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Curriculum Vitae - David A. Ridley
Atmospheric Chemistry
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 48–305
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139–4307
Phone: 857-260-0221 Email: [email protected]
David A. Ridley
Contact
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Email: [email protected]
Address: 15 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Phone: +1 (857) 260 0221
Website: www.mit.edu/~daridley
Education
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ph.D., Atmospheric Science
(2009)
Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Developed and assessed a state-of-the-art global microphysical model of aerosol processes
(GLOMAP) using remote sensing observations and in-situ optical measurements from NASA
platforms.
M.Phys. (incl. B.Sc.), Physics with Space Science & Technology First Class with Honours
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
(2004)
Experience
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
(Oct 2014 – Present)
Research Scientist
Developing a global dust aerosol metric from satellite retrievals, quantifying statistical uncertainty
for the aerosol direct radiative effect, assessing the role of organic aerosol in air quality and
premature mortality in the US.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
(Oct 2012 - Oct 2014)
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Leading several projects including aerosol trend attribution, developing sub-grid parameterizations
for chemical transport models (CTM) and integrating a radiative transfer code into a CTM, involving
regular use of remote sensing products.
Self-employed, Leeds, UK
(Sept 2011 – Oct 2012)
Research Consultant
Research under contract for Massachusetts Institute of Technology while working for an independent
record label and co-authoring a book on music production and the music industry.
Atmospheric Science Department, Colorado State University, CO, USA
(Sept 2009 – Sept 2011)
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Improved and evaluated a global chemical transport model simulations of dust storms and their
impacts on the biosphere. Evaluated model dust deposition through satellite observations.
Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, UK
(July 2008 – Sept 2009)
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Employed a Monte-Carlo methodology to determine the uncertainty in modelled ozone pollution
resulting from reaction rate kinetics. Created a compact chemistry model GUI for students to explore
important chemical mechanisms in the atmosphere relating to air quality.
Selected Publications
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------D. A. Ridley, C. L. Heald, J. F. Kok, C. Zhao, “An observationally-constrained estimate of global dust
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aerosol optical depth”, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16(23), 15097–15117, doi:10.5194/acp-16-15097-2016
J. F. Kok, D. A. Ridley, Q. Zhou, C. Zhao, R. L. Miller, C. L. Heald, K. Haustein, Integrative analysis of
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desert dust size and abundance suggests less dust climate cooling, Nat. Geosci., in review
D. A. Ridley, C. L. Heald, K. J. Ridley, J. H. Kroll, “Causes and consequences of decreasing atmospheric
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organic aerosol in the U.S.”, Submitted
D. A. Ridley, S. R. Arnold, J. Methven, M. Cain, “Sensitivity of tropospheric ozone to chemical kinetic
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uncertainties in air masses influenced by anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions”, Submitted
R. H. Williams, D. McGee, C. W. Kinsley, D. A. Ridley et al., “Glacial to Holocene changes in trans-Atlantic
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Saharan dust transport and dust-climate feedbacks”, Science Advances, 2(11), e1600445,
doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600445
B. D. Santer, R. R. Neely III, G. A. Meehl, J-F. Lamarque, S. Solomon, D. A. Ridley, C. Bonfils, J. Painter,
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and M. D. Zelinka, “Climate impact of volcanic forcing uncertainty”, Nature Climate Change, 6, 3–4,
doi:10.1038/nclimate2859
C. L. Reddington, E. Butt, D. A. Ridley, P. Artaxo, W. Morgan, H. Coe, D. V. Spracklen, “Air quality and
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human health improvements from reductions in deforestation-related fire in Brazil”, Nat. Geosci.,
doi:10.1038/ngeo2535
S. R. Arnold, L. K. Emmons, S. A. Monks, K.S. Law, D. A. Ridley, et al., “Biomass burning influence on
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high latitude tropospheric ozone and reactive nitrogen in summer 2008: a multi-model analysis based on
POLMIP simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 6047-6068, doi:10.5194/acp-15-6047-2015
D. A. Ridley, S. Solomon, J. E. Barnes, V.D. Burlakov, T. Deshler, S.I. Dolgii, A.B. Herber et al. "Total
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volcanic stratospheric aerosol optical depths and implications for global climate change", Geophys Res. Lett.,
41, 7763–7769, doi:10.1002/2014GL061541 [cover story]
10. D. A. Ridley, C. L. Heald, J. M. Prospero, “What controls the recent changes in African mineral dust aerosol
across the Atlantic?”, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 5735-5747, doi:10.5194/acp-14-5735-2014
11. C. L. Heald, D. A. Ridley, J. H. Kroll et al. “Contrasting the direct radiative effect and direct radiative forcing
of aerosols, Atmos. Chem. Phys.”, 14, 5513-5527, doi:10.5194/acp-14-5513-2014
12. B. D. Santer, S. Solomon, C. Bonfils, M. D. Zelinka, J. F. Painter, J. C. Fyfe, C. Mears, D. A. Ridley et al.
"Tropical climate signals of late 20th and early 21st century volcanic activity", Geophys Res. Lett., 42,
doi:10.1002/2014GL062366
13. X. Wang, C. L. Heald, D. A. Ridley et al., “Exploiting simultaneous observational constraints on mass and
absorption to estimate the global direct radiative forcing of black carbon and brown carbon”, Atmos. Chem.
Phys., 14, 10989-11010, doi:10.5194/acp-14-10989-2014
14. C. L. Reddington, M. Yoshioka, R. Balasubramanian, D. A. Ridley, Y. Y. Toh, S. R. Arnold, D. V.
Spracklen, “Contribution of vegetation and peat fires to particulate air pollution in Southeast Asia”, Environ.
Res. Lett. 9 094006 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/9/094006
15. D. A. Ridley, C. L. Heald, J. Pierce, M. J. Evans, “Toward resolution independent dust emissions in global
dust: impacts on the spatial and seasonal distribution of dust”, Geophys. Res. Lett. 37
16. D. A. Ridley, C. L. Heald, B. Ford, “North African dust export and deposition: a satellite and model
perspective”, J. Geophys. Res. 117, 21
17. G. W. Mann, K. S. Carslaw, D. A. Ridley, D. V. Spracklen, K. J. Pringle, J. Merikanto, H. Korhonen et al.,
Intercomparison of modal and sectional aerosol microphysics representations within the same 3-D global
chemical transport model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 4449-4476, doi:10.5194/acp-12-4449-2012
18. C. L. Heald, D. A. Ridley, S. M. Kreidenweis, E. E. Drury, “Satellite observations cap the atmospheric
organic aerosol budget”, Geophys. Res. Lett. 37
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Presentations and Workshops
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American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, USA
Invited colloquium speaker, Planet Labs, San Francisco, CA, USA
Invited seminar, Dept. of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Invited seminar, Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
Invited seminar, Met Office, Exeter, UK
Invited seminar, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Airborne Dust, Climate Change, and Human Health workshop, Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Sciences, Miami, FL, USA
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Invited speaker, “Characterizing Global Aerosol Through Multi-sensor and Model Synergy” Session,
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, USA
Invited speaker “Mineral Dust Aerosols: From Small-Scale Insights to Large-Scale Understanding”
Session, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, USA
Invited seminar, PCMDI, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
Invited seminar, Dept. of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, CO, USA
Atmospheric Chemistry seminar series, Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Science, MIT, USA
Invited seminar, Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
Atmospheric Chemistry seminar series, Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Science, MIT, USA
International workshop on long-range transport of African dust, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Reviewing and Teaching
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reviewer for Nature, Science, Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Environmental Research
Letters, Atmospheric Environment
1.085 Air Pollution, “Radiation & Greenhouse Effect”, lecturer - MIT, Cambridge, MA
SOEE2480 Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Change, teaching assistant - Institute of Climate and Atmospheric
Science, University of Leeds, UK
ENV2001 Statistics, teaching assistant - Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, UK
ENV1001 Renewable energy, teaching assistant - Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, UK
Outreach Presentations - Presentations at high schools in the UK and UAE, ranging from very low to very high socioeconomic
status, on careers in both science and music to inform and inspire the next generation.
Other Achievements
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Co-author (with PI Prof. Colette Heald) of funded NASA ROSES grant proposal (2013)
Front cover of Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 41, Issue 22, 28 November 2014 (ranked in the top 1% of all articles
tracked by Altimetric)
Teaching certification course award – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Co-author of “Complete Music Producer”, a holistic approach to success in the music industry, featuring interviews and advice
from world famous music producers and deejays. (Rated 9/10, Future Music Magazine, June 2012; “What’s Hot” list, Mixmag UK,
Sept 2012).