Professor Parisa A. Ariya

James McGill Professor of Atmospheric and Interfacial Chemistry
McGill equivalent to Canada Research Chair Tier I (CRC 1)

Professor, Department of Chemistry & Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Tel: 514-398-6931 & 514-398-3615
Labs: Otto Mass Building 240 & Burnside Hall 820
Email: parisa.ariya@mcgill.ca

  • Director, AIRPUR Network on Air quality in cold-urban climate  (AIRPUR Cluster)
  • The Chemical Institute of Canada,  Environmental Chemistry and Technology award recipient (2019)
  • James McGill Professorship (McGill CRC Tier I equivalent), Phase II-renewal, 2019-2026
  • The Canadian Society of Chemistry - Clara Benson Award recipient (2010)
  • James McGill Professorship - phase I (2012-2019)
  • William Dawson Scholar, phase II (2006-2011)
  • American Chemical Society Progress Award recipient (2005)
  • William Dawson Scholar (McGill Equivalent to CRC Tier II), 2000-2005
  • FCAR Strategic Professor-Scientist (1999-2002)
  • Associate member of McGill School of Environment
  • Editor, Cambridge press book- Environmental 
  • Editorial board, Sustainability
  • Member of NSERC-CREATE Mine of Knowledge 
  • Member of NSERC CREATE - PURE
  • Member of Centre for Computational Chemistry
  • Member of Compute Canada
  • Member of Calcul Quebec (numerical modelling network)
  • Member of the editorial advisory board of the American Chemical Society Journal of Analytical Chemistry (ACS) 2006-2008 
  • Associate editor, Geochemical (Japan), 2008-2010
  • Former member of the Global Environment and Climate Change Centre , Quebec Ocean, SOLAS, etc.)

Education:
  • ​Max-Planck Postdoctoral fellowship,  Max Planck Institute, Atmospheric chemistry division, Mainz, Germany, 1996-1998,                     Supervisor: Professor Paul Crutzen
  • PhD. in Chemistry, 1996, Supervisors: Professor Hiromi Niki and Professor Geoff Harris, CAC, York University, Canada, recipient of NSERC, OGS, NATO, York, graduate faculty,... awards 
  • Hon. B.Sc., in Chemistry,  1992, First class honnors degree, Dean's honnour role & recipient of CSC, SOA, NSERC, York, ... awards
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                                           News!
Some highlights of our exciting research activities and outreach in the  media around the world!
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​Congratulations from all of us to:
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  • Bravo to dev for AWM scholarship
  • Congratulations to Dr. Jim for a fantastic PhD defence (2019)!
  • Check out our recent work on airborne nanoparticles containing emerging contaminants, emitted from Trudeau Airport, in  Environmental pollution and some coverage in media, 2019
  • Check out the new  work by Mainak et al. on sustainable technology in Scientific Reports (2018)!
  • Bravo to Yevgen for MITAC PDF fellowship.
  • Congratulations to Dr. Uday for a great PhD defence (2018)!
  • Bravo to Dr. Rodrigo on successfully defending his PhD thesis (2018)!  
  • Congratulation to Dev for Alexandra Cowe award of excellence (2018).
  • Roya for her recent article, which is distinguished for its significant research contribution on Faculty1000 Prime list (2018). 
  • Another interview highlight (2018) at RSC chemistry education and on TV (2018)
  • Congratulations to our  NSERC-CRD for -CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN AEROSPACE IN QUÉBEC prize (le coup du coeur), 2018 & Dev and Mayeesha for their work.
  • Bryan for making a very cool science video and for winning the top NSERC competition prize in science & engineering in 2017 & For CSC 2017 graduate poster award.
  • Congratulations to Ryan and Pal for NSERC CREATE award & Ryan for outstanding TA award.
  • Mainak for FRQNT PDF fellowship, Ryan and Bryan for FRQNT (2017) & Yevgen for the Young Professional Best Paper Award at the Air & Waste Management (2016) and nominated by AFCAS for evidence by picture.
  • ​Uday for wining Environment Division Graduate Poster Award in 2016 CSC meeting in Halifax!
  • Jim for winning the first prize for thesis award at CSC  2016, & another prize in chemical education
  • Rodrigo for FRQNT (Mexico-Canada) award (2016)
  • Andrea, Jim Rodrigo, Uday and Zhenzhong  for NSERC Create (smart mine) supplement award
  • Andrea for presentation award in sustainability workshop 
  •  Yevgen for FRQNT postdoctoral scholarship
  • Jim for NSERC PhD scholarship
        New exciting work from our research team