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We are atmospheric organic chemists interested in the fate of key volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. We currently study the properties of organic matter and organic aerosols to act as cloud condensation nuclei and as ice nucleating particles.

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Paper of the Year!

Our paper on singlet oxygen production from cooking aerosols was chosen as the Environmental Science: Atmospheres 2024 paper of the year! Hug congratulations to Team Singlet Oxygen on this achievement!

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Jan 12th 2026

Fire and Ice

Émilie Payment was a speaker at UBC's Bio-Products Institute Connect event, where she presented NBD Group research on the ice nucleating ability of lignin from wildfires. Amazing work!

Jan 9th 2026

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