Dan Cziczo

Daniel Cziczo serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University, following his tenure as Associate Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at MIT from 2011 to 2019. After earning his BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois and PhD in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Chicago in 1999, he has established himself as a leading expert in cloud formation and atmospheric aerosols. His innovative research combines laboratory experiments using cloud chambers with field studies to understand how particles interact with water vapor to form clouds, significantly impacting Earth's climate system. His work has earned numerous prestigious honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and multiple NASA Group Achievement Awards. Through his leadership of various research initiatives and development of advanced cloud formation measurement techniques, he continues to advance our understanding of atmospheric processes, particularly focusing on how aerosols affect cloud formation mechanisms, Earth's radiative budget, and the impact of meteoritic debris and launch vehicle emissions in the atmosphere