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Christian Pfrang (born 1978) is a German-British atmospheric chemist who is Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on atmospheric aerosols and their effects on climate and air quality, including investigating cooking emissions, indoor air quality and ozone's effect on plant-pollinator interactions.

Pfrang studied chemistry at the TU Munich, University of Oxford and FU Berlin before completing his DPhil in physical chemistry under Professor Richard P. Wayne at the University of Oxford in 2006..^[1]

Pfrang spent a year as a Carlo Schmid fellow in the research department of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECWMF), after which Pfrang was awarded RCUK Academic Fellowship at the University of Reading in 2007, where he later became Lecturer and Associate Professor of Physical & Atmospheric Chemistry in 2016.^[1]

In 2018, Pfrang moved to the University of Birmingham, taking up the role of Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, where he was promoted to Professor of Atmospheric Science in 2023.^[1]

From 2020 to 2022, Pfrang led the CleanAir4V^[2] research network as principal investigator,^[3] which aimed to explore methods in which behaviour and technological interventions could be used to reduce future air pollution exposure and improve health of vulnerable groups.^[4]

Pfrang contributed, as an external reviewer to the UK government's 2022 Indoor Air Quality Report produced by the Air Quality Expert Group for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.^[5]

In 2025, Pfrang was invited to the University of California, Irvine to give a lecture on his outdoor & indoor air pollution research^[6].

• Royal Society of Chemistry - Chartered Scientist (CSci)^[7]
• Member of NERC peer review college
• Editorial roles: Atmosphere (Section: Aerosols)

Pfrang's research is primarily in the area of gas-phase and heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry focusing on atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on air quality and climate change, with his research often being linked to other aspects of environmental science, such as plant science and meteorology^[1]. Pfrang's papers have investigated topics, including the effect of cooking emissions of fatty acids on cloud formation, the health effects of particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on vulnerable groups, and the impact of ozone on plant-pollinator interactions.

His work has been published in journals such as Nature Communications, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Chemistry World^[8], and has received coverage from news outlets, such as BBC News^[9][10], The Independent^[11][12][13] and CNN^[14]. His research on the effects of household plants and candles on indoor air quality have led to him being featured on the BBC's Morning Live,^[15][16] where Pfrang discussed his work.

Pfrang has also been quoted in 2024 and 2025 articles by Bloomberg^[17], phys.org^[18] and The Guardian^[19], regarding implications of air fryers and gas hobs on indoor air quality.

• Complex three-dimensional self-assembly in proxies for atmospheric aerosols^[20](2017), lead author.
• Indoor Air Pollution and the Health of Vulnerable Groups: A Systematic Review Focused on Particulate Matter (PM), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Their Effects on Children and People with Pre-Existing Lung Disease^[21](2022), co-author.
• Mapping the effects of ozone pollution and mixing on floral odour plumes and their impact on plant-pollinator interactions^[22](2023), co-author.

Pfrang was presented with the 2025 ISIS Society Award by the ISIS Neutron and Muon source, for his work on using neutron reflectometry to investigate the effect of cooking emissions on indoor air quality^[23]. The 2025 ISIS Impact awards were presented to "Researchers whose work has had a significant, wide-reaching impact on the economy, society or science"^[24]

• University of Birmingham profile
• ORCID profile
• ResearchGate profile
• Google Scholar profile