chemistry on indoor surfaces, including the interactions of indoor gases with components of paints (titanium dioxide), glass, concrete, and drywall. Grassian collaborates with scientists at the Scripps Hydraulics Lab to study particles generated in sea spray. By researching the properties of sea spray aerosol, such as hygroscopicity and chemical reactivity, Grassian looks to develop an understanding of our atmosphere that will help improve current climate models. In 2017 she helped identify that the bubbles that appear on the surface of breaking waves forms particulate matter that depends on molecules secreted by phytoplankton and floor dwelling bacteria for its overall composition. She gave a TEDTalk What's Really in the Air We Breathe at TEDxSan Diego in 2018. Awards 2021 American Chemical Society National Award in Surface Chemistry 2020 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elected Member 2020 Iota Sigma Pi Honorary Member Award 2019 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award 2019 William H. Nichols Medal Awardee 2018 American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award 2018 American Chemical Society Committee on Environmental Improvement Award for Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemistry Education 2014 Royal Society of Chemistry John Jeyes Award 2014 American Chemical Society Midwest Award 2012 American Chemical Society Creative Advanced in Environmental Science and Technology References Living people 21st-century American chemists American women chemists New York University alumni University of Iowa faculty Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni University of California, San Diego faculty University of California, Berkeley alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American women academics 21st-century American women scientists