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Frank Sherwood Rowland | |
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 Rowland at the inaugural World Science Summit, May 2008 | |
| Born | June 28, 1927 |
| Died | March 10, 2012 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Ozone depletion research |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine |
| Thesis | The epithermal reactions of recoil atoms (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Willard Libby |
Frank Sherwood "Sherry"[4] Rowland (June 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012) was an American Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics. His best-known work was the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion.[5][6]
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- ^ Roan, Shari (March 12, 2012). "F. Sherwood Rowland dies at 84; UC Irvine professor won Nobel Prize". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ 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.