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 Frank Sherwood Rowland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frank Sherwood Rowland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
His research is in (additional info and facts about atmospheric chemistry) atmospheric chemistry and (additional info and facts about chemical kinetics) chemical kinetics.
Born in (additional info and facts about Delaware, Ohio) Delaware, Ohio, Rowland received his B.A. from (additional info and facts about Ohio Wesleyan University) Ohio Wesleyan University in 1948.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/frank_sherwood_rowland.htm   (163 words)

  
 Articles - Ozone depletion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1974 Frank Sherwood Rowland and Mario J. Molina realised that CFCs, like other gases, act as very efficient catalyzers for the breakup of ozone molecules.
James Lovelock (most popularly known as the creator of the Gaia hypothesis) had already discovered, during a cruise in the South Atlantic in 1971, that almost all of the CFC compounds manufactured since their invention in 1930 were still present in the atmosphere.
Crutzen, Rowland and Molina received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for their work.
www.fruit-center.com /articles/Ozone_hole   (3745 words)

  
 Ozone hole Article, Ozonehole Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Paul Crutzen pointed out the possibility that nitrogen oxides from fertilizers and supersonic aircraft might deplete theozone layer.
In [[1974] Frank Sherwood Rowland and Mario J. Molina realised that when CFCs finally break apart in the atmosphere and release chlorine atoms they cause ozone depletion.
These threescientists received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for this work.
www.anoca.org /depletion/uv/ozone_hole.html   (2073 words)

  
 University of California, Irvine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
UCI is fifth in applications received in the UC system, behind UCLA, UCSD, UCSB and Berkeley, and was the tied with UC Davis as the fifth most selective UC school in freshman admissions for Fall 2005.
Three researchers from UCI's faculty received the Nobel Prize during their tenures at UCI: Frank Sherwood Rowland (Chemistry, 1995), Frederick Reines (Physics, 1995) (deceased), and Irwin Rose (Chemistry, 2004).
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