James G. Anderson

James G. Anderson
Born 1944 (age 73–74)
Spokane, Washington
Nationality American
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
Scientific career
Fields Atmospheric chemistry
Institutions Harvard University's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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 in Spokane, Washington) is the Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 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, and the American Geophysical Union. His awards include the 1993 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award and the 1996 Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship.[3][5] In 2012, Anderson won a Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Award in Physical Sciences.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Gina (2010-04-23). "Professor Studies Arctic Climate Change". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Increased Risk of Ozone Loss above United States". Harvard Magazine. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  3. 1 2 "James G. Anderson". Anderson Research Group. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  4. ↑ Swedin, Eric Gottfrid (2005). Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 218. ISBN 9781851095247.
  5. ↑ "James Gilbert Anderson Search Results". Amacad.org. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  6. ↑ "2012 American Ingenuity Award Winners". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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