Kwangsam Na
Assistant Research Engineer
Dr. Kwangsam Na joined the College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) at the University of California, Riverside in 2001. He currently serves as a research faculty with interests in the field of source identification, source apportionment, and ozone formation from volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere. He also has handled various projects related to characterization of VOCs and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in indoor and outdoor environments. His active research relates to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation and its reaction mechanism from alkene-ozone interactions. Recently he started exploring development and characterization of an exposure chamber which will provide a tool to assess the human health effects of toxic compounds, such as diesel exhaust and jet fuel. Currently, he is conducting source characterization tests for his project titled Particulate Matter Speciation Profile Development for Air quality Modeling of On- and Off-Road Mobile Sources.
Dr. Na obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea in 2001. His dissertation was titled Characterization of Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds in Seoul: Measurements and Chemical Mass Balance Receptor Modeling. Dr. Na has authored over 29 journal articles, and the reviewed over 9 journal articles enrolled in the Science Citation Index.