{"id":1025,"date":"2025-01-06T18:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T23:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/?page_id=1025"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:38:36","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_slider_0 et_pb_slider et_slider_auto et_slider_auto_ignore_hover et_slider_speed_5000 et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_slide_0 et_pb_slide et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-0\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\">Sullivan Lab<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_slide_1 et_pb_slide et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-1\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\">Sullivan Lab<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_slide_2 et_pb_slide et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et-pb-has-background-video et_pb_preload\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-2\"><span class=\"et-pb-background-video\"><video autoplay loop playsinline muted><source type=\"video\/mp4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/filllll-1.mp4\" \/><\/video><\/span><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\">Sullivan Lab<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The Sullivan Group is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/chemistry\/\">Chemistry <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu\/\">Mechanical Engineering<\/a> departments at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/particulate-matter\/\">Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/igs\/\">Institute for Green Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We are a group of chemists and engineers that work together to investigate the chemistry that tiny aerosol particles experience in the atmosphere. Using a variety of instruments and techniques, we seek to understand the role that chemistry catalyzed by aerosols plays in changing air pollution and impairing air quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_2 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/outreach\/\">Outreach<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We also engage in educational outreach to teach the public about the importance and fascinating complexity of the chemistry occurring in the environment all around us, every day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cmu.edu\/particulate-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/CAPS-logo-web.jpg\" width=\"760\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/CAPS-logo-web.jpg 760w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/CAPS-logo-web-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" class=\"wp-image-850\" title=\"CAPS-logo-web\" alt=\"caps logo\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cmu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/cmu-wordmark-stacked-r.png\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/cmu-wordmark-stacked-r.png 3000w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/cmu-wordmark-stacked-r-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/cmu-wordmark-stacked-r-1024x653.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/cmu-wordmark-stacked-r-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/cmu-wordmark-stacked-r-1536x979.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/cmu-wordmark-stacked-r-2048x1305.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" class=\"wp-image-851\" title=\"cmu-wordmark-stacked-r\" alt=\"cmu logo\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/igs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IGS.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IGS.jpg 800w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IGS-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/IGS-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" class=\"wp-image-852\" title=\"IGS\" alt=\"IGS logo\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Videos<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ryan Sullivan: Studying Atmospheric Particles Using Aerosol Optical Tweezers\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tDv1KbER9ic?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; 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Multiphase Processes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Untitled-1-1.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Untitled-1-1.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Untitled-1-1-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" class=\"wp-image-834\" title=\"Untitled-1\" alt=\"steinbrenner institute\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><\/strong><b>Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DOE-logo.png\" width=\"732\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DOE-logo.png 732w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DOE-logo-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/DOE-logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" class=\"wp-image-823\" title=\"DOE logo\" alt=\"doe logo\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><\/strong><strong>US Department of Energy (DOE)<br \/><\/strong>Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Program<strong><br \/><\/strong>Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1025","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1025"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1151,"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1025\/revisions\/1151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.chem.cmu.edu\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}