Monica Crippa

PhD presso Paul Scherrer Institut

Monza e Brianza, Lombardy, Italy

About

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Joint Research Center, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
    Sep 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 10 mos

  • PhD student at Paul Scherrer Institut
    2009 - Present · 17 yrs 6 mos

    Fields of Interest - Urban aerosols - Aerosol Mass Spectrometer - Stationary and mobile measurements of the chemical composition, sources and aging of aerosol particles. - PhD Thesis: “Primary and secondary aerosol sources during summer and winter in the megacity of Paris.” Major skills in the deployment of HR-TOF-AMS and its data analysis. Experience with ancillary instruments (CPC-SMPS-gas phase monitors-Aethalometer-MAAP, etc.) and mobile measurements. Major skills in source apportionment techniques such as positive matrix factorization (PMF), multi-linear engine (ME-2) and ME-2 algorithm applied to combined datasets of different instruments. Conferences M. Crippa: “Mobile Measurements of submicron particulate matter including source apportionment” (EAC, Germany 2009) – poster presentation. M. Crippa: “Source apportionment and aging of aerosol particles in the outflow of Paris during summer and winter time” - Nanoparticle conference, Zurich 2010 - poster presentation. M. Crippa: “Investigation of the chemical composition, sources and aging of aerosol particles in Paris using stationary and mobile data” - IAC, Helsinki, Finland, 2010 – oral presentation. M. Crippa: “Wintertime organics source apportionment in the Paris region”, AAAR, Orlando, 2011 – oral presentation M. Crippa: “Weekly and daily patterns of the particle number concentration in Milan, Italy” – AAAR, Orlando, 2011 – poster presentation M. Crippa: “Identification of continental and marine aerosol sources in Paris using high resolution aerosol mass spectrometry”– EAC, Granada, 2012 – oral presentation M. Crippa: “Identificazioni di sorgenti marine e continentali di particolato atmosferico a Parigi mediante analisi ad alta risoluzione con AMS”– PM2012, Perugia, 2012 – oral presentation M. Crippa: “Impatto regionale delle emissioni di particolato in atmosfera di una metropoli moderna: il caso di Parigi” ”– PM2012, Perugia, 2012 – poster presentation

  • Prof. at University of Colorado Boulder
    2002 - 2013 · 11 yrs

  • Teaching fellow at Politecnico di Milano
    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Teaching fellow at Politecnico of Milano (IIAR Department): - Main themes of research: Scientific Issues about Atmospheric Pollution (PM10 concentrations in the Po Valley) and Modelling aerosol particle size distribution. - Didactic support of some university lectures (Pollution Management, Atmospheric Pollution with Laboratory, Environmental Engineering) at Politecnico of Milano.