Allen Goldstein

Allen Goldstein is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include atmospheric chemistry, terrestrial biogeochemistry, biosphere-atmosphere exchange, and atmospheric composition. Goldstein's work explores the interactions between atmospheric chemistry and terrestrial biogeochemistry, focusing on how these interactions influence biosphere-atmosphere exchange and determine atmospheric composition. His research group investigates anthropogenic and natural contributions to the chemical composition of the troposphere, interactions of air pollution with ecosystems, aerosol composition and chemistry, and the biogeochemistry of greenhouse gases. A unifying theme in their research is to understand the balance between natural and anthropogenic sources of trace gases and aerosols in Earth's atmosphere and to elucidate the biogeochemical processes which control their budgets.