Professor Dr.
Paul Josef Crutzen
(
–
)
1933
2021
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie
;
Mainz, Germany
Atmospheric chemist; Research agency administrator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
1986
International Honorary Member
Crutzen’s research was concerned with the chemistry of the atmosphere on all scales, with an emphasis on the role of ozone in the troposphere and stratosphere and how it is influenced by human activities. Likewise, the interactions of ozone and other gases with climate and the role of atmospheric chemistry in biogeochemical cycling was a major aspect of his research activities.
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