Regular biography
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at The University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on atmospheric chemistry, including gas-phase chemical kinetics and mechanisms, atmospheric ice nucleation, and the impact of organic compounds on air quality and climate. She investigates the oxidation and transformation of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere, with an emphasis on understanding their environmental and health implications. Her work also explores the role of organic aerosols in cloud glaciation and ice nucleation processes. Borduas-Dedekind's research is conducted using advanced analytical tools such as the proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer (PTR-ToF-MS) and home-built instruments like the droplet Freezing Ice Nuclei Counter (FINC).
Scholar-generated biography
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind is a researcher at the University of British Columbia, specializing in atmospheric chemistry, mechanisms, photochemistry, ice nucleation, and biogeochemistry. Her work explores the chemical processes in the atmosphere, including the gas-phase oxidation of organic compounds, reactive oxygen species production, and the fate of reduced organic nitrogen compounds. She investigates the role of HNCO (isocyanic acid) in atmospheric chemistry and its implications for ice nucleation and cloud formation. Her research also includes the development of instruments for measuring ice nucleation and the impact of anthropogenic emissions on atmospheric chemistry.