Daniel J. CziczoProfessor

Email:

djcziczo@uchicago.edu

Biography

Joined the University of Chicago in 2026

Ph.D., Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 1999

M.S., Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 1997

B.S., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Illinois, 1992

Research Interests

Dan Cziczo is an atmospheric chemist interested in the interrelationship of particulate matter and cloud formation. His research utilizes laboratory and field studies to elucidate how small particles interact with water vapor to form droplets and ice crystals which are important players in the Earth’s climate system. His group uses small cloud chambers in the laboratory to mimic atmospheric conditions that lead to cloud formation and observing clouds in situ from remote mountaintop sites or through the use of research aircraft. Dan’s current research interests include the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols, Earth's radiative budget, and meteoritic, spacecraft debris and launch vehicle emissions in the atmosphere.

Selected Publications

Shen, X. et al., Stratospheric aerosol perturbation by tropospheric biomass burning and deep convection, Nat. Geosci. (2025).

Murphy, D. M. et al., Metals from spacecraft reentry in stratospheric aerosol particles, PNAS 120 (43) e2313374120 (2023).

Wolf, M. J. Et al., A biogenic secondary organic aerosol source of cirrus ice nucleating particles, Nature Communications, 11, 4834 (2020).

Cziczo, D. J. et al.,Clarifying the dominant sources and mechanisms of cirrus cloud formation, Science, 340, 1320-1323 (2013).

DeMott, P. J., D. J. Cziczo, A. Prenni, D. M. Murphy, S. Kreidenweis, D. S. Thomson, and R. Borys, Compositions and Concentrations of Atmospheric Ice Nuclei, P.N.A.S., 100, 14655 (2003).