Prof. Toohey's research addresses the role
of trace gases and aerosols on Earth's climate, atmospheric oxidation,
and air quality. He develops instruments for fast-repsonse in situ
measurements from the ground, balloons, and aircraft. He has
participated in numerous field campaigns to study topics such as
stratospheric ozone depletion over the Arctic, the impact of rockets on
stratospheric chemistry, long-range transport of pollutants, and the
role of aerosols in modification of cloud properties. He has conducted
work in Antarctica, Spitsbergen, New Zealand, Sweden, Nepal, the Virgin
Islands, Alaska, Hawaii, and throughout the continental United States.
Click on the links below for more information on some recent field
projects.
PREDICT (2010)
PUMA (2005 and
2006)
Starting in August, 2011 I will be serving as a Jefferson
Science Fellow at the Department of State, where I will serve in
the Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs. I am working on issues related to energy and
green growth for APEC.