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Universityof CapeTown: Rondebosch, ZA

2024-01-01 to present | Associate Professor (Oceanography)
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Katye Altieri

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Cape Town, ZA

2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | Senior Lecturer (Oceanography)
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Katye Altieri

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Cape Town, ZA

2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | Lecturer (Oceanography)
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Katye Altieri

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Cape Town, TH

2014-09-01 to 2016-12-31 | Senior Research Officer (Energy Research Centre)
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Katye Altieri

Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey, US

2011-09-01 to 2013-08-31 | Associate Research Scholar (Geosciences)
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Katye Altieri

Brown University: Providence, Rhode Island, US

2009-09-01 to 2011-08-31 | NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow
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Education and qualifications (3)

Princeton University: Princeton, US

2013-06-01 to 2014-06-01 | Masters in Public Policy (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs)
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Katye Altieri

Rutgers University: New Brunswick, US

2004-09-01 to 2009-06-01 | PhD (Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies)
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Katye Altieri

College of New Jersey: Ewing, US

2000-09-01 to 2004-06-01 | BSc (Chemistry)
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Professional activities (4)

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, ZA

2022 | College of Fellows Young Researcher Award
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Katye Altieri

Claude Leon Foundation: Cape Town, ZA

2017 | Claude Leon Merit Award
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Katye Altieri

National Research Foundation: Pretoria, ZA

2015 | NRF President's Award
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Katye Altieri

Desert Research Institute: Reno, US

2008 | Wagner Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences
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Katye Altieri

Works (37)

Investigation of coastal ammonium aerosol sources in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Atmospheric Environment
2023-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120034
Part of ISSN: 1352-2310
Contributors: Alexandra B. MacFarland; Emily E. Joyce; Xuchen Wang; Wendell Walters; Katye E. Altieri; Hayley N. Schiebel; Meredith G. Hastings
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Katye Altieri
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Opinion: Strengthening Research in the Global South: Atmospheric Science Opportunities in South America and Africa

2023-11-06 | Preprint
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2023-2566
Contributors: Rebecca M. Garland; Katye E. Altieri; Laura Dawidowski; Laura Gallardo; Aderiana Mbandi; Nestor Rojas; N'Datchoh Evelyne TOURE
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Katye Altieri

A seasonal analysis of aerosol NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> sources and NO<sub><i>x</i></sub> oxidation pathways in the Southern Ocean marine boundary layer

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2023-05-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/acp-23-5605-2023
Part of ISSN: 1680-7324
Contributors: Jessica M. Burger; Emily Joyce; Meredith G. Hastings; Kurt A. M. Spence; Katye E. Altieri
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Katye Altieri
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Untangling the influence of Antarctic and Southern Ocean life on clouds

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
2023-04-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1525/elementa.2022.00130
Part of ISSN: 2325-1026
Contributors: Marc D. Mallet; Ruhi S. Humphries; Sonya L. Fiddes; Simon P. Alexander; Katye Altieri; Hélène Angot; N. Anilkumar; Thorsten Bartels-Rausch; Jessie Creamean; Manuel Dall’Osto et al.
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A case study in the wintertime Vaal Triangle Air-Shed Priority Area on the utility of the nitrogen stable isotopic composition of aerosol nitrate to identify NOx sources

Clean Air Journal
2022-06-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.17159/caj/2022/32/1.12505
Contributors: Katye E. Altieri; Jessica Burger; Brigitte Language; Stuart J. Piketh
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Air‐Sea Ammonia Fluxes Calculated From High‐Resolution Summertime Observations Across the Atlantic Southern Ocean

Geophysical Research Letters
2021-05-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2020GL091963
Contributors: K. E. Altieri; K. A. M. Spence; S. Smith
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Reducing exposure to PM2.5 in South Africa leads to significant avoided premature mortalities and has large associated economic benefits

Clean Air Journal
2019-12-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.17159/caj/2019/29/2.7698
Contributors: Katye Altieri; Samantha Keen
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Public health benefits of reducing exposure to ambient fine particulate matter in South Africa

Science of The Total Environment
2019-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.355
Contributors: Katye E. Altieri; Samantha L. Keen
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Achieving development and mitigation objectives through a decarbonization development pathway in South Africa

Climate Policy
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2016.1150250
EID:

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Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Trollip, H.; Caetano, T.; Hughes, A.; Merven, B.; Winkler, H.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Marine biogenic source of atmospheric organic nitrogen in the subtropical North Atlantic

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516847113
EID:

2-s2.0-84955443043
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Fawcett, S.E.; Peters, A.J.; Sigman, D.M.; Hastings, M.G.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Prospective air pollutant emissions inventory for the development and production of unconventional natural gas in the Karoo basin, South Africa

Atmospheric Environment
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.01.021
EID:

2-s2.0-84955318346
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Stone, A.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Isotopic evidence for a marine ammonium source in rainwater at Bermuda

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB004809
EID:

2-s2.0-84910149633
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Hastings, M.G.; Peters, A.J.; Oleynik, S.; Sigman, D.M.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Glyoxal secondary organic aerosol chemistry: Effects of dilute nitrate and ammonium and support for organic radical-radical oligomer formation

Environmental Chemistry
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1071/EN13074
EID:

2-s2.0-84879985087
Contributors: Kirkland, J.R.; Lim, Y.B.; Tan, Y.; Altieri, K.E.; Turpin, B.J.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Insights into anthropogenic nitrogen deposition to the North Atlantic investigated using the isotopic composition of aerosol and rainwater nitrate

Geophysical Research Letters
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058167
EID:

2-s2.0-84887760217
Contributors: Gobel, A.R.; Altieri, K.E.; Peters, A.J.; Hastings, M.G.; Sigman, D.M.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Isotopic composition of rainwater nitrate at Bermuda: The influence of air mass source and chemistry in the marine boundary layer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50829
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2-s2.0-84887209856
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Hastings, M.G.; Gobel, A.R.; Peters, A.J.; Sigman, D.M.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Mechanisms leading to oligomers and SOA through aqueous photooxidation: Insights from OH radical oxidation of acetic acid and methylglyoxal

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-801-2012
EID:

2-s2.0-84855964762
Contributors: Tan, Y.; Lim, Y.B.; Altieri, K.E.; Seitzinger, S.P.; Turpin, B.J.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Molecular characterization of water soluble organic nitrogen in marine rainwater by ultra-high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-3557-2012
EID:

2-s2.0-84859780634
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Hastings, M.G.; Peters, A.J.; Sigman, D.M.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Carbon oxidation state as a metric for describing the chemistry of atmospheric organic aerosol

Nature Chemistry
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.948
EID:

2-s2.0-79251648332
Contributors: Kroll, J.H.; Donahue, N.M.; Jimenez, J.L.; Kessler, S.H.; Canagaratna, M.R.; Wilson, K.R.; Altieri, K.E.; Mazzoleni, L.R.; Wozniak, A.S.; Bluhm, H. et al.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Composition of dissolved organic nitrogen in continental precipitation investigated by ultra-high resolution FT-ICR mass spectrometry

Environmental Science and Technology
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es9007849
EID:

2-s2.0-70349136595
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Turpin, B.J.; Seitzinger, S.P.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Oligomers, organosulfates, and nitrooxy organosulfates in rainwater identified by ultra-high resolution electrospray ionization FT-ICR mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-70349105287
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Turpin, B.J.; Seitzinger, S.P.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

CMAQ model performance enhanced when in-cloud secondary organic aerosol is included: Comparisons of organic carbon predictions with measurements

Environmental Science and Technology
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es801192n
EID:

2-s2.0-57449092717
Contributors: Carlton, A.G.; Turpin, B.J.; Altieri, K.E.; Seitzinger, S.P.; Mathur, R.; Roselle, S.J.; Weber, R.J.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Impacts of atmospheric anthropogenic nitrogen on the open ocean

Science
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/science.1150369
EID:

2-s2.0-44249115592
Contributors: Duce, R.A.; LaRoche, J.; Altieri, K.; Arrigo, K.R.; Baker, A.R.; Capone, D.G.; Cornell, S.; Dentener, F.; Galloway, J.; Ganeshram, R.S. et al.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Oligomers formed through in-cloud methylglyoxal reactions: Chemical composition, properties, and mechanisms investigated by ultra-high resolution FT-ICR mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Environment
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.11.015
EID:

2-s2.0-39149120806
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Seitzinger, S.P.; Carlton, A.G.; Turpin, B.J.; Klein, G.C.; Marshall, A.G.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Secondary organic aerosol yields from cloud-processing of isoprene oxidation products

Geophysical Research Letters
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031828
EID:

2-s2.0-40849124168
Contributors: Ervens, B.; Carlton, A.G.; Turpin, B.J.; Altieri, K.E.; Kreidenweis, S.M.; Feingold, G.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Atmospheric oxalic acid and SOA production from glyoxal: Results of aqueous photooxidation experiments

Atmospheric Environment
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.035
EID:

2-s2.0-34447293827
Contributors: Carlton, A.G.; Turpin, B.J.; Altieri, K.E.; Seitzinger, S.; Reff, A.; Lim, H.-J.; Ervens, B.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Evidence for oligomer formation in clouds: Reactions of isoprene oxidation products

Environmental Science and Technology
2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/es052170n
EID:

2-s2.0-33747512157
Contributors: Altieri, K.E.; Carlton, A.G.; Lim, H.-J.; Turpin, B.J.; Seitzinger, S.P.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Link between isoprene and secondary organic aerosol (SOA): Pyruvic acid oxidation yields low volatility organic acids in clouds

Geophysical Research Letters
2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025374
EID:

2-s2.0-33646454902
Contributors: Carlton, A.G.; Turpin, B.J.; Lim, H.-J.; Altieri, K.E.; Seitzinger, S.
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Katye Altieri via Scopus - Elsevier

Biogeochemical controls on ammonium accumulation in the surface layer of the Southern Ocean

Biogeosciences
Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/bg-19-715-2022
OTHER-ID:

4bb34e30-95b2-40c8-b6fe-30f1a1188a2e

Part of ISSN: 1726-4170
EID:

85124837362
Contributors: Smith S; Altieri KE; Mdutyana M; Walker DR; Parrott R; Gallie S; Spence K; Burger JM; Fawcett SE
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University of Cape Town

Coastal ecosystem services in South Africa’s largest natural bay: The role of marine benthic filter feeders in mitigating pollution

Ecological Indicators
Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108899
OTHER-ID:

860d28da-f482-47b5-a1b0-e90642344edf

Part of ISSN: 1470-160X
EID:

85129654153
Contributors: Puccinelli E; Porri F; Altieri KE; Flynn R; Little HJ; Louw T; Pattrick P; Sparks C; Tsanwani M; de Waardt S et al.
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University of Cape Town

Contribution of sea spray to aerosol size distributions measured in a South African coastal zone

Atmospheric Research
Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105790
OTHER-ID:

7c6d869d-447a-466b-9636-224f7fe3ca23

ISSN: 0169-8095
EID:

85112483136
Contributors: February F; Piazzola J; Altieri KE; Van Eijk AMJ.
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University of Cape Town

Fostering multidisciplinary research on interactions between chemistry, biology, and physics within the coupled cryosphere-atmosphere system

Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene
Journal article
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Contributors: Thomas JL; Stutz J; Frey MM; Bartels-Rausch T; Altieri K; Baladima F; Browse J; Dall’Osto M; Marelle L; Mouginot J et al.
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Influence of open ocean biogeochemistry on aerosol and clouds: Recent findings and perspectives

Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene
Journal article
DOI: 10.1525/elementa.2023.00058
OTHER-ID:

4db72d79-8fdf-4ada-a6f0-a7c63a9e48ca

Part of ISSN: 2325-1026
EID:

85200551683
Contributors: Sellegri K; Simó R; Wang B; Alpert PA; Altieri KE; Burrows S; Hopkins FE; Koren I; McCoy IL; Ovadnevaite J et al.
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Key challenges for tropospheric chemistry in the Southern Hemisphere

Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene
Journal article
DOI: 10.1525/elementa.2021.00050
OTHER-ID:

c862e596-22f1-4bcc-add0-3f0e0a55bc41

Part of ISSN: 2325-1026
EID:

85123175266
Contributors: Paton-Walsh C; Emmerson KM; Garland RM; Keywood M; Hoelzemann JJ; Huneeus N; Buchholz RR; Humphries RS; Altieri KE; Schmale J et al.
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Opinion: Strengthening research in the Global South – atmospheric science opportunities in South America and Africa

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/acp-24-5757-2024
OTHER-ID:

e984c153-6e51-45d8-afec-35dbb971ea24

Part of ISSN: 1680-7316
EID:

85194047751
Contributors: Garland RM; Altieri KE; Dawidowski L; Gallardo L; Mbandi A; Rojas NY; Touré NE.
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University of Cape Town
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Reactive nitrogen cycling in the atmosphere and ocean

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Journal article
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-earth-083120-052147
OTHER-ID:

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ISSN: 0084-6597
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2-s2.0-85107048487

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Scopus
Contributors: Altieri KE; Fawcett SE; Hastings MG
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The importance of alkyl nitrates and sea ice emissions to atmospheric NOx sources and cycling in the summertime Southern Ocean marine boundary layer

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Journal article
OTHER-ID:

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Part of ISSN: 1680-7316
EID:

85123442697
Contributors: Burger J; Granger J; Joyce E; Hastings MG; Spence K; Altieri KE
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University of Cape Town

The transport and fate of microplastic fibres in the Antarctic: The role of multiple global processes

Frontiers in Marine Science
Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1056081
OTHER-ID:

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Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
EID:

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Contributors: Cunningham EM; Rico Seijo N; Altieri KE; Audh RR; Burger J; Bornman TG; Fawcett SE; Gwinnett CMB; Osborne AO; Woodall LC.
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University of Cape Town

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