Bristol Aerosol Research Centre
Aerosols play important roles in a broad range of disciplines including atmospheric science, disease transmission, the delivery of drugs to the lungs, and the formation of structured micro- and nano-particles. Research at the Bristol Aerosol Research Centre (BARC) is focussed on improving our understanding of the physical, chemical and biological properties of aerosols.
We use advanced advanced techniques to manipulate and characterise individual particles to study their optical, chemical and biological properties, through to more conventional tools to study exhaled aerosol that can carry microorganisms or drugs for delivery to the lungs.
Doctoral Training Centre
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science is a collaboration between 7 UK universities and approximnately 60 industrial and public sector partners.
Hosted by the School of Chemistry and led by BARC, the CDT aims to train the next generation of graduates in aerosol science. Register with the CDT to hear the latest news and access the unique e-training portal for aerosol science.
Research at BARC
Research underway at BARC includes studies of respiratory aerosol and disease transmission, the physicochemical and optical properties of atmospheric aerosol, the formulation of drugs for inhalation therapeutics, and the fabrication of microparticles by processes such as spray drying.
The BARC Team
BARC researchers come from the UK, Canada, the US, Spain, China,...
Our PhD students and post-doctoral researchers have backgrounds in chemistry, physics, engineering, the life sciences and pharmacy.
Find out about joining BARC.
In News...
29th December 2021. Jonathan Reid contributes to the 2021 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, broadcast by the BBC. In lecture 2, The Perfect Storm, Jonathan shows how much aerosol we exhale, potentially transmitting viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. See the University twitter feed.