Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts

Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts is a Canadian-American atmospheric chemist. She is a professor in the chemistry department at the University of California, Irvine and is the Director of AirUCI Institute.[1] Finlayson-Pitts and James N. Pitts, Jr. are the authors of Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere: Theory, Experiments, and Applications (1999).[2] She has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2006[3] and is the laureate for the 2017 Garvan–Olin Medal.[4] In 2016 she co-chaired the National Academy of Science report "The Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research" [5]

Finlayson-Pitts investigates the chemistry of the upper and lower atmosphere and ways in which chemical reactions in the atmosphere are involved in air pollution and climate change.[6][7][8] She and her team work to develop a molecular-level understanding of gaseous reactions of particles in different layers of the atmosphere, and at the interfaces between layers. They also study the interface between air and water.[9] She emphasizes the "urgency for addressing climate change at all levels of government in the U.S. and globally".[10]

  1. ^ "Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts". University of California Irvine - Faculty Profile System.
  2. ^ Koppmann, Ralf (April 15, 2008). Volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere (1st ed.). Blackwell Pub. pp. 108–110, 147–148. ISBN 9780470988657. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Member Directory: Barbara Finlayson-Pitts". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ "2017 National Award Recipients - American Chemical Society". American Chemical Society.
  5. ^ Read "The Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research: Remembering Yesterday, Understanding Today, Anticipating Tomorrow" at NAP.edu. 2016. doi:10.17226/23573. ISBN 978-0-309-44565-8.
  6. ^ Finlayson-Pitts, B. J. (13 April 2010). "Atmospheric Chemistry". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (15): 6566–6567. doi:10.1073/pnas.1003038107. PMC 2872471. PMID 20388910.
  7. ^ Richard, John P. (May 27, 2009). Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry. Vol. 43. Academic Press. pp. 85–87. ISBN 9780080886121. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ Kameda, Takayuki; Azumi, Eri; Fukushima, Aki; Tang, Ning; Matsuki, Atsushi; Kamiya, Yuta; Toriba, Akira; Hayakawa, Kazuichi (14 April 2016). "Mineral dust aerosols promote the formation of toxic nitropolycyclic aromatic compounds". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 24427. Bibcode:2016NatSR...624427K. doi:10.1038/srep24427. PMC 4830986. PMID 27075250.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rosenzweig was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Barboza, Tony (September 21, 2018). "87 days of smog: Southern California just saw its longest streak of bad air in decades". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 October 2018.