Nick Martin is a Principal Scientist and the Science Area Leader of the Air Quality and Aerosol Metrology Group at NPL. He is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Chartered Chemist, Chartered Scientist (MRSC CChem CSci) and an Associate of King’s College London (AKC). He joined NPL in 1990, having completed his BSc in Chemistry, AKC, and PhD in kinetic spectroscopy at King’s College London. This was followed by postdoctoral research at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge employing infrared lasers with molecular beams. At NPL he was first involved in developing a ground-based laser heterodyne spectrometer to detect stratospheric molecules. More recently, Nick developed pumped and diffusive sampling methods for measurements of nitrogen dioxide, VOCs, and ammonia using a Controlled Atmosphere Test Facility (CATFAC).
Current interests
Nick’s current research includes validation of sensor performance and was part of the original “Breathe London” pilot consortium, which implemented a new network of low-cost sensors for hyperlocal monitoring of air quality in London. He is a participant in U-CAIR and ECLAIR which are industrial consortium projects concerned with measuring in-cabin air quality and bleed air on aircraft, together with M4R, AfI projects, and university PhD studentships developing sensors for air quality monitoring including protection of national treasures at the Mary Rose Museum. Nick is involved in the QA/QC Support for Defra’s LAQM contract measuring NO2 with diffusion tubes and the new UK Urban NO2 Network (UUNN). Nick is a member of DEFRA’s Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) and the Welsh Government’s Clean Air Advisory Panel (CAAP), and a member of the Partnership Board of the Aerosol Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) at Bristol University. Nick is the Convenor of CEN TC264 WG11 which published a new standard for measuring ammonia in 2020 and is revising the standard for NO2. Nick is a member of CEN TC264 WG42, which has developed a Technical Specification for the evaluation of low cost powered sensors, and CEN TC264 WG12 on VOCs and inorganic pollutants.
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Selected recent publications
Martin, Nicholas & Ferracci, Valerio & Cassidy, Nathan & Hook, Josh & Battersby, Ross & Meane, Elena & Tang, Sim & Stephens, Amy & Leeson, Sarah & Jones, Matthew & Braban, Christine & Gates, Linda & Hangartner, Markus & Stoll, Jean-Marc & Sacco, Paolo & Pagani, Diego & Hoffnagle, John & Seitler, Eva. (2019). Validation of ammonia diffusive and pumped samplers in a controlled atmosphere test facility using traceable Primary Standard Gas Mixtures. Atmospheric Environment. 199. 453-462. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.11.038.
Williams, R., & Duvall, R., & Kilaru, V., & Hagler, G., & Hassinger, L., & Benedict, K., & Rice, J., & Kaufman, A., & Judge, R., & Pierce G., & Allen, G., & Bergin, M., & Cohen, R.C., & Fransioli, P., & Gerboles, M., & Habre, R., & Hannigan, M., & Jack, D., & Louie, P., & Martin, N.A., & Penza, M.,& Polidori, A., & Subramanian, R., & Ray, K., & Schauer, J., & Seto, E., & Thurston G., & Turner, J., & Wexler, A.S., & Ning, Z., 2019. Deliberating performance targets workshop: potential paths for emerging PM2.5 and ozone air sensor progress. Atmos. Environ. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2019.100031
Bacquart, Thomas & Perkins, Mark & Ferracci, Valerio & Martin, Nicholas & Resner, Kate & Ward, Michael & Cassidy, Nathan & Hook, Joshua & Brewer, Paul & Irvine, John & Connor, Paul & Murugan, Arul. (2018). Production and stability of low amount fraction of formaldehyde in hydrogen gas standards. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43. 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.02.026.
Martin, Nicholas & Ferracci, Valerio & Cassidy, Nathan & Hoffnagle, John. (2016). The application of a cavity ring-down spectrometer to measurements of ambient ammonia using traceable primary standard gas mixtures. Applied Physics B. 122. 10.1007/s00340-016-6486-9.
Martin, Nicholas & Helmore, Jonathan & White, Samual & Snook, Ieuan & Parish, Andy & Gates, Linda. (2014). Measurement of nitrogen dioxide diffusive sampling rates for Palmes diffusion tubes using a controlled atmosphere test facility (CATFAC). Atmospheric Environment. 94. 529-537. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.05.064.