Katherine Ackerman

Katherine (Katie) is an NSF-Postdoctoral Research Fellow who joined the group in June 2025. Katie earned her PhD from U. of Hawai`i at Mānoa in Atmospheric Sciences studying giant sea salt aerosol. Her PhD mainly focused on observing these particles in situ across a variety of environmental conditions using 3D-printed instruments, low-cost technology, and accessible sampling platforms like drones and kites. Her current research combines these in situ observations with LES to understand the mechanisms dictating the transport of these giant particles from close to the air-sea boundary through the effectively mixed layer within typical marine environments.