Professor

University affiliation

• College of Natural Science and Mathematics
• Geophysical Institute
• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

• Email: wrsimpson@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-7235

Media contact

Rod Boyce

• Phone: (907) 474-7185
• Email: rcboyce@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Atmospheric and space science
• Chemistry

Research interests/biography

Investigates Arctic radical chemistry through field measurements of trace gases and reactive radicals. Developing and deploying spectroscopic instruments, including laser-based instruments using cavity ring-down spectroscopy and passive optical absorption instruments. Atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, spectroscopy, instrumentation.