F. Sherwood Rowland

Frank Sherwood Rowland
Rowland at the inaugural World Science Summit, May 2008
Born(1927-06-28)June 28, 1927
DiedMarch 10, 2012(2012-03-10) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forOzone depletion research
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine
ThesisThe epithermal reactions of recoil atoms (1952)
Doctoral advisorWillard Libby

Frank Sherwood "Sherry"[4] Rowland (June 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012) was an American Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics. His best-known work was the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion.[5][6]

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  3. ^ Laureates of the Japan Prize. japanprize.jp
  4. ^ Roan, Shari (March 12, 2012). "F. Sherwood Rowland dies at 84; UC Irvine professor won Nobel Prize". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
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  6. ^ Molina, M. J.; Rowland, F. S. (1974). "Stratospheric sink for chlorofluoromethanes: Chlorine atom-catalysed destruction of ozone". Nature. 249 (5460): 810. Bibcode:1974Natur.249..810M. doi:10.1038/249810a0. S2CID 32914300.