Objective
Motivated air quality scientist seeks meaningful work
Save the world, right? That’s why we’re all here?
employment
UNIVERSITY SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION — NASA postdoctoral FELLOW
August 2016 - Present
Atmospheric postdoctoral fellow working with the NASA Airborne Science division, and spectroscopic in-situ atmospheric measurements
The Pennsylvania State University — Graduate Research Assistant
2016 - Present
Atmospheric chemistry graduate researcher, working with in-situ chemistry and air quality measurements, focused on atmospheric volatile organic compounds
Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling, NCAR, — ASP Graduate Student Visitor
2013
Training on PTR-MS instrumentation methods and participated in the SOAS field campaign
Western Washington University — Undergraduate Researcher
2008-2018
Developed a synthetic method for catalytically active transition metal nanoparticles
Kwiáht, San Juan Island, WA — Research Assistant
2008
Developed and implemented a method for sampling fresh water systems for pesticides
Professional Service
2018 — KORUS-AQ Science Team Meeting, Meeting rapporteur
2017-18 — Reviewer, JGR Atmospheres
2017 — AGU OSPA Judge Liaison
2017 — NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) review board
2015-16 — Penn State Earth and Mineral Sciences Council Representative
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
H.S. Halliday, J. P. Digangi, Y. Choi, G.S. Diskin, S.E. Pusede, M. Rana, J.B. Nowak, C. Knote, X. Ren, H. He, R.R. Dickerson, Z. Li. Using Short-Term CO/CO2 Ratios to Assess Airmass Differences over the Korean Peninsula during KORUS-AQ. JGR Atmospheres, In Review, 2018.
Collier-Oxandale, A., J. G. Casey, R. Piedrahita, J. Ortega, H. Halliday, J. Johnston, M.P. Hannigan. Assessing a low-cost methane sensor quantification system for use in complex rural and urban environments, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11(6), 3569–3594, 2018. [read]
McKenzie, Lisa M., B. Blair, J. Hughes, W. B. Allshouse, N. J. Blake, D. Helmig, P. Milmoe, H. Halliday, D. R. Blake, and J. L. Adgate. Ambient Nonmethane Hydrocarbon Levels Along Colorado’s Northern Front Range: Acute and Chronic Health Risks, Environmental Science & Technology, 2018. [read]
L. Kaser, E. G. Patton, G. G. Pfister, A. J. Weinheimer, D. D. Montzka, F. Flocke, A. M. Thompson, R. M. Stauffer, and H. S. Halliday, The Effect of Entrainment through Atmospheric Boundary Layer Growth on Observed and Modeled Surface Ozone in the Colorado Front Range, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(11), 6075–6093, 2017. [read]
H. S. Halliday, A. M. Thompson, A. Wisthaler, D. R. Blake, R. S. Hornbrook, T. Mikoviny, M. Müller, P. Eichler, E. C. Apel, and A. J. Hills, Atmospheric benzene observations from oil and gas production in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in July and August 2014, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2016. [read]
Hannah S. Halliday, Benzene Observations and Source Appointment in a Region of Oil and Natural Gas Development, PhD Dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University, 2016. [read]
H. S. Halliday, A. M. Thompson, D. W. Kollonige, D. K. Martins, Reactivity and temporal variability of volatile organic compounds in the Baltimore/DC region in July 2011, J. Atmos. Chem., 72, 197-213, 2015. [read]
D. K. Martins, R. M. Stauffer, A. M. Thompson, H. S. Halliday, D. Kollonigne, E. Joseph, A. J. Weinheimer, Ozone correlations between mid-tropospheric partial columns and the near-surface at two mid-atlantic sites during the DISCOVER-AQ campaign in July 2011, J. Atmos. Chem., 2013. [read]
H. S. Halliday, Behavior of volatile organic compounds sampled in the Baltimore/DC region during July 2011, MS Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University, 2012. [read]
Education
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Ph.D, METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, 2016
Advised by Dr. Anne Thompson & Dr. William Brune
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
M.A., METEOROLOGY, 2012
Thesis advised by Dr. Anne Thompson
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
B.S., CHEMISTRY & MATERIALS SCIENCE, 2010
Awards
2016 — NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship, NASA Langley
2015 — Poster award, 3rd Place, Penn State Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium
2014 — Design Contest Winner, Penn State Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium
2012 — Poster award, 2nd Place, Penn State Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium
2010 — Service in Chemistry Award, Western Washington University
2009-10 — Kaiser-Borsari Scholarship for Women in Materials Science
2005-06 — Shaw Island Scholarship