F. Sherwood Rowland(1927)
ChemistryFrank Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland 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.
United States
1
Major Awards
407
Publications
17,123
Citations
60
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1995for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone
University of California, IrvineMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#3
Long-term decline of global atmospheric ethane concentrations and implications for methane
Nature(2012)
200
citations
#4
Excerpts from contributions of a few Nobel Laureates to Radiochimica Acta
Radiochimica Acta(2012)
0
citations
#5
Aromatic hydrocarbons as ozone precursors before and after outbreak of the 2008 financial crisis in the Pearl River Delta region, south China
Journal of Geophysical Research(2012)
92
citations
#6
Noninvasive Measurement of Plasma Triglycerides and Free Fatty Acids from Exhaled Breath
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology(2012)
11
citations
#8
Noninvasive measurement of plasma glucose from exhaled breath in healthy and type 1 diabetic subjects.
American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism(2011)
102
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Recent Publications
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Long-term decline of global atmospheric ethane concentrations and implications for methane
Nature2012
200citations
Open AccessExcerpts from contributions of a few Nobel Laureates to Radiochimica Acta
Radiochimica Acta2012
0citations
Open AccessAromatic hydrocarbons as ozone precursors before and after outbreak of the 2008 financial crisis in the Pearl River Delta region, south China
Journal of Geophysical Research2012
92citations
Open AccessNoninvasive Measurement of Plasma Triglycerides and Free Fatty Acids from Exhaled Breath
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology2012
11citations
Open Access3citations
Noninvasive measurement of plasma glucose from exhaled breath in healthy and type 1 diabetic subjects.
American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism2011
102citations
Open AccessHFC-152a and HFC-134a emission estimates and characterization of CFCs, CFC replacements, and other halogenated solvents measured during the 2008 ARCTAS campaign (CARB phase) over the South Coast Air Basin of California
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics2011
29citations
Open AccessCo-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Ohio Wesleyan University
University of Chicago(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisor
Career Timeline
Princeton University?–present
University of Kansas?–present
University of California, Irvine?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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