Dr Natasha Garner

Profile

• Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Calgary, Canada (2014-2020)
• B.Sc. (Honours) Environmental Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Canada (2008-2013)

In 2020, I earned my Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Calgary, Canada under the supervision of Prof. Hans Osthoff. During my Ph.D. I studied the chemistry of tropospheric nitrogen oxides using a combination of laboratory-based atmospheric simulation chamber and field measurements. In 2022 I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan in the group of Prof. Kerri Pratt, studying arctic halogen chemistry. In 2022 I joined the Multiphase Chemistry group of Prof. Markus Ammann in the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, as a PDF I studied the impact of transition metals on the formation and ageing of secondary organic aerosol using a combination of atmospheric simulation chamber and synchrotron-based spectro-microscopy measurements. I was awarded a fellowship through the PSI-FELLOW-II-3i programme (cofounded by Horizon2020 MSCA-COFUND). I joined the School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds in June 2025.

Research interests

My research group is focused on studying the multiphase processes around the formation of secondary organic aerosol in the atmosphere. To do this we use complementary mass spectrometry and laser based spectroscopy based experimental approaches to gain understanding of the gas and particle phase and how these systems evolve overtime, or differ in complex mixtures.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., Chemistry
• B.Sc., Environmental Chemistry

Professional memberships

• Royal Society of Chemistry