The Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry (LAC), established 1 January 2000, is a laboratory of the General Energy Research Department (ENE) at the Paul Scherrer Institute.

LAC's Mission
Investigation of key processes determining the gas phase and aerosol composition in the polluted atmospheric boundary layer, and the identification of their sources and sinks Study of the impact of anthropogenic air pollution to the Alpine region, including the biosphere

The laboratory consists of three groups (10 positions funded by PSI and a variable number of soft-money positions) working in the fields of gas phase chemistry, aerosol chemistry, and the source-sink identification between the atmosphere and the vegetation. Scientists, technical and adminsitrative staff, students and trainees are working together in a powerful and competent team. The results are published in scientific journals, books, conference proceedings, project reports and - to an increasing degree - on the internet.

We are involved in national and international projects that focus on, but are not restricted to, the Alps. We deploy a variety of specialized, modern, off-the-shelf or self-developed instruments for field and laboratory experiments on various platforms (smog chamber, mobile laboratory, aircraft, Jungfraujoch research site). Field and laboratory data are interpreted with numerical models.

Of course, our success stimulates good relationships to and collaboration with other research groups, institutes and companies. We collaborate with Universities, Government Laboratories, and private companies all over the world.

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