Frank Sherwood Rowland (born June 28, 1927) is a Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research is in atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics.

Born in Delaware, Ohio, Rowland received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1948. He then earned his M.S. in 1951 and his Ph.D. in 1952, both from the University of Chicago.

His best-known work is the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion.

He has won numerous awards for his work:

• Tyler Prize, 1983
• Japan Prize, 1989
• Peter Debye Award, 1993
• Roger Revelle Medal, 1994
• Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1995

External link

Autobiography (http://www.nobel.se/chemistry/laureates/1995/rowland-autobio.html)