Stephanie Aho
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Stephanie L. Aho
Graduate Student
The University of Chicago
Department of Geophysical Sciences
Hinds Geophysical Laboratory
phone: 507.250.4773
HGS 477
fax: 773.303.4978
5734 S. Ellis Ave. 462
slaho (at) uchicago (dot) edu
Chicago, IL 60637
home.uchicago.edu/~slaho
Education
B.S., Physics, Michigan Technological University, 2008
Ph.D, Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 2013 (expected)
Research Interests
Ice nucleation, organic aerosols, high-altitude cold ice clouds, laser spectroscopy, water isotopologues
Research
Laboratory, Advisor Dr. Will Cantrell
Ozonolysis of High-Molecular Weight Organic Compounds,
Michigan Technological University, June 2006-May 2008
Laboratory, Advisor Dr. Elisabeth Moyer
Water Vapor Isotopic Composition as a Tracer for Atmospheric Microphysical
Processes, University of Chicago, Sept 2008-present
Presentations and Publications
Fall 2006 American Geophysical Union Conference;
Poster Presentation: “The Effect of Ozonolysis on the Freezing of Water Catalyzed
by HighMolecular Weight Organic Compounds”
Fall 2007 American Geophysical Union Conference;
Poster Presentation: “The Effect of Ozonolysis of Octadecene Thin Films on Ice
Nucleation”
Awards and Honors
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2009
Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, national science scholarship, 2007-2008
Ian W. Shepherd Award, outstanding physics graduate, 2008
Michigan Space Grant Consortium Grant, 2007
Physics Departmental Scholar of the Year, 2006-2007
Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship, 2004-2008
Robert C. Byrd Memorial Scholarship, 2004-2008
Extracurricular Activities
Physics Learning Center Tutor 2006-2008 (Head Tutor 2007-2008)
Society of Physics Students 2006-2008 (Vice President 2007-2008)
Blue Key National Honor Society 2005-2007 (Vice President 2006-2007)
Professional Memberships
American Geophysical Union