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John H. Seinfeld
Louis E. Nohl Professor & Professor of Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology
B.S., University of Rochester, 1964
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1967 |
| John H. Seinfeld is the Louis
E. Nohl Professor in the Divisions of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering and Engineering and Applied Science at the California
Institute of Technology. He received BS and PhD degrees in
chemical engineering from the University of Rochester and Princeton
University, respectively. Seinfeld is well-known for his atmospheric
research , especially on the chemistry of the urban atmosphere,
the formation and dynamics of atmospheric aerosols, and global
climate. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American
Geophysical Union. Seinfeld was president of the American Association
for Aerosol Research. He chaired the NASA Working Group on
Scientific Research Objectives in Tropospheric Pollution. He
served on the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee and the NASA Advisory Council. He chaired
the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Tropospheric
Ozone Formation and Measurement and the NRC Panel on Aerosol
Radiative Forcing and Climate. He is vice chair of the NRC
Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry. Seinfeld is the author
of more than 500 scientific papers and seven books, including
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate
Change (1998). He has honorary doctorates from the University
of Patras (Greece) and Carnegie Mellon University. Seinfeld
has received numerous honors and awards, including the Fuchs
Award (1998), considered the highest
honor for work in aerosol science, and the 2001 Nevada Medal. |
