Contact Information:
100 Bureau Drive Stop 8393
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8393, USA
Voice: 301-975-2988
Fax: 301-977-8392
Email: pamela.chu@nist.gov
Education:
- Ph.D. Chemistry, 1991, University of California, Berkeley, CA
- A.B. Chemistry and Physics, 1985, Bryn Mawr College, PA
Current Research:
Research activities focus on advancing the sensitivity, accuracy, precision, time response, and traceability of real-time chemical sensing technologies to support environmental, industrial, and clinical programs. In particular, this work supports efforts to address national and international clean-air standards and is especially critical for reactive species, such as ozone, which play an important role in global climate change.
- Quantitative Infrared Database to Support Remote Sensing
- Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectroscopy for Quantitative Measurements
- Establishing a System for Primary Realization of Atmospheric Ozone Measurements
Recent Publications:
- "Evaluation of Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy as a tool for quantitative analysis: Signal stability considerations", R.S. DaBell, P.M. Chu, G.T. Fraser, and R.D. Suenram, in Instrumentation for Air Pollution and Global Atmospheric Monitoring, Proc. SPIE 4574, in press Oct. 2001.
- "Creation of 0.10 cm-1 Resolution, Quantitative Infrared Spectral Libraries for Gas Samples", S.W. Sharpe, R.L. Sams, T.J. Johnson, P.M. Chu, G.C.Rhoderick,and F.R.Guenther in Vibrational Spectroscopy-Based Sensor Systems, Proc. SPIE 4577, in press Oct. 2001.
- "Infrared Absorptivity Temperature Dependence of Gas Phase Methanol and Sulfur Dioxide", P.M. Chu, G.C. Rhoderick, P.A. Johnson, NISTIR 6773, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, August 2001.
- "Perfluorocarbon (PFC) Primary Standards Development for Aluminum Production Emissions Monitoring", G.C. Rhoderick and P.M. Chu, Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 370, 823-833, 2001.
- "Intensity artifacts in gas phase FTIR spectroscopy: Focus on the aperture", S.W. Sharpe, R.L. Sams, T.J. Johnson, and P.M. Chu, in Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Trends in Optics and Photonics 51 Optical Society of America, 2001.