Joseph Francisco | |
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| Born | March 26, 1955 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Atmospheric chemistry |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship Sloan Fellowship 2007 Herbert Newby McCoy Award (Purdue) Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (Purdue) 2010 American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2013 US National Academy of Sciences[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemist |
| Institutions | Wayne State University Purdue University University of Pennsylvania |
| Doctoral advisor | Jeffrey Steinfeld |
Joseph S. Francisco (born 26 March 1955) is an American scientist and the former president of the American Chemical Society from 2009 to 2010.[2] He currently serves as the President's Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. He was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,[3] and held the Elmer H. and Ruby M. Cordes Chair in chemistry[4] at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln until 2018.