F. Sherwood Rowland
Frank Sherwood Rowland | |
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Rowland at the inaugural World Science Summit, May 2008 | |
| Born | June 28, 1927 Delaware, Ohio, US |
| Died | March 10, 2012 (aged 84) |
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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" 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.