James G. Anderson
James G. Anderson | |
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Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
Education | University of Washington University of Colorado |
Known for | Work on emissions of greenhouse gases in the Arctic and ozone depletion[1][2] |
Awards | 1993 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, 1996 Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship, 2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Atmospheric chemistry |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Thesis | Rocket borne ultraviolet spectrometer measurement of OH resonance fluorescence with a diffusive transport model for mesospheric photochemistry (1970) |
Doctoral students | Andrew Dessler |
James Gilbert Anderson (born 1944) is the Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Harvard University, a position he has held since 1982.[3][4] From 1998 to 2001, he was the chairman of Harvard's department of chemistry and chemical biology. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[5] the American Geophysical Union, the National Academy of Sciences,[6] and the American Philosophical Society.[7] His awards include the 1993 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, the 1996 Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship and the 2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences.[3][8] In 2012, Anderson won a Smithsonian magazine American Ingenuity Award in Physical Sciences.[9] Anderson is currently working on the development of a solar powered aircraft for climate science and atmospheric observation.
References
- ^ Yu, Gina (2010-04-23). "Professor Studies Arctic Climate Change". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Increased Risk of Ozone Loss above United States". Harvard Magazine. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ a b "James G. Anderson". Anderson Research Group. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ Swedin, Eric Gottfrid (2005). Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 218. ISBN 9781851095247.
- ^ "James Gilbert Anderson". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "James G. Anderson". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "James Gilbert Anderson Search Results". Amacad.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "2012 American Ingenuity Award Winners". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
External links
- Harvard faculty page
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