About us
We study air pollution exchange across the building envelope. We spend the majority of our lives indoors, so understanding the composition and chemical transformations of the air we breathe indoors is critical for understanding and ultimately mitigating our indoor chemical exposures. We are interested in how outdoor-derived pollution from varied sources enters an indoor space and chemically transforms, as well as how indoor-derived pollution impacts the surrounding outdoor environment. Learn more about the Ditto group’s research.
Join the group
Interested in joining the group?
If you are a prospective undergraduate: please reach out to learn more about independent study opportunities.
If you are a prospective graduate student: please reach out and describe your background, future research interests, and connections to our group. Note that our Ph.D. application usually becomes available in September and the deadline is in December of any given year.
Recent news
October 25, 2023: It has been an exciting month! Not only did our PTR-MS arrive, but our new lab space is also now ready! We are excited to start moving in.
July 18, 2023: A belated welcome to our research team members who have joined the group in the past few months: Yingxi (as a Ph.D. student), Kinjal (as an M.S. student), and Frankie, Dillon, and Estele (as undergraduate researchers).
May 18, 2023: We are excited and grateful to receive the McKelvey Collaboration Initiation Grant!
May 1, 2023: Check out our new paper (from the University of Toronto) in Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts! Learn more about emissions of gases and particles in a commercial kitchen here.
February 1, 2023: Lab setup is underway! Welcome to undergraduate team members Jordyn, Max, and Frankie!