(he/him) |
University of Leeds |

Current Position | Associate Professor |
j.b.mcquaid@leeds.ac.uk | |
Department(s) | School of Earth and Environment |
ECR | No |
YES.DTN Core Themes | Atmosphere and Climate |
Profile(s) | James B McQuaid (0000-0001-8702-0415) – ORCID |
Key Research Interests
- Observations of Atmospheric composition & instrumentation
- Low cost sensors
- Urban air quality and pollution
- Science communication
- Arctic Albedo
- Ice Nucleating Particles
- Biomass burning
- Tropospheric Ozone
- Long range transport of pollutants
- Impacts of wildfires
Recent Key Papers
- Graham AM, Spracklen DV, McQuaid JB, Smith TEL, Nurrahmawati H, Ayona D, Mulawarman H, Adam C, Papargyropoulou E, Rigby R, Padfield R, Choiruzzad S. 2024. “Updated Smoke Exposure Estimate for Indonesian Peatland Fires Using a Network of Low‐Cost PM2.5 Sensors and a Regional Air Quality Model” http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2024gh001125
- Clayton, C.J., Turnock, S.T., Marsh, D.R., Graham, A.M., Reddington, C.L., Vohra, K., McQuaid, J.B., , 2025, “Reducing Inequities in the Future Air Pollution Health Burden Over Europe” https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005404
- Shittu AI, Pringle KJ, Arnold SR, Pope RJ, Graham AM, Reddington C, Rigby R, McQuaid JB. 2025. “Performance evaluation of Atmotube PRO sensors for air quality measurements in an urban location.” Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 817-828 18.3 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-817-2025″