Dr. Benjamin Tobias Brem

Benjamin Brem

Scientist

Paul Scherrer Institut
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen PSI
Schweiz
Telefon
+41 56 310 24 65
  • Long-term observation of aerosol chemical, microphysical and optical properties at the high-alpine research station Jungfraujoch within the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) and Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS) framework for a better understanding of the atmospheric processes that drive the formation, transformation, and removal of aerosols in the atmosphere, https://www.psi.ch/en/lac/projects/last-72h-of-aerosol-data-from-jungfraujoch
  • Implementation of an aerosol monitoring program in the meteorological Observatory Payerne within the ACTRIS framework so the site can become an ACTRIS Switzerland Supersite in the Swiss Midlands
  • Air quality impacts of civil aviation emissions in the project Aviation Plume PROPeRtIes AT point of Exposure (APPROPRIATE), https://www.psi.ch/en/lac/projects/appropriate

 

  • Heeb NV, Muñoz M, Haag R, Wyss S, Schönenberger D, Durdina L, et al.
    Corelease of genotoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nanoparticles from a commercial aircraft jet engine – dependence on fuel and thrust
    Environmental Science and Technology. 2024; 58(3): 1615-1624. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c08152
    DORA PSI
  • Durand E, Durdina L, Smallwood G, Johnson M, Spirig C, Edebeli J, et al.
    Correction for particle loss in a regulatory aviation nvPM emissions system using measured particle size
    Journal of Aerosol Science. 2023; 169: 106140 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106140
    DORA PSI
  • Moallemi A, Modini RL, Brem BT, Bertozzi B, Giaccari P, Gysel-Beer M
    Concept, absolute calibration, and validation of a new benchtop laser imaging polar nephelometer
    Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2023; 16(15): 3653-3678. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3653-2023
    DORA PSI
  • Brunner C, Brem BT, Collaud Coen M, Conen F, Steinbacher M, Gysel-Beer M, et al.
    The diurnal and seasonal variability of ice-nucleating particles at the high altitude station Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.), Switzerland
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2022; 22(11): 7557-7573. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7557-2022
    DORA PSI
  • Delaval MN, Jonsdottir HR, Leni Z, Keller A, Brem BT, Siegerist F, et al.
    Responses of reconstituted human bronchial epithelia from normal and health-compromised donors to non-volatile particulate matter emissions from an aircraft turbofan engine
    Environmental Pollution. 2022; 307: 119521 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119521
    DORA PSI
  • Eirund GK, Drossaart van Dusseldorp S, Brem BT, Dedekind Z, Karrer Y, Stoll M, et al.
    Aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions during a Saharan dust event - a summertime case‐study from the Alps
    Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 2022; 148(743): 943-961. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4240
    DORA PSI
  • Brunner C, Brem BT, Collaud Coen M, Conen F, Hervo M, Henne S, et al.
    The contribution of Saharan dust to the ice-nucleating particle concentrations at the High Altitude Station Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.), Switzerland
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2021; 21(23): 18029-18053. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18029-2021
    DORA PSI
  • Bukowiecki N, Brem BT, Wehrle G, Močnik G, Affolter S, Leuenberger M, et al.
    Elucidating local pollution and site representativeness at the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland through parallel aerosol measurements at an adjacent mountain ridge
    Environmental Research Communications. 2021; 3(2): 021001 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/abe987
    DORA PSI
  • Durdina L, Brem BT, Elser M, Schönenberger D, Siegerist F, Anet JG
    Reduction of nonvolatile particulate matter emissions of a commercial turbofan engine at the ground level from the use of a sustainable aviation fuel blend
    Environmental Science and Technology. 2021; 55(21): 14576-14585. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c04744
    DORA PSI
  • Evangeliou N, Platt SM, Eckhardt S, Lund Myhre C, Laj P, Alados-Arboledas L, et al.
    Changes in black carbon emissions over Europe due to COVID-19 lockdowns
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2021; 21(4): 2675-2692. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2675-2021
    DORA PSI
  • Modini RL, Corbin JC, Brem BT, Irwin M, Bertò M, Pileci RE, et al.
    Detailed characterization of the CAPS single-scattering albedo monitor (CAPS PMssa) as a field-deployable instrument for measuring aerosol light absorption with the extinction-minus-scattering method
    Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2021; 14(2): 819-851. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-819-2021
    DORA PSI
  • Rose C, Collaud Coen M, Andrews E, Lin Y, Bossert I, Lund Myhre C, et al.
    Seasonality of the particle number concentration and size distribution: a global analysis retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2021; 21(22): 17185-17223. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17185-2021
    DORA PSI
  • Sun J, Hermann M, Yuan Y, Birmili W, Collaud Coen M, Weinhold K, et al.
    Long-term trends of black carbon and particle number concentration in the lower free troposphere in Central Europe
    Environmental Sciences Europe. 2021; 33(1): 47 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-021-00488-w
    DORA PSI
  • Collaud Coen M, Andrews E, Alastuey A, Petkov Arsov T, Backman J, Brem BT, et al.
    Multidecadal trend analysis of in situ aerosol radiative properties around the world
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2020; 20(14): 8867-8908. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-8867-2020
    DORA PSI
  • Laj P, Bigi A, Rose C, Andrews E, Lund Myhre C, Collaud Coen M, et al.
    A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories
    Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2020; 13(8): 4353-4392. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-4353-2020
    DORA PSI
  • Lobo P, Durdina L, Brem BT, Crayford AP, Johnson MP, Smallwood GJ, et al.
    Comparison of standardized sampling and measurement reference systems for aircraft engine non-volatile particulate matter emissions
    Journal of Aerosol Science. 2020; 145: 105557 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2020.105557
    DORA PSI
  • Durdina L, Brem BT, Schönenberger D, Siegerist F, Anet JG, Rindlisbacher T
    Nonvolatile particulate matter emissions of a business jet measured at ground level and estimated for cruising altitudes
    Environmental Science and Technology. 2019; 53(21): 12865-12872. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02513
    DORA PSI
  • Elser M, Brem BT, Durdina L, Schönenberger D, Siegerist F, Fischer A, et al.
    Chemical composition and radiative properties of nascent particulate matter emitted by an aircraft turbofan burning conventional and alternative fuels
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2019; 19(10): 6809-6820. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-6809-2019
    DORA PSI
  • Jonsdottir HR, Delaval M, Leni Z, Keller A, Brem BT, Siegerist F, et al.
    Non-volatile particle emissions from aircraft turbine engines at ground-idle induce oxidative stress in bronchial cells
    Communications Biology. 2019; 2(1): 90 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0332-7
    DORA PSI

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