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Susan Solomon

Susan Solomon (born in Chicago)[1][2] is an American atmospheric chemist, working for most of her career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).[3] In 2011, Solomon joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she serves as the Ellen Swallow Richards Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Science.[4] Solomon, with her colleagues, was the first to propose the chlorofluorocarbon free radical reaction mechanism that is the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole.[3]

For the co-founder of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, see Susan L. Solomon.

Susan Solomon

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ozone Studies

National Medal of Science (1999)
V. M. Goldschmidt Award (2006)
William Bowie Medal (2007)
Volvo Environment Prize (2009)
Vetlesen Prize (2012)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2012)
Crafoord Prize (2018)

Atmospheric Chemistry

MIT

Solomon is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Sciences, and the French Academy of Sciences.[5] In 2002, Discover magazine recognized her as one of the 50 most important women in science.[6] In 2008, Solomon was selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[7] She also serves on the Science and Security Board for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.[8]

The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition, Yale University Press, 2002  0-300-09921-5 – Depicts the tale of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's failed 1912 Antarctic expedition, specifically applying the comparison of modern meteorological data with that recorded by Scott's expedition in an attempt to shed new light on the reasons for the demise of Scott's polar party.[12][13]

ISBN

Aeronomy of the Middle Atmosphere: Chemistry and Physics of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2005  1-4020-3284-6 – Describes the atmospheric chemistry and physics of the middle atmosphere from 10 to 100 kilometres (6.2 to 62.1 mi) altitude.[14]

ISBN

1991 – Henry G. Houghton Award for research in physical meteorology, awarded by the [24][25]

American Meteorological Society

1994 – (78°23′S 162°39′E / 78.383°S 162.650°E / -78.383; 162.650), a snow saddle at about 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) elevation, named in her honor

Solomon Saddle

1994 – (78°23′S 162°30′E / 78.383°S 162.500°E / -78.383; 162.500), an Antarctic glacier named in her honor

Solomon Glacier

1999 – , awarded by the President of the United States[26]

National Medal of Science

2000 – , awarded by the American Meteorological Society[24]

Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal

2004 – , awarded by the Asahi Glass Foundation[27]

Blue Planet Prize

2006 – [28]

V. M. Goldschmidt Award

2006 – Inducted into the [29]

Colorado Women's Hall of Fame

2007 – , awarded by the American Geophysical Union[30]

William Bowie Medal

2007 —

Prix Georges Lemaître

2007 – As a member of , which received half of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, she shared a stage receiving the prize with Al Gore (who received the other half).

IPCC

2008 – (Great Medal) of the French Academy of Sciences[31]

Grande Médaille

2008 – Foreign Member of the [32]

Royal Society

2008 – Member of the [33]

American Philosophical Society

2009 – , awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[34]

Volvo Environment Prize

2009 – Inducted into the [35]

National Women's Hall of Fame

2010 – , awarded by the Partnership for Public Service[36]

Service to America Medal

2012 – , for work on the ozone hole, shared with Jean Jouzel.[37] She was the first woman to receive this prize.[37]

Vetlesen Prize

2013 – in the Climate Change category[38]

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

2015 – Honorary Doctorate () from Brown University.[39]

honoris causa

2017 – by the National Academy of Sciences for substantive work in atmospheric chemistry and climate change[40]

Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship

2018 – [41][42]

Bakerian Lecture

2018 – in Geosciences[43]

Crafoord Prize

2019 – Made one of the members of the inaugural class of the [44]

Government Hall of Fame

2021 – On 31 July she was as ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

appointed

2021 – 2021 Future of Life Award (Ozone Layer)

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2021 – [45]

NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society

2023 – Honorary Doctorate from [46]

Duke University

2023 – from the VinFuture Foundation[47]

Female Innovator Prize

. (1997-09-05). American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. UCAR Archives.

Oral History Interview with Susan Solomon

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Susan Solomon