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Theo Kurtén is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Chemistry. Their work primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science, with significant contributions in Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Global and Planetary Change, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research covers topics such as Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, and Free Radicals and Antioxidants.

Their recent publications include:

  • Quantum chemical studies of hydrate formation of H2SO4 and HSO4, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation, 2021, Science
  • Molecular mechanism for rapid autoxidation in α-pinene ozonolysis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Modeling the formation and growth of atmospheric molecular clusters: A review, 2020, Journal of Aerosol Science
  • Atmospheric Sulfuric Acid-Dimethylamine Nucleation Enhanced by Trifluoroacetic Acid, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Theo Kurtén frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Rashid R. Valiev, Matti Rissanen, Siddharth Iyer, Hanna Vehkamäki, and Markku Kulmala.

They have published multiple papers in leading scientific journals and platforms such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Best Publications

  • A large source of low-volatility secondary organic aerosol

    Mikael Ehn;Joel A. Thornton;Einhard Kleist;Mikko Sipila

  • Direct observations of atmospheric aerosol nucleation.

    Markku Kulmala;Jenni Kontkanen;Heikki Junninen;Katrianne Lehtipalo

  • Molecular understanding of sulphuric acid-amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere

    Joao Almeida;Joao Almeida;Siegfried Schobesberger;Andreas Kürten;Ismael K. Ortega

  • Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecules (HOM) from Gas-Phase Autoxidation Involving Peroxy Radicals: A Key Contributor to Atmospheric Aerosol

    Federico Bianchi;Theo Kurtén;Matthieu Riva;Claudia Mohr

  • An Iodide-Adduct High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Chemical-Ionization Mass Spectrometer: Application to Atmospheric Inorganic and Organic Compounds

    Ben H. Lee;Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker;Claudia Mohr;Theo Kurtén

  • Amines are likely to enhance neutral and ion-induced sulfuric acid-water nucleation in the atmosphere more effectively than ammonia

    Theo Kurten;Ville Loukonen;Hanna Vehkamäki;Markku Kulmala

  • A new atmospherically relevant oxidant of sulphur dioxide

    R. L. Mauldin;R. L. Mauldin;R. L. Mauldin;T. Berndt;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;P. Paasonen

  • Molecular understanding of atmospheric particle formation from sulfuric acid and large oxidized organic molecules

    Siegfried Schobesberger;Heikki Junninen;Federico Bianchi;Gustaf Lönn

  • Highly functionalized organic nitrates in the southeast United States: Contribution to secondary organic aerosol and reactive nitrogen budgets

    Ben H. Lee;Claudia Mohr;Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker;Anna Lutz

  • Molecular-scale evidence of aerosol particle formation via sequential addition of HIO3.

    Mikko Sipilä;Nina Sarnela;Tuija Jokinen;Henning Henschel

  • The formation of highly oxidized multifunctional products in the ozonolysis of cyclohexene.

    Matti P. Rissanen;Theo Kurtén;Mikko Sipilä;Joel A. Thornton

  • Atmospheric Cluster Dynamics Code: a flexible method for solution of the birth-death equations

    Matthew Joseph Mcgrath;Matthew Joseph Mcgrath;T. Olenius;I. K. Ortega;V. Loukonen

  • From quantum chemical formation free energies to evaporation rates

    I. K. Ortega;O. Kupiainen;T. Kurtén;T. Olenius

  • Hydroxyl radical-induced formation of highly oxidized organic compounds

    Torsten Berndt;Stefanie Richters;Tuija Jokinen;Noora Hyttinen

  • Enhancing effect of dimethylamine in sulfuric acid nucleation in the presence of water – a computational study

    V. Loukonen;T. Kurtén;I. K. Ortega;H. Vehkamäki

  • 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

  • Free energy barrier in the growth of sulfuric acid–ammonia and sulfuric acid–dimethylamine clusters

    T. Olenius;O. Kupiainen-Määttä;I. K. Ortega;Theo Kurtén

  • Composition and temporal behavior of ambient ions in the boreal forest

    M. Ehn;H. Junninen;Tuukka Petaja;T. Kurten

  • Formation of highly oxidized multifunctional compounds: autoxidation of peroxy radicals formed in the ozonolysis of alkenes – deduced from structure–product relationships

    T. F. Mentel;M. Springer;M. Ehn;M. Ehn;E. Kleist

  • Constraining the sensitivity of iodide adduct chemical ionization mass spectrometry to multifunctional organic molecules using the collision limit and thermodynamic stability of iodide ion adducts

    Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker;Siddharth Iyer;Claudia Mohr;Ben H. Lee

  • Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation.

    Xu-Cheng He;Yee Jun Tham;Lubna Dada;Mingyi Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanna Vehkamäki
Hanna Vehkamäki University of Helsinki
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Mikael Ehn
Mikael Ehn University of Helsinki
Heikki Junninen
Heikki Junninen University of Tartu
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki
Joel A. Thornton
Joel A. Thornton University of Washington
Henrik G. Kjaergaard
Henrik G. Kjaergaard University of Copenhagen
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Ilona Riipinen
Ilona Riipinen Stockholm University

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