María del Carmen Cazorla Andrade

María del Carmen Cazorla Andrade

Directora
Instituto de Investigaciones Atmosféricas (IIA)
Professor
College of Sciences and Engineering
mcazorla@usfq.edu.ec
(+593 2) 297-1700
Extension
1128
Brillat-Savarin Building, BS-211
USFQ Research
Faculty
College of Sciences and Engineering
Career
Environmental Engineering
Member
Instituto de Investigaciones Atmosféricas (IIA)
External Institution
Scientific Advisory Group for Reactive Gases, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Consejo Directivo de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Aerosoles.
Expertise area
Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry
Ozonosondes
Remote Sensors
Planetary Boundary Layer
Aerosols
  • Postdoc: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2010-2012).
  • Ph.D. in Meteorology: Penn State University (2010).
  • MSc in Environmental Pollution Control: Penn State University (2005).
  • Fulbright Scholar (2003-2005).
  • Chemical Engineer: National Polytechnic School (2001).
Professional Profile
Dr. María del Carmen Cazorla is the Director of the Institute for Atmospheric Research (IIA) and the Atmospheric Measurement Station (EMA) at USFQ. Dr. Cazorla obtained her PhD in Meteorology from Penn State University. Dr. Cazorla is a former NASA Postdoctoral Fellow and a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Cazorla's group continously launch ozonesondes from Quito and Galapagos to monitor tropospheric and stratosperic ozone as part of the NASA SHADOZ network. Dr. Cazorla's EMA labs in Quito and Galapagos are also NASA AERONET monitoring stations. Dr. Cazorla is interested in experimental and modeling studies to investigate the physiscs and chemistry of atmospheric pollution, ozone production mechanisms, as well as changes in atmospheric composition in connection to climate change.
Interests
Reading, Yoga, Cooking.