Rebecca Hornbrook | |
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Born | Rebecca Suzanne Hornbrook April 5, 1975 Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | York University |
Known for | Research in volatile organic compounds. |
Awards | Governor General's Academic Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Atmospheric chemistry, volatile organic compounds, air quality, chemical kinetics, instrumentation. |
Doctoral advisor | Jochen Rudolph |
Rebecca Suzanne Hornbrook (born 1975) is an atmospheric chemist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). She currently holds the position of Project Scientist II while also belonging to a variety of groups based out of NCAR, UCAR, and NASA.[1] She is notable for her work as one of the leading experts in Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) while possessing an interest in air quality, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, chemical kinetics, and photochemistry.[1]