F. Sherwood Rowland

Frank Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland (June 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012) was an American Nobel Prize-winning chemist. He was a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics.

Frank Sherwood Rowland
Rowland at the inaugural World Science Summit, May 2008
Born	(1927-06-28)June 28, 1927 Delaware, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 10, 2012(2012-03-10) (aged 84) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University (BA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Known for	Ozone depletion research
Awards	ForMemRS (2004) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1995) Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1994) Peter Debye Award (1993) Japan Prize (1989)[1] Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1983) Tolman Award (1976)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of California, Irvine
Thesis	The epithermal reactions of recoil atoms (1952)
Doctoral advisor	Willard Libby

His best-known work was the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons role in ozone depletion.^[2][3]

He won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Mario Molina and Paul J. Crutzen. Rowland worked as a professor at the University of California, Irvine.

Rowland died on March 10, 2012 in Newport Beach, California from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, aged 84.^[4]