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Atmospheric scientist

Cora Einterz Randall is an atmospheric scientist known for her research on particles in the atmosphere, particularly in polar regions.

Education and career[edit]

Randall has a B.A. in Chemistry from State University of New York at Purchase (1982). She earned an M.S. (1983)[1][2] and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California Santa Cruz (1985).[3] She then conducted research at University of California Santa Cruz and Carnegie Mellon University before joining University of Colorado Boulder in 1989 as a Research Scientist; in 2010 she became a professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.[2][1]

Research[edit]

In her early research at the University of Colorado Boulder, Randall relied on the Hubble Space Telescope[4][5] and included investigations on the separation of the tail of Halley’s Comet from its main body.[6][7] Her research on the optics of proteins[8][9][10] defined the characteristics of different forms of bathorhodopsin, which are formed after rhodopsin absorbs light.[8][11]

Randall’s current work centers on examining particles found in the atmosphere. Randall tracks gravity waves in the atmosphere using the data from the National Aeronautics and Space Agency’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesophere (AIM) mission.[12][13][14] She has used satellites to measure ozone concentrations from space[15] and described the first measurements of satellite-based measurements of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere.[16] This research led to her work connecting increases in nitrogen oxides[17] with the loss of atmospheric ozone.[18][19] Randall has further quantified the role of energetic particle precipitation on the concentrations of nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere above the southern hemisphere[20] and the Arctic.[21][22] Through climate modeling, Randall has examined the impact of the solar cycle on the Earth’s climate.[23][24]

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Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b “Cora Randall|LASP|CU-Boulder”. lasp.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  2. ^ a b “Randall CV” (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ Einterz, Cora Marie (1985). Nanosecond transient circular dichroism and birefringence measurements with applications to the photolysis of heme proteins (Ph.D). University of Califirnia Santa Cruz. OCLC 12879818.
  4. ^ Brandt, J. C.; Heap, S. R.; Beaver, E. A.; Boggess, E. A.; Carpenter, K. G.; Ebbets, D. C.; Hutchings, J. B.; Jura, M.; Leckrone, D. S.; Linsky, J. L.; Maran, S. P. (1993). “Observations of 3C 273 with the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope”. The Astronomical Journal. 105: 831. Bibcode:1993AJ….105..831B. doi:10.1086/116475.
  5. ^ Brandt, J. C.; Heap, S. R.; Beaver, E. A.; Boggess, A.; Carpenter, K. G.; Ebbets, D. C.; Hutchings, J. B.; Jura, M.; Leckrone, D. S.; Linsky, J. L.; Maran, S. P. (1995). “An Atlas of Alpha Orionis Obtained with the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope”. The Astronomical Journal. 109: 2706. Bibcode:1995AJ….109.2706B. doi:10.1086/117484.
  6. ^ Yi, Y.; Brandt, J. C.; Randall, C. E.; Snow, M. (1994). “The Disconnection Event of comet Halley on 1986 March 16.0”. The Astronomical Journal. 107: 1591. Bibcode:1994AJ….107.1591Y. doi:10.1086/116970.
  7. ^ Yi, Y.; Brandt, J. C.; Randall, C. E.; Snow, M. (1993). “The disconnection events of 1986 April 13-18 and the cessation of plasma tail activity in Comet Halley in 1986 May”. The Astrophysical Journal. 414: 883. Bibcode:1993ApJ…414..883Y. doi:10.1086/173131. ISSN 0004-637X.
  8. ^ a b Einterz, C. M.; Lewis, J. W.; Kliger, D. S. (1987-06-01). “Spectral and kinetic evidence for the existence of two forms of bathorhodopsin”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84 (11): 3699–3703. Bibcode:1987PNAS…84.3699E. doi:10.1073/pnas.84.11.3699. PMC 304943. PMID 3473477.
  9. ^ Einterz, C. M.; Lewis, J. W.; Milder, S. J.; Kliger, David S. (1985). “Birefringence effects in transient circular dichroism measurements with applications to the photolysis of carbon monoxyhemoglobin and carbon monoxymyoglobin”. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 89 (18): 3845–3853. doi:10.1021/j100264a015. ISSN 0022-3654.
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  11. ^ Randall, C. E.; Lewis, J. W.; Hug, S. J.; Bjorling, S. C.; Eisner-Shanas, I.; Ottolenghi, M.; Sheves, M.; Friedman, N.; Kliger, D. S. (1991). “A new photolysis intermediate in artificial and native visual pigments”. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113 (9): 3473–3485. doi:10.1021/ja00009a037. ISSN 0002-7863.
  12. ^ Imster, Eleanor (2013-06-27). “Early start for noctilucent clouds from space | Earth | EarthSky”. earthsky.org. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  13. ^ Randall, C. E.; Carstens, J.; France, J. A.; Harvey, V. L.; Hoffmann, L.; Bailey, S. M.; Alexander, M. J.; Lumpe, J. D.; Yue, J.; Thurairajah, B.; Siskind, D. E. (2017). “New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km”. Geophysical Research Letters. 44 (13): 7044–7052. Bibcode:2017GeoRL..44.7044R. doi:10.1002/2017GL073943. ISSN 1944-8007. S2CID 133954210.
  14. ^ Garner, Rob (2017-04-25). “Taking AIM at Night-Shining Clouds: 10 Years, 10 Science Highlights”. NASA. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  15. ^ Randall, C. E.; Rusch, D. W.; Bevilacqua, R. M.; Lumpe, J.; Ainsworth, T. L.; Debrestian, D.; Fromm, M.; Krigman, S. S.; Hornstein, J. S.; Shettle, E. P.; Olivero, J. J. (1995). “Preliminary results from POAM II: Stratospheric ozone at high northern latitudes”. Geophysical Research Letters. 22 (20): 2733–2736. Bibcode:1995GeoRL..22.2733R. doi:10.1029/95GL02649. ISSN 1944-8007.
  16. ^ Randall, C. E.; Rusch, D. W.; Bevilacqua, R. M.; Hoppel, K. W.; Lumpe, J. D. (1998). “Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) II stratospheric NO2, 1993–1996”. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 103 (D21): 28361–28371. Bibcode:1998JGR…10328361R. doi:10.1029/98JD02092. ISSN 2156-2202.
  17. ^ Randall, C. E.; Siskind, D. E.; Bevilacqua, R. M. (2001). “Stratospheric NOx enhancements in the Southern Hemisphere Vortex in winter/spring of 2000”. Geophysical Research Letters. 28 (12): 2385–2388. Bibcode:2001GeoRL..28.2385R. doi:10.1029/2000GL012746. ISSN 1944-8007.
  18. ^ Schiermeier, Quirin (2005-03-03). “Solar wind hammers the ozone layer”. Nature. doi:10.1038/news050228-12. ISSN 1476-4687.
  19. ^ Randall, C. E.; Harvey, V. L.; Manney, G. L.; Orsolini, Y.; Codrescu, M.; Sioris, C.; Brohede, S.; Haley, C. S.; Gordley, L. L.; Zawodny, J. M.; Russell, J. M. (2005). “Stratospheric effects of energetic particle precipitation in 2003–2004”. Geophysical Research Letters. 32 (5). Bibcode:2005GeoRL..32.5802R. doi:10.1029/2004GL022003. ISSN 1944-8007.
  20. ^ Randall, C. E.; Harvey, V. L.; Singleton, C. S.; Bailey, S. M.; Bernath, P. F.; Codrescu, M.; Nakajima, H.; Russell, J. M. (2007). “Energetic particle precipitation effects on the Southern Hemisphere stratosphere in 1992–2005”. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 112 (D8). Bibcode:2007JGRD..112.8308R. doi:10.1029/2006JD007696. ISSN 2156-2202.
  21. ^ Randall, C. E.; Harvey, V. L.; Siskind, D. E.; France, J.; Bernath, P. F.; Boone, C. D.; Walker, K. A. (2009). “NOx descent in the Arctic middle atmosphere in early 2009”. Geophysical Research Letters. 36 (18). Bibcode:2009GeoRL..3618811R. doi:10.1029/2009GL039706. ISSN 1944-8007.
  22. ^ Randall, C. E.; Harvey, V. L.; Holt, L. A.; Marsh, D. R.; Kinnison, D.; Funke, B.; Bernath, P. F. (2015). “Simulation of energetic particle precipitation effects during the 2003–2004 Arctic winter”. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 120 (6): 5035–5048. Bibcode:2015JGRA..120.5035R. doi:10.1002/2015JA021196. ISSN 2169-9402. S2CID 27871976.
  23. ^ Peck, E. D.; Randall, C. E.; Harvey, V. L.; Marsh, D. R. (2015). “Simulated solar cycle effects on the middle atmosphere: WACCM3 Versus WACCM4”. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 7 (2): 806–822. Bibcode:2015JAMES…7..806P. doi:10.1002/2014MS000387. ISSN 1942-2466.
  24. ^ Zastrow, Mark (December 7, 2015). “Model of Solar Cycle’s Impact on Climate Gets Upgrade”. Eos. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  25. ^ “Randall”. Honors Program. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  26. ^ “Historic Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science”. www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  27. ^ “BFA Excellence Awards recognize outstanding work in advancing university mission”. CU Boulder Today. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  28. ^ “Marcel Nicolet Lecture | AGU”. www.agu.org. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

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