Liine Heikkinen Assistant Professor

My research focuses on atmospheric aerosol particles and their interactions with clouds. I am particularly interested in:

1. How air pollution mitigation influences the properties of clouds as well as the chemistry taking place in clouds.
2. The response of the biosphere to the changing environmental conditions and its effects on the aerosol–cloud–climate system.

I conduct both field and laboratory research, primarily using online mass spectrometry to obtain real-time data on aerosol chemical composition and their precursors. These experiments are typically complemented by our unit's other instrumentation for measuring the physical properties of aerosols and clouds. Importantly, I enjoy incorporating the observational findings into modeling applications to better understand cloud responses to the observed variability in aerosols.