MELANIE S. HAMMER, Ph.D.

Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Washington University in Saint Louis
One Brookings Drive, Box 1180, St. Louis MO 63130
melanie.hammer@wustl.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Atmospheric particulate matter; air quality; satellite remote sensing; global and regional
chemical transport modeling; radiative transfer; atmospheric chemistry and physics

EDUCATION
2019 Dalhousie University, Ph.D. Physics and Atmospheric Science
Thesis Title: “Inferring Atmospheric Aerosol Properties from Satellite
Observations and a Global Chemical Transport Model”
Supervisor: Randall V. Martin
2013 Mount Saint Vincent University, B.Sc Mathematics

APPOINTMENTS
2019- Washington University in St. Louis, McKelvey School of Engineering,
Postdoctoral Research Associate

PUBLICATIONS
In Review
2019 Hammer, M. S., van Donkelaar, A., Martin, R. V., Li, C., Lyapustin, A., Sayer,
A. M., Hsu, N. C., Levy, R. C., Garay, M. J., Kalashnikova, O. V., Kahn, R. A.,
Brauer, M, Apte, J. S., Henze, D. K., Zhang, L., and Zhang, Q.: Improved Global
Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations and Trends Derived from
Updated Satellite Retrievals, Modeling Advances, and Additional Ground-Based
Monitors, Environ. Sci. Technol., Submitted.
Peer-Reviewed
2019 Cooper, M.J., Martin, R.V., Hammer, M. S., and McLinden, C. A.: An
observation-based correction for aerosol effects on nitrogen dioxide column
retrievals using the Absorbing Aerosol Index, Geophysical Research Letters,
doi:10.1029/2019GL083673.
2018 Hammer, M. S., Martin, R.V., Li, C., Torres, O., Manning, M., and Boys, B. L.:
Insight into global trends in aerosol composition from 2005 to 2015 inferred from
the OMI Ultraviolet Aerosol Index, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18(11), 8097-8112,
doi:10.5194/acp-18-8097-2018.
 
2017 Li, C., Martin, R. V., van Donkelaar, A., Boys, B. L., Hammer, M. S., Xu, J.-
W., Marais, E. A., Reff, A., Strum, M., Ridley, D. A., Crippa, M., Brauer, M. and
Zhang, Q.: Trends in Chemical Composition of Global and Regional Population
Weighted Fine Particulate Matter Estimated for 25 Years, Environ. Sci. Technol.,
acs.est.7b02530, doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b02530.
2016 Hammer, M. S., Martin, R. V., van Donkelaar, A., Buchard, V., Torres, O.,
Ridley, D. A., and Spurr, R. J. D.: Interpreting the ultraviolet aerosol index
observed with the OMI satellite instrument to understand absorption by organic
aerosols: implications for atmospheric oxidation and direct radiative effects,
Atmos. Chem. Phys.,16, 2507–2523, doi:10.5194/acp-16-2507-2016.

HONORS & AWARDS

2016-2019 NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship PGS-D
2016-2019 Killam Predoctoral Scholarship
2016-2019 Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship
2016-2019 President’s Award, Dalhousie University
2018 Best Student Oral Presentation Award, Division of Atmospheric Science and
Space Physics, 2018 CAP Congress
2013 NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship PGS-M

INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2019 Inferring Atmospheric Aerosol Properties from Satellite Observations and a
Global Chemical Transport Model, Seminar in Atmospheric Chemistry at
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2019 Estimation of surface PM2.5 concentrations using satellites, simulation, and
ground monitors, Frontiers of Atmospheric Science and Chemistry:
Integration of Novel Applications and Technological Endeavors
(FASCINATE) Workshop, National Centre for Atmospheric Research, CO.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS: Lead Author

2018 Interpreting Satellite Observations of the OMI Ultraviolet Aerosol Index to
Understand Aerosol Scattering and Absorption, Canadian Association of
Physicists Congress, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
2017 Applying observations of the OMI Ultraviolet Aerosol Index to understand trends
in aerosol absorption, The 8th International GEOS-Chem Meeting, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA.
2015 Interpreting the Ultraviolet Aerosol Index Observed with the OMI Satellite
Instrument to Understand Absorption by Organic Aerosols: Implications for
Atmospheric Oxidation and Direct Radiative Effects, OMI Team Meeting.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Lead Author
2019 Application of GEOS-Chem to interpret observations for the estimation of global
PM2.5 , The 9th International GEOS-Chem Meeting, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA.
2015 Interpreting the Ultraviolet Aerosol Index Observed with the OMI Satellite
Instrument to Understand Absorption by Organic Carbon Aerosols and
Implications for Atmospheric Oxidation, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
2015 Interpreting the OMI ultraviolet Aerosol Index to understand absorption by
organic carbon aerosols and implications for atmospheric oxidation, The 7th
International GEOS-Chem Meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

TEACHING
2013-2016 Teaching Assistant, Dalhousie University
Atmospheric Chemistry, Climate Change
2010-2013 Teaching Assistant, Mount Saint Vincent University
Calculus, Intermediate Calculus, Linear Algebra

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Journal Peer Reviewer
Environmental Science & Technology; Atmospheric Environment

OUTREACH
2019 Guest Lecturer, Inferring Atmospheric Aerosol Properties from Satellite
Observations and a Global Chemical Transport Model, ENVE 3500 Air Quality
2017 Presenter, STEMaware at WISEatlantic
2015 Volunteer, I.T.S (Industry, Technology, and Science) for Girls at SUPERNOVA

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