A suspension of particles in a gas is known as an aerosol.
Atmospheric aerosol is of global interest and has an important impact on our daily lives.
Aerosols are of great interest in numerous science and engineering applications. The various applications include combustion, atmospheric sciences, nuclear reactor safety, materials manufacturing, indoor air quality and control of particulate contamination in clean rooms. The mission of this Center is to advance the understanding of aerosol science and engineering through research and education. The Center has built excellent research facilities which include single particle, spectroscopy, rarefied gas dynamics, radio aerosol, combustion, and indoor air laboratories. Curre nt research priorities are global change, materials synthesis and processing, environmental quality, indoor air control and quality and microgravity research.