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Dr. Nic Beres
Postdoctoral Researcher, Fire Experiments
Phone 
775-674-7053
E-Mail 
Nic.Beres@dri.edu
Campus 
Reno Campus
Division 
Atmospheric Sciences

Publications
2024
Dollner, M., Gasteiger, J., Schöberl, M., Gattringer, A., Beres, N. D., Bui, T., Diskin, G., Weinzierl, B. (2024). The Cloud Indicator: A novel algorithm for automatic detection and classification of clouds using airborne in situ observations, Atmospheric Research, 308 (May), 107504-107504, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107504

2020
Beres, N. D., Sengupta, D., Samburova, V., Khlystov, A. Y., Moosmüller, H. (2020). Deposition of Brown Carbon onto Snow: Changes of Snow Optical and Radiative Properties, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 6095-6114, 10.5194/acp-20-6095-2020

Beres, N. D., Lapuerta, M., Cereceda-Balic, F., Moosmüller, H. (2020). Snow Surface Albedo Sensitivity to Black Carbon: Radiative Transfer Modelling, Atmosphere, 11 (10), 1077, 10.3390/atmos11101077

2018
Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H. (2018). Apparatus for dry deposition of aerosols on snow, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11 (12), 6803-6813, 10.5194/amt-11-6803-2018

2014
Chakrabarty, R. K., Novosselov, I. V., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., Sorensen, C. M., Stipe, C. B. (2014). Trapping and aerogelation of nanoparticles in negative gravity hydrocarbon flames, Applied Physics Letters, 104, 243103-1

Chakrabarty, R. K., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., China, S., Mazzoleni, C., Dubey, M. K., Liu, L., Mishchenko, M. I. (2014). Soot superaggregates from flaming wildfires and their direct radiative forcing, Nature Sci. Rep., 4 (5508), (8 pages), 10.1038/srep05508

Bosch, C., Andersson, A., Kirillova, E. N., Budhavant, K., Tiwari, S., Praveen, P., Russell, L. M., Beres, N. D., Ramanathan, V., Gustafsson, O. (2014). Source-diagnostic dual-isotope composition and optical properties of water-soluble organic carbon and elemental carbon in the South Asian outflow intercepted over the Indian Ocean, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 119 (20), 743-759, 10.1002/2014JD022127

Conference Proceedings
2024
Burkart, J., Beres, N. D., Weinzierl, B. (2024). Exploring a novel measurement method based on fluorescence and holographic images and its application to the characterization of plant debris – a laboratory study. GAeF START 2024: Vienna, Austria, February 20, 2024-February 21, 2024

2023
Moosmüller, H., Beres, N. D., Lapuerta, M., Cereceda-Balic, F. (2023). Snow Surface Albedo Sensitivity to Black Carbon: Radiative Transfer Modelling. 13th International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles in the Atmosphere (ICCPA): Berkeley, CA, July 9, 2023-July 12, 2023

Beres, N. D., Burkart, J., Graf, E., Zeder, Y., Dailey, L., Weinzierl, B. (2023). Detection and Classification of Airborne Microplastics Using Holography, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, and Machine Learning. 2023 AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, USA, December 11, 2023-December 15, 2023

2022
Moosmüller, H., Beres, N. D., Svensson, J., Virkkula, A., Lapuerta, M., Cereceda-Balic, F. (2022). Development of Novel Instrumentation for Investigating Aerosol – Snow Optical Interactions., Workshop Internacional: “Impactos Antrópicos y Naturales sobre la Criósfera en un Clima Cambiante: Consecuencias Hidrológicas”: Valparaiso, Chile, October 28, 2022

2020
Beres, N. D., Sengupta, D., Samburova, V., Khlystov, A. Y., Moosmüller, H. (2020). Deposition of Brown Carbon onto Snow: Changes of Snow Optical and Radiative properties. General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU 2020): Vienna, Austria, May 4, 2020-May 8, 2020

2019
Beres, N. D., Sengupta, D., Samburova, V., Khlystov, A. Y., Moosmüller, H. (2019). Modification of Snow Surface Reflectivity Spectra through Brown Carbon Aerosol Deposition.. 12th International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles in the Atmosphere ICCPA): Vienna, Austria, April 3, 2019-April 6, 2019

2018
Sengupta, D., Gao, L., Beres, N. D., Bhattarai, C., Wilcox, E.M., Samburova, V., Watts, A. C., Khlystov, A. Y., Moosmüller, H. (2018). Estimation of Snow Albedo Reduction by Light Absorbing Impurities Using a Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Model.. Joint Meeting of 17th Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference (ELS-XVII) and 11th Conference on Laser-Light and Interactions with Particles (LIP2018): College Station, TX, March 4, 2018-March 9, 2018

Sengupta, D., Gao, L., Wilcox, E.M., Beres, N. D., Bhattarai, C., Samburova, V., Watts, A. C., Khlystov, A. Y., Moosmüller, H. (2018). Estimation of Snow Albedo Reduction by Light Absorbing Impurities Using a Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Model. 10th International Aerosol Conference (IAC 2018): St. Louis, MO, September 2, 2018-September 7, 2018

2017
Piedra, P. G., Llanza, L. R., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H. (2017). Towards Predicting Solar Panel Efficiency in Dusty Planetary Environments. National Council of Space Grant Directors’ Spring Meeting: Arlington, VA, March 2, 2017-March 4, 2017, Invited talk.

Beres, N. D., Sengupta, D., Samburova, V., Khlystov, A. Y., Moosmüller, H. (2017). Influence of Brown Carbon Aerosol Deposition on Snow Surface Reflection Spectra. 36th Annual Conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research: Raleigh, NC, October 16, 2017-October 20, 2017

Beres, N. D., Sengupta, D., Samburova, V., Khlystov, A. Y., Moosmüller, H. (2017). Brown Carbon Spectral Signatures in Snow Surface Reflectivity. 2017 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union: New Orleans, LA, December 11, 2017-December 15, 2017

Sengupta, D., Gao, L., Wilcox, E.M., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., Khlystov, A. Y. (2017). Estimation of Snow Albedo Reduction by Light Absorbing Impurities Using Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Model. 2017 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union: New Orleans, LA, December 11, 2017-December 15, 2017

Chung, C.E., Hoffer, A., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., Liu, C., Green, M. C., Kim, S., Engelbrecht, J. P., Gelencsér, A. (2017). Near-Infrared Light Absorption by Brown Carbon in the Ambient Atmosphere. 2017 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union: New Orleans, LA, December 11, 2017-December 15, 2017

2016
Beres, N. D., Sengupta, D., Hausrath, E. M., Murray, A. E., Moosmüller, H. (2016). Determining the Influence of Aerosol Deposition on the Biological, Geochemical and Radiative Properties of Snowpack. Nevada NASA EPSCoR Statewide Meeting: Reno, NV, April 29, 2016

Chaney, M. C., Higham, M. L., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., Hausrath, E. M., Kitts, C., Murray, A. E. (2016). Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Snow Microbiota in the Sierra During a Low Snow Deposition Year. College of Science and Math Student Research Conference: Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, May 16, 2016

Chaney, M. C., Higham, M. L., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., Hausrath, E. M., Murray, A. E. (2016). Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Snow Microbiota in the Sierra During a Low Snow Deposition Year. Nevada NASA EPSCoR Statewide Meeting: Reno, NV, April 29, 2016

Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., Dozier, J. (2016). Aerosol Characterization and New Instrumentation for Better Understanding Snow Radiative Properties. Desert Research Institute Graduate Student Poster Competition: Reno, NV, April 18, 2016

2015
Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., Dozier, J. (2015). Aerosol Characterization and New Instrumentation for Better Understanding Snow Radiative Properties. 2015 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union: San Francisco, CA, December 14, 2015

2014
Chakrabarty, R. K., Beres, N. D., Moosmüller, H., China, S., Mazzoleni, C., Dubey, M. K., Liu, L., Mishchenko, M. I. (2014). How Well Do Laboratory Studies Represent Microphysical Properties of Soot Emitted from Wildfires. 33nd Annual Conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research: Orlando, FL, October 20, 2014

Siegel, B., Beres, N. D., Engelbrecht, J. P., Moosmüller, H. (2014). Light Extinction Caused by Dust Deposition on Photovoltaic Cells. Poster Session at University of NV, Reno: Reno, NV, August 13, 2014

2013
Beres, N. D., Chakrabarty, R. K., Moosmüller, H., Liu, L., Mishchenko, M. I. (2013). Atmospheric Soot Superaggregates: Implications for Health and Radiative Forcing. Division of Atmospheric Sciences Science Talks: Reno, NV, November 13, 2013

Beres, N. D., Liu, L., Mishchenko, M. I., Chakrabarty, R. K., Moosmüller, H., Liu, L., Mishchenko, M. I. (2013). Atmospheric Soot Superaggregates: Implications for Health and Radiative Forcing. 32th Annual Conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research: Portland, OR, September 30, 2013-October 4, 2013