Anne M. Thompson

Anne M. Thompson is best known for theoretical and observational advances in atmospheric chemistry, including: (1) characterization of Earth’s atmospheric oxidizing capacity ( Science , 1992) and its relationship to climate change; (2) design of NASA’s Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) network, proving that there is not a sharp stratosphere-troposphere discontinuity in the tropics but rather a “tropopause transition layer” regulating trace gas structure and thermodynamics in a region that satellites cannot resolve. As Penn State Professor (2005-2013), Thompson was a sought-after mentor and a Fulbright scholar in South Africa. Awards include AGU’s Revelle Medal, COSPAR’s Nordberg Medal, and the American Meteorological Society’s Suomi Technology Medal.