Prof. A. R. Ravishankara
University Distinguished Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, USA - Photo Copyright - Dr. Rochelle Ravishankara
Dr. A. R. Ravishankara is a University Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. He was at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chemical Sciences Division (CSD) of Earth System Research Laboratory for nearly 30 years in Boulder, CO. Dr. Ravishankara’s research has contributed substantially towards the fundamental understanding of the gas phase and surface chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere, and advanced the understanding of basic chemical processes and reaction rates related to ozone-layer depletion, climate change, and air pollution.
Dr. Ravishankara is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (London). He is also a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, of the Royal Society of Chemistry, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. His many awards include the Polanyi Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Stratospheric Ozone Protection award of the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the American Chemical Society's award for Creative Advances in Environmental Sciences. He currently chairs the Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate of the NAS and serves on the scientific advisory panel of the Climate Clean Air Coalition.