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Matsumoto Lab
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A lab that measures ozone and nitrogen oxides in the air to uncover how air pollution works.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading air pollution through chemical reactions in the air.
The Matsumoto Lab studies atmospheric environmental science.
Near the ground, pollutants such as nitrogen oxides react in sunlight and form ozone.
Ozone is a main component of photochemical smog, and there are concerns about its effects on people and plants.
Through observation, experiments, and analysis, the lab aims to understand the current state of air pollution and improve air quality.
Key terms
- Troposphere
- The layer of the atmosphere extending from the ground up to roughly 10 to 20 kilometers, where clouds form and weather changes
- Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
- A collective name for nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide. They are released when things burn
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- Organic compounds that evaporate easily into the air. They are a precursor of ozone formation
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The lab studies chemical reactions in the atmosphere, focusing on tropospheric ozone and nitrogen oxides. By combining observation, experiments, and analysis, it aims to understand the current state of air pollution and contribute to improving air quality.
*Illustrative imageBuilding instruments and methods for measurement
The lab builds and improves its own instruments and methods, including an instrument that continuously measures nitrogen dioxide with high sensitivity and a method that captures, as a group, the volatile organic compounds that react with ozone.
*Illustrative imageObserving the real atmosphere
In addition to measuring ozone and nitrogen oxides continuously throughout the year, the lab also conducts intensive observation campaigns over set periods in suburban Tokorozawa and in forests.
*Illustrative imageRecreating reactions in the laboratory
The lab recreates radical reactions of volatile organic compounds in laboratory experiments, and investigates the characteristics of trace components emitted from sources such as plants.
*Illustrative imageAnalyzing publicly available data
The lab analyzes publicly available observational data from various locations to examine the current state of air pollution.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Matsumoto Lab are faculty and undergraduate students who belong to the lab seminar for graduation research.As of 2026
- ProfessorJun Matsumoto
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Salt Lake City smog haze skyline 01” Eltiempo10 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Building instruments and methods for measurement: “Air Quality Monitoring Station Keene NH July 2025 01” Artaxerxes / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Observing the real atmosphere: “Eddy Covariance Sonic IRGA” Veedar / Public domain (cropped)
- Recreating reactions in the laboratory: “SAPHIR- Simulation of Atmospheric PHotochemistry In a large Reaction Chamber” Forschungszentrum Jülich / Sascha Kreklau / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analyzing publicly available data: “Portrait of Global Aerosols” William Putman, NASA/Goddard / Public domain (cropped)
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