Staff information

Biography

Additional Publications

Yu, X, T Lee, B Ayres, S Kreidenweis, W Malm, and JL Collett, Jr. 2005. "Particulate Nitrate Measurement Using Nylon Filters." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 55: 1100-1110.

Yu, X. 2004. "Critical Evaluation of Rate Constants and Equilibrium Constants of Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis in Acidic Aqueous Solutions Containing Chloride Ions." Journal of Physical Chemistry Reference Data 33(3):747-763.

Yu, X, Z Bao, and JR Barker. 2004. "Kinetics of Persulfate Ions Photolysis in Aqueous Solutions Containing Chloride Ions - The Chemical Mechanism of Cl2- and SO4- Formation and Decay." Journal of Physical Chemistry A 295-608, 108.

Yu, X, and JR Barker. 2003. "Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis in Acidic Aqueous Solutions Containing Chloride Ions. II. Quantum Yield of HO(aq) Radicals." Journal of Physical Chemistry 1325-32, 107.

Yu, X, and JR Barker. 2003. "Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis in Acidic Aqueous Solutions Containing Chloride Ions. I. Chemical Mechanism." Journal of Physical Chemistry A 1313-24, 107.

Education and Credentials

• Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• M.S., Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• B.S. & Eng., Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing, China

Affiliations and Professional Service

• American Chemical Society
• American Geophysical Union
• Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society, University of Michigan Chapter

PNNL Publications

2013

• Lance S, T Raatikainen, TB Onasch, DR Worsnop, XY Yu, ML Alexander, M Stolzenberg, P McMurry, JN Smith, and A Nenes. 2013. "Aerosol mixingstate, hygroscopic growth and cloud activation efficiency during MIRAGE 2006." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13(9):5049-5062.  doi:10.5194/acp-13-5049-2013
• Leen B, XY Yu, M Gupta, DS Baer, JM Hubbe, CD Kluzek, JM Tomlinson, and MR Hubbell, II. 2013. "Fast In Situ Airborne Measurement of Ammonia Using a Mid-Infrared Off-Axis ICOS Spectrometer." Environmental Science & Technology 47(18):10446-10453.  doi:10.1021/es401134u
• Yang L, Z Zhu, XY Yu, S Thevuthasan, and JP Cowin. 2013. "Performance of a Microfluidic Device for In Situ ToF-SIMS Analysis of Selected Organic Molecules at Aqueous Surfaces." Analytical Methods 5(10):2515-2522.  doi:10.1039/c3ay26513g

2012

• Droppo JG, Jr, and XY Yu. 2012. "Evaluation of Replacing Natural Gas Heat Plant with a Biomass Heat Plant - A Technical Review of Greenhouse Gas Emission Trade-Offs." Chapter 11 in Municipal and Industrial Waste Disposal, ed. XY Yu, pp. 231-242.  InTech, Rijeka, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska). 
• Glantz CS, XY Yu, RL Coggin, LA Ponder, AE Booth, AJ Petrocchi, SM Horn, and J Yao. 2012. Summer 2012 Testing and Analysis of the Chemical Mixture Methodology -- Part I. PNNL-21914, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Yu XY, J Yao, H He, CS Glantz, and AE Booth. 2012. Enhancing the Benefit of the Chemical Mixture Methodology: A Report on Methodology Testing and Potential Approaches for Improving Performance . PNNL-21248, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Zaveri RA, WJ Shaw, DJ Cziczo, B Schmid, R Ferrare, ML Alexander, M Alexandrov, RJ Alvarez, WP Arnott, D Atkinson, S Baidar, RM Banta, JC Barnard, J Beranek, LK Berg, FJ Brechtel, WA Brewer, JF Cahill, B Cairns, CD Cappa, D Chand, S China, JM Comstock, MK Dubey, RC Easter, Jr, MH Erickson, JD Fast, C Floerchinger, BA Flowers, E Fortner, JS Gaffney, MK Gilles, K Gorkowski, WI Gustafson, Jr, MS Gyawali, J Hair, M Hardesty, JW Harworth, SC Herndon, N Hiranuma, CA Hostetler, JM Hubbe, JT Jayne, H Jeong, BT Jobson, EI Kassianov, LI Kleinman, CD Kluzek, B Knighton, KR Kolesar, C Kuang, A Kubatova, AO Langford, A Laskin, NS Laulainen, RD Marchbanks, C Mazzoleni, F Mei, RC Moffet, DA Nelson, M Obland, H Oetjen, TB Onasch, I Ortega, M Ottaviani, MS Pekour, KA Prather, JG Radney, R Rogers, SP Sandberg, A Sedlacek, C Senff, G Senum, A Setyan, JE Shilling, MKB Shrivastava, C Song, SR Springston, R Subramanian, K Suski, JM Tomlinson, RM Volkamer, HA Wallace, J Wang, AM Weickmann, DR Worsnop, XY Yu, A Zelenyuk, and Q Zhang. 2012. "Overview of the 2010 Carbonaceous Aerosols and Radiative Effects Study (CARES)." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 12(16):7647-7687.  doi:10.5194/acp-12-7647-2012

2011

• Mioduszewski JR, XY Yu, VR Morris, CM Berkowitz, and JE Flaherty. 2011. "In-Situ Monitoring of Trace Gases in a Non-Urban Environment." Atmospheric Pollution Research 2(1):89-98.  doi:10.5094/APR.2011.011
• Yu XY, L Yang, Z Zhu, JP Cowin, and MJ Iedema. 2011. "Probing Aqueous Surfaces by ToF-SIMS." LCGC North America (Oct 2011/Supplement S):34-38. 
• Yu XY. 2011. "Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosols using Semi-Continuous Thermal-Optical Method." Chapter 27 in Integrated Waste Management, vol. 1, ed. S Kumar, pp. 521-538.  INTECH, Rijeka, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska). 
• Berkowitz CM, LK Berg, XY Yu, ML Alexander, A Laskin, RA Zaveri, BT Jobson, E Andrews, and JA Ogren. 2011. "The Influence of Fog and Airmass History on Aerosol Optical, Physical and Chemical Properties at Pt. Reyes National Seashore." Atmospheric Environment 45(15):2259-2568.  doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.02.016
• Cowin JP, X Yang, XY Yu, and MJ Iedema. 2011. "Theoretical analyses of aerosol aging on a substrate without wall-effects by a cross-flow." Open Atmospheric Science Journal 5:106-113. 
• Yang L, XY Yu, Z Zhu, MJ Iedema, and JP Cowin. 2011. "Probing Liquid Surfaces under Vacuum Using SEM and TOF-SIMS." Lab on a Chip 11(15):2481-2484.  doi:10.1039/C0LC00676A
• Yang L, XY Yu, Z Zhu, S Thevuthasan, and JP Cowin. 2011. "Making a Hybrid Microfluidic Platform Compatible for In Situ Imaging by Vacuum-Based Techniques." Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A--Vacuum, Surfaces and Films 29(6):Article No. 061101.  doi:10.1116/1.3654147

2010

• Yu XY, JP Cowin, NS Laulainen, MJ Iedema, B Lefer, D Anderson, D Pernia, J Flynn, and SC Herndon. 2010. "Radical initiated secondary aerosol formation-Particle measurements during the 2009 TEXAQS." In Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry as part of the 90th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, January 16-21, 2010, Atlanta, GA.  American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. 
• Bamberger JA, MS Greenwood, BD Lawler, SK Sundaram, EBK Baer, BK Hatchell, DF Hopkins, LJ Kirihara, MS Pekour, S Sande, XY Yu, and N Zuljevic. 2010. "EVALUATING CONCENTRATION PROFILES DURING UNSTEADY MIXING." In Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2009 (IMECE2009), November 13-19, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, vol. 8, pp. 1-10.  American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY. 
• Yu XY, AJ Petrocchi, DK Craig, CS Glantz, DM Trott, JT Ciolek, PY Lu, JA Bond, TE Tuccinardi, and PR Bouslaugh. 2010. "The development and application of the chemical mixture methodology in analysis of potential health impacts from airborne release in emergencies." Journal of Applied Toxicology 30(6):513-524.  doi:10.1002/jat.1558
• Yu XY, JP Cowin, MJ Iedema, and HM Ali. 2010. "Fast Time-Resolved Aerosol Collector: Proof of Concept." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 3:1377-1384.  doi:10.5194/amt-3-1377-2010

2009

• Yu XY, R Cary, and NS Laulainen. 2009. "Primary and Secondary Organic Carbon Downwind of Mexico City." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9(18):6793-6814. 
• Bauer JJ, XY Yu, R Cary, NS Laulainen, and CM Berkowitz. 2009. "Characterization of the Sunset Semi-Continuous Carbon Aerosol Analyzer." Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 59(7):826-833. 
• Cross E, TB Onasch, M Canagaratna, JT Jayne, J Kimmel, XY Yu, ML Alexander, DR Worsnop, and P Davidovits. 2009. "Single particle characterization using a light scattering module coupled to a time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9(20):7769-7793. 
• de Gouw JA, D Welsh-Bon, C Warneke, WC Kuster, ML Alexander, AK Baker, AJ Beyersdorf, DR Blake, MR Canagaratna, AT Celada, LG Huey, W Junkermann, TB Onasch, A Salcido, SJ Sjostedt, A Sullivan, DJ Tanner, L Vargas-Ortiz, RJ Weber, DR Worsnop, XY Yu, and RA Zaveri. 2009. "Emission and Chemistry of Organic Carbon in the Gas and Aerosol Phase at a Sub-Urban Site Near Mexico City in March 2006 During the MILAGRO Study." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9(10):3425-3442. 
• Fast JD, A Aiken, JD Allan, ML Alexander, T Campos, MR Canagaratna, EG Chapman, P DeCarlo, B de Foy, J Gaffney, JA de Gouw, JC Doran, L Emmons, A Hodzic, SC Herndon, LG Huey, JT Jayne, JL Jimenez, LI Kleinman, WC Kuster, NA Marley, LM Russell, C Ochoa, TB Onasch, MS Pekour, C Song, IM Ulbrich, C Warneke, D Welsh-Bon, C Wiedinmyer, DR Worsnop, XY Yu, and RA Zaveri. 2009. "Evaluating Simulated Primary Anthropogenic and Biomass Burning Organic Aerosols during MILAGRO: Implications for Assessing Treatments of Secondary Organic Aerosols." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9(16):6191-6215. 
• Meyer PA, JA Bamberger, CW Enderlin, JA Fort, BE Wells, SK Sundaram, PA Scott, MJ Minette, GL Smith, CA Burns, MS Greenwood, GP Morgen, EBK Baer, SF Snyder, M White, GF Piepel, BG Amidan, A Heredia-Langner, SA Bailey, JC Bower, KM Denslow, DE Eakin, MR Elmore, PA Gauglitz, AD Guzman, BK Hatchell, DF Hopkins, DE Hurley, MD Johnson, LJ Kirihara, BD Lawler, JS Loveland, OD Mullen, MS Pekour, TJ Peters, PJ Robinson, MS Russcher, S Sande, C Santoso, SV Shoemaker, SM Silva, DE Smith, YF Su, JJ Toth, JD Wiberg, XY Yu, and N Zuljevic. 2009. Pulse Jet Mixing Tests With Noncohesive Solids. PNNL-18098, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2008

• Mioduszewski JR, and XY Yu. 2008. "Development of an In-Situ Data Logging System for Multiple Trace Gas Analyzers." Journal of Undergraduate Research VIII:215. 
• Lee T, XY Yu, B Ayres, SM Kreidenweis, WC Malm, and JL Collett, Jr. 2008. "Observations of Fine and Coarse Particle Nitrate at Several Rural Locations in the United States." Atmospheric Environment 42(11):2720-2732.  doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.016
• Lee T, XY Yu, SM Kreidenweis, WC Malm, and JL Collett, Jr. 2008. "Semi-Continuous Measurement of PM2.5 Ionic Composition at Several Rural Locations in the United States." Atmospheric Environment 42(27):6655-6669.  doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.023

2007

• Doran JC, JC Barnard, WP Arnott, R Cary, RL Coulter, JD Fast, EI Kassianov, LI Kleinman, NS Laulainen, TJ Martin, GL Paredes-Miranda, MS Pekour, WJ Shaw, DF Smith, SR Springston, and XY Yu. 2007. "The T1-T2 Study: Evolution of Aerosol Properties Downwind of Mexico City." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 7(6):1585-1598. 
• Song C, RA Zaveri, ML Alexander, JA Thornton, S Madronich, JV Ortega, A Zelenyuk, XY Yu, A Laskin, and AD Maughan. 2007. "Effect of Hydrophobic Primary Organic Aerosols on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Ozonolysis of a-Pinene." Geophysical Research Letters 34(20):Paper # L20803.  doi:10.1029/2007GL030720

2006

• Yu XY, T Lee, B Ayres, SM Kreidenweis, WC Malm, and JL Collett, Jr. 2006. "Loss of Fine Particle Ammonium from Denuded Nylon Filters." Atmospheric Environment 40(25):4797-4807.  doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.03.061
• Liu Y, DA MacDonald, XY Yu, SV Hering, JL Collett, Jr, and CS Henry. 2006. "Analysis of Anions in Ambient Aerosols by Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis." The Analyst 131(11):1226-1231.  doi:10.1039/b608945c