Scott A. Epstein<strong>Curriculum</strong> <strong>Vitae</strong>Teaching assistant for Introduction to Chemical Engineering at CMU Fall 2005 and Spring 2006• Graded homework, exams, and held office hours• Performed two guest lecturesTeaching assistant for Advanced Physical Chemistry at CMU Fall 2006• Graded homework, exams, and held office hours• Performed two guest lectures on Transition State Theory and GaussianComputational Chemistry SoftwareTeaching assistant for Air Quality Engineering at CMU Fall 2009• Graded homework and held office hours• Performed two guest lectures on dry deposition and Gaussian plumesGraduate Student Teaching Seminar Series at CMU Fall 2008 and Spring 2009• Seminar series offered by the Eberly Center for Teaching ExcellencePreparing for a Faculty Career Seminar Series at CMU Spring 2008 to Spring 2010• Seminar series focusing on teaching and research in a faculty careerMath and Science tutor for Sigma Alpha Mu fraters at the University of Delaware 2002-2005Tutor of chemistry and pre-calculusSpring 2010 to PresentRELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:Jonas, Inc, Wilmington, DE Spring 2004Chemical Engineering Intern• Consultants specializing in Corrosion, Water and Steam Chemistry, Failure Analysis, Boilers,Turbines, Life Extension, and InstrumentationPoly Chem Systems, Inc, Princeton, NJ Summer 2004Chemical Engineering Intern• Company focusing on the production of shelf-stable gelatin snacks and juice pouchesSOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:• Technically proficient in MATLAB, Maple, Mathcad, AutoCAD, ASPEN, Gaussian, Ampac, andSimulinkINSTRUMENTATION EXPERIENCE:• Experience using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer, <strong>Aerosol</strong> Mass Spectrometer, Proton TransferReaction Mass Spectrometer, Electro-Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometer, Fourier TransformInfrared Spectrometer, and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrometer.2 of 7
Scott A. Epstein<strong>Curriculum</strong> <strong>Vitae</strong>PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:Epstein, S.A., Tapavicza, E., Furche, F., and Nizkorodov, S.A, Direct Photolysis of Carbonyl CompoundsDissolved in Cloud and Fog Droplets. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2013, (13), 9461-9477Lignell, H., Epstein, S.A., Marvin, M.R., Shemesh, D., Gerber, B., Nizkorodov, S., Experimental andTheoretical Study of Aqueous Cis-Pinonic Acid Photolysis. Submitted to the Journal of PhysicalChemistry A.Donahue, N.M., Chuang, W., Epstein, S.A., Kroll, J.H., Worsnop, D.R., Robinson, A.L., Adams, P.J., andPandis, S.N., Why do Organic <strong>Aerosol</strong>s Exist? Understanding <strong>Aerosol</strong> Lifetimes using the Two-Dimensional Volatility Basis Set. Environmental Chemistry. 2013, 10(3), 151-157Epstein, S.A. and Nizkorodov, S.A., A Comparison of the Chemical Sinks of Atmospheric Organics in theGas and Aqueous Phase. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2012, (12), 8205-8222Epstein, S.A., Shemesh, D., Tran, V.T., Nizkorodov, S.A., Gerber, R.B., Absorption Spectra andPhotolysis of Methyl Peroxide in Liquid and Frozen Water. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2012,116(24), 6068-6077Donahue, N.M., Drozd, G.T., Epstein, S.A., Presto, A.A., Kroll, J.H., Adventures in Ozoneland: Down theRabbit-Hole. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2011, (13), 10848-10857Donahue, N.M., Epstein, S.A., Pandis, S.N., Robinson, A.L., A Two-Dimensional Volatility Basis Set: 1.Organic Mixing Thermodynamics. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2011, (11), 3303-3318.Epstein, S.A., Riipinen, I, Donahue, N.M., A Semi-Empirical Correlation Between Heat of Vaporizationand Saturation Concentration: Application to a Thermodenuder Model. Environmental Science andTechnology. 2010, 44(2), 743-748.Epstein, S.A., Donahue, N.M., Ozonolysis of Cyclic Alkenes as Surrogates for Biogenic Terpenes:Primary Ozonide Formation and Decomposition. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2010, 114(28), 7509-7515.Epstein, S.A., Donahue, N.M., The Kinetics of Tetramethylethene Ozonolysis: Decomposition of thePrimary Ozonide and Subsequent Product Formation in the Condensed Phase. Journal of PhysicalChemistry A 2008. 112(51) 13535–13541Lian, Z., Epstein, S.A., Blenk, C.W., Shine, A.D., Carbon dioxide-induced melting point depression ofbiodegradable semicrystalline polymers. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2006. 39(11) 107-117PODIUM PRESENTATIONS at TECHNICAL CONFERENCES(Presenter(s) are underlined)Epstein, S.A. and Nizkorodov, S.A., “Condensed Phase Photolysis Processes in Secondary Organic<strong>Aerosol</strong>.” American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2013 Annual Conference. San Francisco, CAEpstein, S.A. and Nizkorodov, S.A., “Photolytic Processing of Organic Atmospheric Particulate Matter.”American Association of <strong>Aerosol</strong> Research 2013 Annual Conf. Portland, OREpstein, S.A., Tapavicza, E., Furche, F., Nizkorodov, S.A. “Direct Photolysis of Atmospheric OrganicCompounds in Cloud Water: Glyceraldehyde as a Surrogate for Water-Soluble Oxidized Organic<strong>Aerosol</strong>.” Air<strong>UCI</strong> Collaborative Workshop in Chemistry at Interfaces. 2013. Laguna Beach, CA3 of 7