Kimberly A. Prather | |
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| Education | University of California, Davis, PhD |
| Awards | National Academy of Engineering induction National Academy of Sciences induction |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego University of California, Berkeley University of California, Riverside |
| Website | https://caice.ucsd.edu/kimberly-prather/ |
Kimberly A. Prather is an American atmospheric chemist. She is a distinguished chair in atmospheric chemistry and a distinguished professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and department of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego. Her work focuses on how humans are influencing the atmosphere and climate. In 2019, she was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for technologies that transformed understanding of aerosols and their impacts on air quality, climate, and human health. In 2020, she was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She is also an elected Fellow of the American Philosophical Society, American Geophysical Union, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.