About Me

My name is Raymond J. Leibensperger III (he/him) and I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Environmental Physics at the University of Heidelberg. In this role, I am constructing a simple plume model to replicate sea spray aerosol optical depth to be integrated in forecast models across scales. My training is in the production of sea spray aerosols in laboratory-scale breaking wave proxies using an experimental and observation approach. My specialties include MATLAB, TSI Inc. instruments, and campaign leadership, but I have additional skills in LabView, Aerosol Devices instruments, Droplet Measurement Technology instruments, and aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry. 

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I am currently looking for a post-doctorate position in the earth sciences, ideally investigating natural aerosol modeling. I would like to better bridge the fields of experiments and observations to improve model parameterizations of natural aerosol emissions. My long-term career goal is to work as a researcher at a national laboratory combining observations and modeling.