F. Sherwood Rowland
American chemist (1927–2012)
Frank Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland (June 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012) was an American Nobel Prize-winning chemist. He was a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics.
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 Rowland at the inaugural World Science Summit, May 2008 | |
| Born | June 28, 1927 Delaware, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2012 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | United States |
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| Known for | Ozone depletion research |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine |
| Thesis | The epithermal reactions of recoil atoms (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Willard Libby |
His best-known work was the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons role in ozone depletion.[2][3]
He won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Mario Molina and Paul J. Crutzen. Rowland worked as a professor at the University of California, Irvine.
Rowland died on March 10, 2012 in Newport Beach, California from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, aged 84.[4]
References
change- ↑ Laureates of the Japan Prize. japanprize.jp
- ↑ Prather, M. J.; Blake, D. R. (2012). "F. Sherwood Rowland (1927–2012)". Nature. 484 (7393): 168. Bibcode:2012Natur.484..168P. doi:10.1038/484168a. PMID 22498618.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Roan, Shari (2012-03-12). "F. Sherwood Rowland dies at 84; UC Irvine professor won Nobel Prize". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
