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Home People Research Publications Pictures SPEA Chemistry Geography Indiana University	Philip S. Stevens Environmental Science Research Center School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 812-855-0732 Education Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts. Ph.D., Chemistry, June, 1990. Thesis: Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigations of Atom Abstraction Reactions (Prof. J. G. Anderson) Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. B.A. with honors, Chemistry, May, 1984. Thesis: Synthesis and Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Cyclopropenyl Cation (Prof. N. C. Craig) Academic Appointments Associate Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University 1995-2002 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Indiana University Member, The University Graduate School Other Appointments Research Associate, The Pennsylvania State University, 1990-1995 Research Assistant, Harvard University, 1985-1990 Professional Affiliations Sigma Xi, American Chemical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science Awards and Honors National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2000-2005 Trustees Teaching Award, Indiana University, 2006 Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University, 1997, 1998, 2000 Graduate Teaching Award, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 1997, 2000, 2003 David and Lucile Packard Fellowship Nomination, Indiana University, 1996 Teaching E162 Environment and People: Atmospheric Change (Spring) E451 Air Pollution and Control (Fall) E515 Fundamentals of Air Pollution (Fall) E555 Advanced Topics in Atmospheric Chemistry (Spring) Research Grants and Fellowships National Science Foundation ATM-0612738, "Measurements of Tropospheric OH and HO2 in Forest Environments." National Science Foundation ATM-0622815, "Kinetic Studies of the Hydroxyl Radical (OH) and Ozone Initiated Oxidation of Biogenic Terpenes." Co-PI: R. A. Hites The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry, “Influence of Biogenic Emissions on Atmospheric Chemistry.” National Science Foundation ATM-0106705, "Laboratory Measurements of the OH-Initiated Oxidation of a- and b-Pinene." Co-PI: R. A. Hites National Science Foundation ATM-9984152, "CAREER: Laboratory and Field Measurements of Tropospheric OH by Laser-Induced Fluorescence." National Science Foundation ATM-9622712, "Laboratory Kinetics Studies of Peroxy Radical Reactions." The Petroleum Research Fund (administered by the American Chemical Society) 33643-G6, "Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies of the OH-initiated Oxidation of Alkenes." Indiana University Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1998 Selected Publications D. Vimal and P. S. Stevens. Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Kinetics of the Reactions of OH Radicals with Acetic Acid, Acetic Acid–d₃ and Acetic Acid–d₄ at Low Pressure, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110, 11509-11516, 2006 M. E. Davis, W. Drake, D. Vimal, and P. S. Stevens. Theoretical and experimental studies of the kinetics of the reactions of OH and OD with acetone and acetone-d₆ at low pressure. The Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 176, 162-171, 2005 W. Lee, M. Baasandorj, P. S. Stevens, and R. A. Hites. Monitoring the OH-Initiated Oxidation Kinetics of Isoprene and its Products using On-line Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 1030-1036, 2005 M. E. Davis and P. S. Stevens. Measurements of the kinetics of the OH-initiated oxidation of a-pinene: Radical propagation in the OH + a-pinene + O₂ + NO reaction system. Atmospheric Environment, 39, 1765-1774, 2005 B. Chuong and P. S. Stevens. Measurements of the kinetics of the OH-initiated oxidation of methy vinyl ketone and methacrolein. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 36, 12-25, 2004 B. Chuong and P. S. Stevens. Kinetics of the OH + methyl vinyl ketone and OH + methacrolein reactions at low pressure. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 107, 2185, 2003 B. Chuong and P. S. Stevens, Measurements of the Kinetics of the OH-initiated Oxidation of Isoprene, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 107, D13, 4162 10.1029/2001JD000865, 2002 B. Chuong, M. Davis, M. Edwards, and P. S. Stevens, Measurements of the Kinetics of the OH + a-pinene and OH + b-pinene Reactions at Low Pressure, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 34, 300-308, 2002 P. S. Stevens, E. Seymour, and Z. Li, Theoretical and Experimental Studies of the Reaction of OH with Isoprene, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 104, 5989, 2000 B. Chuong and P. S. Stevens, Kinetic Study of the OH + Isoprene and OH + Ethylene Reactions Between 2 - 6 Torr and Over the Temperature Range 300 - 423 K, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 104, 5230, 2000 P. Stevens, D. L'Esperance, B. Chuong, and G. Martin, Measurements of the Kinetics of the OH-initiated Oxidation of Isoprene: Radical Propagation in the OH + isoprene + O₂ + NO Reaction System. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 31, 637, 1999 P. S. Stevens, J. H. Mather, W. H. Brune, F. L. Eisele, D. J. Tanner, C. A. Cantrell, and R. E. Shetter, S. Sewall, A. Fried, B. Henry, E. Williams, K. Baumann, P. Goldan, and W. Kuster; The HO₂/OH and RO₂/HO₂ Ratios during the Tropospheric OH Photochemistry Experiment: Measurement and theory. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 6379-6391, 1997 P. S. Stevens, J. H. Mather and W. H. Brune; Measurements of Tropospheric OH and HO₂ by Laser-induced Fluorescence at Low Pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research, 99, 3543, 1994
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