Cloud-Aerosol-Chemistry Interactions
The Research Home Page for the Lab of Dr. Sara Lance at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany
Lance Research Lab
Lance Research Lab
Whiteface Mountain
A platform for sampling the atmosphere
The Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at SUNY Albany has conducted a long history of cloud water, aerosol and trace gas chemistry measurements at the WFM summit research observatory, which will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The research observatory at the summit of Whiteface Mountain (WFM),
in the heart of the Adirondacks in New York, is central to many of the
ongoing research projects in the Lance lab.
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Field Studies
Measuring the Atmosphere
Field measurements are an important part of the work we do, because the outdoor environment
cannot be fully replicated in the laboratory or in a model. Changing emissions, chemical aging,
and interactions with the natural environment all play a role in the pollutants we find in the
atmosphere. Whenever we look, we find surprises!
Learn More about the field work we do.
Laboratory Studies
Probing Fundamental Processes
Laboratory measurements are essential for uncovering the fundamental processes at work in the
atmosphere, under conditions where individual parameters (such as temperature, pressure and
chemical composition) can be varied one-by-one. Single particle measurements are at the extreme
end of controlled experiments we are doing in the Lance Lab.
Learn More about the lab studies we do.
Where you'll find us
You can typically find us about halfway between the Adirondacks and NYC, at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) in Albany NY (in the new ETEC building)
Dr. Sara Lance
Room 315 - ASRC
Harriman Campus; SUNY ETEC bldg
1220 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12226
518-437-8663
smlance@albany.edu