Center for Aerosol Science & Engineering (CASE)

A world leader in aerosol research and education

CASE is focused on the advancement of knowledge and technology through aerosol techniques in energy, environment, materials and health. The center is composed of a collaborative group of faculty, students and affiliates within the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering and across WashU, as well as with partners at universities and corporations worldwide.

Latest news from CASE

High intensity wildfires can produce pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) clouds pictured here that contain black carbon particles, a potent climate warming agent. Washington University researchers are measuring sunlight absorption associated with these particles in the fireclouds to understand its impact. (Photo: 2024 UCAR)

WashU researchers quantify solar absorption by black carbon in fire clouds

New findings from Chakrabarty lab will help make climate models more accurate as massive wildfires become more common.

07.25.2024

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a new mechanism by which particles are formed around the globe, often high up in the troposphere. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists find new way global air churn makes particles

Wang’s atmospheric science and engineering lab discovers new mechanism of particle formation when stratosphere, troposphere air mix.

07.12.2024

Stratospheric aerosol injection, a geoengineering technology that could offset the warming caused by human-made greenhouse gas emissions, works by seeding aerosols into the upper atmosphere to reflect the sun’s rays before they can warm the planet. (Image: iStock)

Chakrabarty, collaborators win Simons Foundation International grant for geoengineering

Rajan Chakrabarty, Rohan Mishra and Lu Xu will explore stratospheric aerosol injection with a $1.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation International.

05.15.2024

By the numbers

PhD students and postdocs directly participate in research with the center

$5.1M

Total research expenditures (FY21)

101

Refereed journal publications in 2021

Video spotlight

Randall Martin and Rajan Chakrabarty at the McKelvey School of Engineering research fine particulate matter, which is the leading cause of environment-related diseases around the world.

Core faculty

Jian Wang
CASE Director
Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Richard Axelbaum
Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Rajan Chakrabarty
Associate Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Jenna Ditto
Assistant Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Benjamin Kumfer
Research Assistant Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Xinhua Liang
Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Randall Martin
Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Elijah Thimsen
Associate Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Jay Turner
Vice Dean and Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Lu Xu
Assistant Professor in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

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Our people

The center is composed of a collaborative group of faculty, students, and affiliates within the department of EECE and across the university, as well as partners in universities and corporations dispersed across the globe.

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