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Susan Solomon

1956 - Today

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Susan Solomon (born 1956) is an American atmospheric chemist, working for most of her career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In 2011, Solomon joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she serves as the Ellen Swallow Richards Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Science. Solomon, with her colleagues, was the first to propose the chlorofluorocarbon free radical reaction mechanism that is the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole. Her most recent book, Solvable: how we healed the earth, and how we can do it again (2024) focuses on solutions to current problems, as do books by data scientist Hannah Ritchie, marine biologist, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Susan Solomon is the 580th most popular chemist (down from 574th in 2019), the 11,096th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,706th in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Susan Solomon ranks 580 out of 602. Before her are Jiří Drahoš, Ira Remsen, Gilbert Stork, Benjamin Silliman, Rachel Fuller Brown, and John George Children. After her are Mary Engle Pennington, Martyn Poliakoff, Richard Zare, Ching Wan Tang, Willis R. Whitney, and Marie Maynard Daly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Susan Solomon ranks 518. Before her are Eduard Nalbandyan, Diamond Dallas Page, Alexander Zhukov, Christiane Wartenberg, Phyllis Logan, and Pierre Pincemaille. After her are John R. Leonetti, Princess Alia bint Hussein, Alexey Ulyukaev, Terry Chimes, Vladimír Godár, and Herbert Knaup.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Susan Solomon ranks 11,098 out of 20,380. Before her are Corey Allen (1934), Brianna Hildebrand (1996), Dennis Hastert (1942), Royal Dano (1922), Mark Murphy (1932), and Dick Van Arsdale (1943). After her are Coleen Gray (1922), Richard Long (1927), Alice Joyce (1890), Joy Page (1924), Al Parker (1952), and Edward Albert (1951).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Susan Solomon ranks 109. Before her are Barbara Askins (1939), F. Albert Cotton (1930), Mildred Cohn (1913), Ira Remsen (1846), Benjamin Silliman (1779), and Rachel Fuller Brown (1898). After her are Mary Engle Pennington (1872), Richard Zare (1939), Willis R. Whitney (1868), Marie Maynard Daly (1921), Esther M. Conwell (1922), and Richard Lerner (1938).

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