Research
Research Positions / Other Experiences:
Postdoctoral Scholar, Sustainable Transportation, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford University, 2012-2015
— Advisor: Jim Sweeney
— Sustainable Transportation Research: Innovative mobility, transportation policy related to flex-fuel vehicles (FFV), e.g. CAFE and RFS
PhD, Atmosphere/Energy, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Stanford University, 2006-2012
— Advisor: Mark Jacobson
— Thesis: Integrating near-explicit gas- and aqueous-chemistry mechanisms for examining the impact of ethanol (E85) on urban air pollution with and without a fog
The Rising Environmental Leaders Program, Stanford Woods Institute, 2013 Cohort
Published Papers:
Ginnebaugh, D. L. and M. Z. Jacobson (2012). Coupling of highly explicit gas and aqueous chemistry mechanisms for use in 3-D. Atmos. Environ. 62:408-415. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.08.057.
Ginnebaugh, D. L., J. Liang and M. Z. Jacobson (2010). Examining the temperature dependence of ethanol (E85) versus gasoline emissions on air pollution with a largely-explicit chemical mechanism. Atmos. Environ. 44:1192-1199. Supplemental Material
Conference Posters and Presentations:
Presentation, June 2015 (by co-author): "Can Car-Sharing Facilitate a More Sustainable Car Purchase?" at the ECEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Toulon/Hyeres, France
Presentation, December 2014: "Can Car-Sharing Facilitate a More Sustainable Car Purchase?" at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) Conference in Washington, DC
Presentation, February 2013: "Examining the Impact of Ethanol (E85) on Urban Air Pollution with and witout a Fog" at the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) Mobile Source Air Toxics workshop in Sacramento, CA
Poster, December 2011: "Near-explicit Gas-phase Chemistry Coupled with Extensive Aqueous Mechanism: Looking at Ethanol (E85) Exhaust in a Fog" at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA
Presentation, December 2010: "Urban Air Pollution from Ethanol (E85) in the Presence of Aqueous Aerosols and Fog" at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA
Poster, December 2009: "Enhanced Ozone Production at Low Temperatures due to Ethanol (E85)" at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA
Poster, December 2008: "Examining the Temperature Dependence of E85 Versus Gasoline Emissions on Air Pollution with a Near-Explicit Chemical Mechanism" at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA
Poster, December 2007: "Comparison of a 13,500 Reaction Near-Explicit Chemical Mechanism with Smog Chamber Data and its Implementation Into a Fast Solver to Study the Ambient Sensativity of E85 versus Gasoline Emissions" at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA
Presentation, October 2007: "Environmental Impacts of Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Examination of Proposed Strategies for Addressing Global Warming and Air Pollution" at the Annual Meeting of the West Coast Section of the Air and Waste Management Association on Integration of Future Energy Demand with California Global Warming Solutions Act in Glendale, CA
Presentation, December 2006: "Testing the Speed of a 13,500-Reaction Chemical Mechanism with SMVGEAR II and the Accuracy of the Mechanism Against Smog Chamber Data" at the International Conference on Atmospheric Chemical Mechanisms at UC Davis, CA
Poster, July 2006: "Air Pollution Impacts of Ethanol (E85)" at the 2nd International Conference on Global Warming and the Next Ice Age and Aerosol Uncertainties in Climate Predictions Conference in Santa Fe, NM
Other Conference Participation:
December 2006: Workshop on the Environmental, Resource, and Trade Implications of Biofuels presented by the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, California
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Documented and summarized the results of two sessions of industry leaders, stakeholders, researchers, and environmental leaders in a report for the organizers and attendees
February 2005: Whole Earth Systems: Integrating Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy Symposium at Stanford University, California
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Facilitated registration and the question and answer session