Stephanie Schneider is an NSERC postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She received her PhD in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Toronto under the supervision of Prof. Jon Abbatt. Her PhD thesis focused on chemical reactions occurring between the ocean and the atmosphere. Currently, her postdoctoral research focuses on the effect of wildfires on urban surfaces. Dr. Schneider is involved in the new IGAC working group, BBURNED (Biomass Burning Uncertainty, Reactions, Emissions and Dynamics) as the chemistry working group leader.