a Mixed Forest

    Jonathan H. Slade;Andrew P. Ault;Alexander T. Bui;Jenna C. Ditto

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen H. Goldstein
Allen H. Goldstein University of California, Berkeley
Jessica B. Gilman
Jessica B. Gilman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert A. Harley
Robert A. Harley University of California, Berkeley
Silvano Fares
Silvano Fares National Research Council (CNR)
Jerome Brioude
Jerome Brioude University of La Réunion
Douglas A. Day
Douglas A. Day University of Colorado Boulder
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William C. Kuster
William C. Kuster National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Patrick L. Hayes
Patrick L. Hayes University of Montreal

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