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Birnur Buzcu-Guven, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
A122 Engineering Research Complex
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-5580
Fax: (517) 355-0250
E-mail: birnur@egr.msu.edu
Courses Taught:
- Air Pollution Control (CE492)
Recent Research:
- Secondary sulfate formation on mineral dust surfaces.
- Source apportionment analyses on particulate matter and volatile
organic compound data using multivariate and univariate receptor modeling
techniques.
- Comparison of VOC emission inventory with source apportionment results
for Houston, TX.
- Secondary particle formation during a wood smoke episode in Texas.
Interests:
My research interests include the area of multivariate statistical
methods for data analysis, characterization of source/receptor relationships
for ambient air pollutants, air quality modeling, measurement of atmospheric
pollutants, and emission inventory assessment. My area of concern is
to understand the origin of the air pollutants and their influence on
human health, and how effective control plans can be improved to reduce
the adverse effects of air pollution.
Education:
Rice University, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Selected Publications:
- Buzcu, B. and Fraser, M.P., "Source Identification and
Apportionment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Houston, TX,"
Atmos. Environ., 40, 2385-2400, 2006.
- Buzcu, B., Yue, Z.W., Fraser, M.P., Nopmongcol, U., and Allen, D.,
Secondary Particle Formation and Evidence of Heterogeneous Chemistry
During a Wood Smoke Episode in Texas," J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
111, D10S13, doi:10.1029/2005JD006143, 2006.
- Fraser, M.P., Yue, Z.W., and Buzcu, B., "Source Apportionment
of Fine Particulate Matter in Houston, TX Using Organic Molecular
Markers," Atmos, Environ, 37 (15): 2117-2123, 2003.
- Buzcu, B., Fraser, M.P., Kulkarni, P., and Chellam, S., Source
Apportionment of Ambient Fine Particles in Houston, TX Using Positive
Matric Factorization," Environ. Engr. Sci., 20: 533-545,
2003.
- Fraser, M.P., Buzcu, B., Yue, Z.W., McGaughey, G.R., Desai, N.R.,
Allen, D.T., Seila, R.L., Lonneman, W.A., and Harley, R.A., "Separation
of Fine Particulate Matter Emitted From Gasoline and Diesel Vehicles
Using Chemical Mass Balancing Techniques," Environ. Sci.
Tech., 37: 3904-3909, 2003.
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