Staff Listing

Monica Madronich

Carbon Cycle

Mailing Address:
NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory
325 Broadway R/GML
Boulder CO 80305-3328

Phone: 303-497-3264
Email: Monica.Madronich@noaa.gov

Education

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado/USA
Doctor of Philosophy – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

• Dissertation: Landscape structure and plant age effects on terpenoid emissions from Pinus ponderosa and Pteridium aquilinum.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal /Mexico
Master of Science – Environmental Chemistry

• Thesis: Chemical characterization of fine particles from the Southeast zone of Mexicocity

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal/Mexico
Bachelor of Science – Biochemistry/Pharmacy

Monica Madronich considers herself a scientific hybrid. She majored in biochemistry/pharmacy and a master’s degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Her master’s degree thesis investigated the composition of atmospheric aerosols in Mexico. While finishing her Master’s Degree she moved to Boulder, where she was invited to collaborate with the Biosphere Atmosphere Interactions group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. It was then when she found the topic that would drive her PhD studies at the University of Colorado: the interactions between the atmosphere and the biosphere, specifically the study of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC).

Her doctoral studies focused on the influence of landscape structure, landscape configuration, and plant developmental stage on biogenic emissions. This study was a first step towards understanding the implications of landscape structure and configuration on atmospheric chemistry.

Currently she works in the LOGOS group at NOAA GML, focusing on global atmospheric measurements of long-lived greenhouse gases and studying the impacts of oil and gas well pads on air quality.