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Ian Barnes is affiliated with the University of Wuppertal in Germany and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing primarily on Atmospheric Science. Their scholarly work spans several interconnected areas including Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Research, and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure.

Their recent publications demonstrate a concentration on atmospheric chemical processes involving reactive species such as hydroxyl and chlorine radicals. Key papers include:

  • FTIR product study of the Cl-initiated oxidation products of CFC replacements: (E/Z)-1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene and hexafluoroisobutylene, 2021, RSC Advances
  • Atmospheric fate of two relevant unsaturated ketoethers: kinetics, products and mechanisms for the reaction of hydroxyl radicals with (E)-4-methoxy-3-buten-2-one and (1 E)-1-methoxy-2-methyl-1-penten-3-one, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Experimental and theoretical study of the reactivity of a series of epoxides with chlorine atoms at 298 K, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Kinetic study of the atmospheric oxidation of a series of epoxy compounds by OH radicals, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Degradation mechanism of 2-fluoropropene by Cl atoms: experimental and theoretical products distribution studies, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

The venues in which Barnes has published mostly include Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, with additional contributions in RSC Advances, Plant Pathology, and UNC Libraries. This spread reflects a consistent engagement with journals focused on atmospheric and chemical physical sciences.

Frequent collaborators in Barnes's research include:

  • Peter Wiesen
  • Carmen M. Tovar
  • Iustinian Bejan
  • Cynthia B. Rivela
  • Rodrigo G. Gibilisco

Barnes's work aligns significantly with subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Environmental Chemistry, and Spectroscopy. The diversity of these subfields demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach to studying atmospheric chemical reactions and their environmental implications.

Best Publications

  • Organic aerosol and global climate modelling: a review

    M. Kanakidou;J. H. Seinfeld;S. N. Pandis;I. Barnes

  • The nitrate radical: Physics, chemistry, and the atmosphere

    R.P Wayne;I Barnes;P Biggs;J.P Burrows

  • Dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl sulfoxide and their oxidation in the atmosphere.

    Ian Barnes;Jens Hjorth;Nikos Mihalopoulos

  • The photolysis of ortho-nitrophenols: a new gas phase source of HONO.

    Iustinian Bejan;Yasin Abd El Aal;Ian Barnes;Thorsten Benter

  • Aerosol and Product Yields from NO3 Radical-Initiated Oxidation of Selected Monoterpenes

    Mattias Hallquist;Ingvar Wängberg;Evert Ljungström;Ian Barnes

  • An FTIR product study of the photooxidation of dimethyl disulfide

    I. Barnes;K. H. Becker;N. Mihalopoulos

  • Kinetics and products of the reactions of nitrate radical with monoalkenes, dialkenes, and monoterpenes

    Ian. Barnes;Volker. Bastian;Karl H. Becker;Zhu. Tong

  • FT-IR study of the ring-retaining products from the reaction of OH radicals with phenol, o-, m-, and p-cresol

    Romeo Iulian Olariu;Björn Klotz;Ian Barnes;Karl Heinz Becker

  • Product study and mechanisms of the reactions of α‐pinene and of pinonaldehyde with OH radicals

    Barbara Nozière;Ian Barnes;Karl-Heinz Becker

  • OH-initiated oxidation of benzene

    Rainer Volkamer;Björn Klotz;Björn Klotz;Ian Barnes;Takashi Imamura

  • Gas-phase absorption cross sections of 24 monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the UV and IR spectral ranges

    Thomas Etzkorn;Björn Klotz;Søren Sørensen;Iulia V. Patroescu

  • Organic aerosol formation during the atmospheric degradation of toluene

    Michael D. Hurley;Oleg Sokolov;Timothy J. Wallington;Hideto Takekawa

  • Atmospheric Oxidation of Toluene in a Large-Volume Outdoor Photoreactor: In Situ Determination of Ring-Retaining Product Yields

    Björn Klotz;Søren Sørensen;Ian Barnes;Karl H. Becker

  • Measuring atmospheric composition change

    Paolo Laj;J. Klausen;M. Bilde;C. Plaß-Duelmer

  • Reactions of NO3 radicals with limonene and α-pinene: Product and SOA formation

    M. Spittler;I. Barnes;I. Bejan;K.J. Brockmann

  • Atmospheric Chemistry of Unsaturated Carbonyls: Butenedial, 4-Oxo-2-pentenal, 3-Hexene-2,5-dione, Maleic Anhydride, 3H-Furan-2-one, and 5-Methyl-3H-furan-2-one.

    Arwid. Bierbach;Ian. Barnes;Karl H. Becker;Evelyn. Wiesen

  • The tropospheric degradation of isoprene : an updated module for the regional atmospheric chemistry mechanism

    Harald Geiger;Ian Barnes;Iustinian Bejan;Thorsten Benter

  • Near UV absorption spectra and photolysis products of difunctional organic nitrates: Possible importance as NO x reservoirs

    Ian Barnes;Karl H. Becker;Tong Zhu

  • The tropospheric oxidation of dimethyl sulfide: A new source of carbonyl sulfide

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  • Rate constants for the reactions of Br atoms with a series of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes in the presence of O2

    I. Barnes;V. Bastian;K. H. Becker;R. Overath

  • The essential role for laboratory studies in atmospheric chemistry

    James B. Burkholder;Jonathan P. D. Abbatt;Ian Barnes;James M. Roberts

  • The photolysis of ortho-nitrophenols: A new gas phase source of HONO

    I. Bejan;I. Barnes;J. Kleffmann;Y. El Shorbany

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Wiesen
Peter Wiesen University of Wuppertal
Timothy J. Wallington
Timothy J. Wallington Ford Motor Company (United States)
Tong Zhu
Tong Zhu Peking University
Nikos Mihalopoulos
Nikos Mihalopoulos National Observatory of Athens
Ulrich Platt
Ulrich Platt Heidelberg University
Abdelwahid Mellouki
Abdelwahid Mellouki Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ole John Nielsen
Ole John Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Michael D. Hurley
Michael D. Hurley Ford Motor Company (United States)
Jens Hjorth
Jens Hjorth European Union
Rainer Volkamer
Rainer Volkamer University of Colorado Boulder

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