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PI: Celia Faiola, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology / Chemistry

Ph.D. Washington State University 2014, Engineering Science

B.S. Central Washington University, 2009, Biology: Science Education

B.S. Central Washington University, 2009, Chemistry: Biochemistry

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Research Interests: Influence of Ecosystem Disturbance on Atmospheric Chemistry Processes; Influence of Terrestrial Ecosystem Phenology on Atmospheric Chemistry Processes; Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation; Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions; Biological Production and Release of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds; Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation and Chemical Composition; Plant Stress Responses to Drought, Air Pollution, and Herbivory; Plant-Plant Communication via Airborne Signaling

 

The Faiola lab is always recruiting motivated graduate students! Please feel free to contact me directly at cfaiola@uci.edu

 

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Shan Gu, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

sgu5@uci.edu

 

Jasmine Osei-Enin, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

joseieni@uci.edu

 

Claire Freimark, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

cfreimar@uci.edu

 

Maria Flores, Chemistry

mariaaf1@uci.edu

 

 

Jackson Ryan, Chemistry

jtryan1@uci.edu

 

 

Sijia (Lucia) Liu

sijil12@uci.edu

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

 

Avisa Charmchi

charmcha@uci.edu

 

GROUP PHOTOS

2022 Group Lunch Photo

PHOTO: Left from front to back: Juan Flores (undergraduate researcher), Shan Gu (Eco/Evo PhD student), Jena Herbst (undergraduate researcher), Mikayla Kaliski (undergraduate researcher); Right side from front to back: Farzaneh Khalaj (Eco/Evo PhD student), Natalie Smith (Chemistry PhD student), Celia Faiola (PI).

2020 Group Photo

PHOTO: Top left to right – Shan Gu (Eco/Evo), Celia Faiola (PI), Thaomy Vo (Undergraduate researcher); Bottom left to right – Farzaneh Khalaj (Eco/Evo), Natalie Smith (Chemistry)

Spring 2019 Group Lunch

PHOTO Left to Right: Natalie Smith (Chemistry), Farzaneh Khalaj (Eco/Evo), Celia Faiola (PI), Claire Socorro-Weeks* (undergraduate researcher). Missing from photo: Joseph Spaziano (undergraduate researcher)

*Graduated Spring 2019