Daniel Maurice Grosjean

Dr. Grosjean is a researcher in atmospheric chemistry and art conservation. Educated in France, he received a Licence (Bachelor Degree) in chemistry at the University of Nancy, and, at the University of Paris, a Maitrise (Master Degree) in chemistry, a Diplome d?Etudes Approfondies in electrochemistry, a Doctorat de Troisieme Cycle in physical organic chemistry, and in 1972 a Doctorat es-Sciences Physiques in physical organic chemistry .He was awarded a NATO Fellowship (1972), was Post-doctoral Research Fellow,Department of Environmental Health Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA(1973-75), was Associate Research Chemist, Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, University of California, Riverside, CA (1975-78), and was a Senior Scientist with Environmental Research and Technology, Inc. Westlake Village, CA (1979-83). In 1983 he founded a research consulting company, Daniel Grosjean and Associates, Inc.(DGA ), Ventura, CA, and was President of DGA until 2010. He then joined the INCT/ Centro Interdisciplinar de Energia & Ambiente at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador,BA, Brazil (2011-2016) . He is presently a Research Consultant on biofuels, atmospheric chemistry and art conservation, He was a Visiting Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering ,California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (1979-91), a Visiting Professor, Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador (1996) and a Visiting Professor, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City (2004). Dr. Grosjean has published ca. 200 peer-reviewed articles and chapters in books and has given ca. 250 invited lectures and talks at regional, national and international meetings. He is the Editor of Nitrogenous Air Pollutants : Chemical and Biological Implications (Ann Arbor Science, 1979), co-Editor of The Character and Origins of Smog Aerosols ( Wiley 1980), and Associate Editor of two series of books, Advances in Photochemistry (Wiley 1977-80) and Advances in Environmental Sciences and Technology (Wiley 1976-80). He has served on five Committees of the U.S National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and on expert committees for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation and the California Air Resources Board. He has been a member of the American Institute for Art Conservation , the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the American Geophysical Union, the Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ) and the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA). He is an Emeritus member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and has organized and chaired eleven symposia at national and international ACS meetings . Dr. Grosjean?s research focuses on experimental studies in atmospheric chemistry and art conservation with emphasis on reactive organic compounds. His work involves laboratory studies (including gas phase kinetics, smog chamber studies and development of analytical methods), field studies (including vehicle emissions and ambient concentrations) and theoretical studies {including structure-reactivity relationships and computer modeling) of alkenes,aromatics,carbonyls,carboxylic acids,phenols,organo-sulfur compounds, biogenic hydrocarbons (terpenes, unsaturated alcohols,other unsaturated oxygenates),chlorinated hydrocarbons including toxic air contaminants, peroxyacyl nitrates (PAN,PPN and their homologues), amines, airborne mutagens, ancient and modern colorants and pigments used by artists, and oxygenated vehicle fuels ( ethanol,MTBE and biodiesel).These studies include the formation of secondary organic aerosols (SOA), the damages to works of art due to air pollution (indoors and outdoors), the impacts of changes in energy policies and vehicle fuel composition on urban air quality, and the kinetics, thermodynamics and reaction products of biodiesels as a function of their molecular composition.