Our group is investigating reactions and properties of organic compounds in the atmosphere that are important for atmospheric chemistry and climate.  We combine laboratory studies and atmospheric analyses and, when necessary, develop new methods and techniques.

Recent projects & publications

  • 30/04/24: publication "Strong uptake of gas-phase organic peroxy radical (ROO) by solid surfaces driven by redox reactions" by O. Durif,* F. Piel, A. Wisthaler, and B, Noziere*, JACS Au, DOI 10.1021/jacsau.4c00060

  • 23/02/23: publication "The Reaction of Organic Peroxy Radicals with Unsaturated Compounds Controlled by a non-Epoxide Pathway under Atmospheric Conditions " by Noziere et al., in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., DOI: 10.1039/D2CP05166D

  • 17/02/23 publication "Influence of surface-active substances and substrates on wettability of individual aerosol particles during condensation by ESEM" by Chatre et al. in Langmuir, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02700 

  • 01/01/23: Start of Research project from Swedish Research Council (VR, 2022-03945): "The impact of Lightning on Atmospheric Chemistry" in collaboration with Uppsala University

  • 27/07/21: publication "Reactions of organic peroxy radicals, RO2, with substituted and biogenic alkenes at room temperature" by B. Noziere and F. Fache in Chem. Sci., DOI: 10.1039/D1SC02263F 

  • 01/04/21: start of Advanced Grant research project from the European Research Council (ERC) "EPHEMERAL" (884532)

  • 01/01/21: start of French (ANR) - Swiss (FNS) project ORACLE on the role of organic compounds in the activation of aerosols into cloud droplets, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, LCE Marseille, and CNRS/Ircelyon, France.