F. Sherwood Rowland

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:advocacy Environmental protection
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:birthDate 1927-02-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Delaware,_Ohio
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Mario_J._Molina
gptkb:Paul_Crutzen
gptkb:Frank_Sherwood_Rowland
gptkbp:contribution Discovery_of_the_role_of_CFCs_in_ozone_depletion
gptkbp:deathDate 2012-03-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:California
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Chemical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:field Atmospheric chemistry
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Michigan
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_California,_Irvine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label F. Sherwood Rowland
gptkbp:impact Public understanding of science
Global environmental policy
International treaties on environmental issues
Regulation of ozone-depleting substances
gptkbp:influence Climate change research
gptkbp:influenced Environmental policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Harry_K._Wong
gptkbp:inventor Rowland's_hypothesis_on_ozone_depletion
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Montreal_Protocol
gptkbp:knownFor Research on ozone depletion
CFCs and their impact on the ozone layer
gptkbp:legacy Environmental awareness
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:publications More than 200 scientific papers
gptkbp:researchContribution Impact of human activity on the atmosphere
gptkbp:researchField Physical chemistry
gptkbp:researchFocus Environmental monitoring
Environmental chemistry
Climate modeling
Ozone layer dynamics
Stratospheric chemistry
Atmospheric reactions
Air quality studies
Tropospheric chemistry
Greenhouse gas effects
Impact of aerosols on climate
Pollutant behavior in the atmosphere
Public health implications of air quality
Stratospheric ozone chemistry
Sustainable_practices
Chemical_kinetics
Chemical_analysis_techniques
Chemical_transport_models
gptkbp:researchInterest Laboratory experiments
Field studies
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth_Rowland