James Schwab Atmospheric Chemistry Research Professor Tel. (518) 437-8754 Fax (518) 437-8758 schwab@asrc.cestm.albany.edu

Education:

B.Sc. (Physics), 1977, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. (Chemical Physics), 1983, Harvard University
Research Fellow, 1983-1988, Harvard University

Publications - pre-reviewed Journals:

J.J. Schwab, R.-J. Pan , and Jian Zhang, "What Constitutes a Valid Intercomparison of Satellite and in situ Stratospheric H2O Measurements?" J. Geophys. Res., 101, 1517-1528, 1996.

J. J. Schwab, E. M. Weinstock, J.-B. Nee and J. G. Anderson, "In-Situ Measurement of Water Vapor in the Stratosphere with a Cryogenically Cooled Lyman alpha Hygrometer", J. Geophys. Res., 95, 13,781-13,796, 1990.

P. O. Wennberg, R. M. Stimpfle, E. M. Weinstock, A. E. Dessler, S. A. Lloyd, L. B. Lapson, J. G. Anderson, and J. J. Schwab, "A Test of Modeled Stratospheric HOx Chemistry: Simultaneous In Situ Measurements of OH, HO2, O3, and H2O", Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 1909-1912, 1990.

E. M. Weinstock, J. J. Schwab, J.-B. Nee, M. J. Schwab, and J. G. Anderson, "A Cryogenically Cooled Photofragment Fluorescence Instrument for Measuring Stratospheric Water Vapor", Rev. Sci. Inst., 61, 1413-1432, 1990.

J. J. Schwab, W. H. Brune, and J. G. Anderson, "Kinetics and Mechanism of the OH + HO2 Reaction", J. Phys. Chem., 93, 1030-1035, 1989.

J. J. Schwab, D. W. Toohey, W. H. Brune, and J. G. Anderson, "Reaction Kinetics of
O + ClO Cl + O2 Between 252-347 K", J. Geophys. Res., 89, 9581-9587, 1984.

W. H. Brune, J. J. Schwab, and J. G. Anderson, "Laser Magnetic Resonance, Resonance Fluorescence, and Resonance Absorption Studies of the Reaction Kinetics of O + OH
H + O2, O + HO2 OH + O2, N + OH H + NO, and N + HO2 Products at 300 K between 1 and 5 torr", J. Phys. Chem., 87, 4503-4514, 1983.

J. J. Schwab and J. G. Anderson, "Oscillator Strengths of Cl(I) in the Vacuum Ultraviolet: the 2D-2P Transitions", J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Trans., 27, 445-457, 1982.

Conference Presentations and Abstracts

J. J. Schwab, G. G. Lala, K. L. Demerjian, and J. L. Ambs, "Laboratory Evaluation of the Nafion Dryer Equipped TEOM Sample Equilibium System", 19th Annual AAAR Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 6-10, 2000

G. G. Lala, J. J. Schwab, and K. L. Demerjian, "Development of an Aerosol Calibration Facility for Aerosol Research and Instrument Development", 19th Annual AAAR Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 6-10, 2000

J. J. Schwab and K. L. Demerjian, "Regional Photochemistry at a Rural New York State Surface Station: Ozone Production Efficiency and the Influence of the Hydrocarbon Mix", Gordon Research Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, Newport, RI, June 13-18, 1999

J. J. Schwab, K. E. Vertefeuille, H. D. Felton, and K. L. Demerjian, "Results from the Pinnacle State Park, NY NARSTO-NE Surface Station", EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 78, F118, 1997

H. D. Felton, J. J. Schwab, K. E. Vertefeuille, K. L. Demerjian, G. Boynton, and P. Sierzenga, "Results from Automated GC Systems Measuring Non-Polar Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas", EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 78, F118, 1997

J. J. Schwab and M. Hankin, "The Measurement of H2O2 and CH4 in the Atmosphere Using Fixed-Frequency Infrared Gas Lasers and FM Detection Techniques", XXth Informal Conference on Photochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, April 26 - May 1, 1992

J. J. Schwab, "IR Laser Absorption Spectrometers: Can Fixed Frequency IR Rare Gas Lasers Compete with IR Diode Lasers", Optics News, Optical Society of America, 15, A-44, 1989

E. M. Weinstock, J. G. Anderson, and J. J. Schwab, "In Situ Measurement of Water Vapor in the Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere Using a Cryogenically Cooled Photofragment Fluorescence Chamber", EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 70, 1034, 1989

R. M. Stimpfle, E. M. Weinstock, P. O. Wennberg, A. E. Dessler, J. G. Anderson, and J. J. Schwab, "Simultaneous In Situ Measurement of OH, HO2, H2O, and O3 in the Stratosphere" EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 70, 1036, 1989

J. J. Schwab, E. M. Weinstock, and J. G. Anderson, "In Situ Measurement of Water Vapor in the Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere Using a Cryogenically Cooled Photofragment Fluorescence Chamber", EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 69, 1064, 1988

E. M. Weinstock, R. M. Stimpfle, J. J. Schwab, and J. G. Anderson, "Simultaneous In-Situ Measurements of the Hydroxyl Radical, Water Vapor, and Ozone in the Stratosphere", EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 68, 1234, 1987

J. J. Schwab, E. M. Weinstock, and J. G. Anderson, "In-Situ Measurement of Water Vapor in the Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere Using a Cryogenically Cooled Photofragment Fluorescence Chamber", EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 68, 1234, 1987

W. H. Brune, R. M. Stimpfle, M. J. Schwab, E. M. Weinstock, J. J. Schwab, and J. G. Anderson, "Stratospheric ClO; In Situ Detection with a New Method", EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 66, 237, 1985.

J. J. Schwab, R. R. Friedl, W. H. Brune, D. W. Toohey, and J. G. Anderson, "Recent Rate Constant Measurements for Reactions Involving Sulfur-, Oxygen-, Hydrogen-, and Halogen-Containing Free Radicals", American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 26-31, 1984

W. H. Brune, R. M. Stimpfle, E. Weinstock, J. J. Schwab, L. Loewenstein, R. Friedl, D. Toohey, J. Larabee, and J. G. Anderson, "Free Radical Kinetics and Atmospheric Chemistry: Two Friends", XVI Informal Conference on Photochemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 20-24 August 1984

W. H. Brune, J. J. Schwab, R. Friedl, and J. G. Anderson, "Laboratory Studies of HO2, OH, and SH", Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 92, 624, 1983.

W. H. Brune, J. J. Schwab, and J. G. Anderson, "Laboratory Studies of Hydrogen-Oxygen, Radical-Radical Reactions with Combined Laser Magnetic Resonance, Resonance Fluorescence and Atomic Absorption Detection" XV Informal Conference on Photochemistry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, June 27-July 1, 1982