Summary
IUPAC Global Women Breakfast 2025 in Finland
Chemicum, University of Helsinki, A.I Virtasen aukio, 00560 Helsinki, hybrid event
Welcome by Dr. Miia Mäntymäki
Presentation "Formation, Clustering, and Atmospheric Impact of Clusterable Organic Compounds" by Docent Nanna Myllys, University of Helsinki
Atmospheric aerosol particles have a critical impact on Earth’s radiative balance and human health. Oxygenated organic molecules play an important role in the formation and growth of aerosol particles. To contribute to initial steps of particle formation, a compound must either condense from the gas to the particle phase or undergo cluster-phase proton-transfer or other chemical reaction. In this presentation, I will show our recent findings of COC formation and clustering mechanisms as well as discuss why accurate quantum chemical studies are needed to understand molecule–climate integration.