A Journey in the World of Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling and Observations

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the original speaker, Dr. Claire Granier, is unable to deliver the lecture titled “Challenges in the Quantification of the Emissions of Atmospheric Compounds.” Please refer to this event page for the latest changes regarding the speaker and talk. Thank you for your attention.

 
Abstract

Air, this invisible ocean that surrounds us and forms a layer called the atmosphere, is full of mysteries and secrets. It has been the subject of intense research starting with the natural philosophers in Antiquity, and is still the subject of intense research today. The speaker will start our journey in the past centuries and identify some unresolved challenges facing our scientific community today. He will highlight how modeling and observations have allowed us to better understand the complexity of atmospheric processes. He will also identify challenges for future research.

About the Speaker

Prof. Guy P. BRASSEUR earned two engineering degrees: one in physics (1971) and one in telecommunications and electronics (1974) and obtained his Ph.D. at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. He then worked at the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, where he developed advanced models of photochemistry and transport in the middle atmosphere.

In 1990, Prof. Brasseur became the Director of the Atmospheric Chemistry Division of NSF NCAR. During 1994-2001, he became the Chair of the International Atmospheric Chemistry Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP). From July 2009 to June 2014, he was the founding Director of the Climate Service Center (CSC) in Hamburg, Germany and is an External Member of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. He has become the first Distinguished Scholar of NSF NCAR in July 2011. Since June 2014, he is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology as a Senior Scientist and Group Leader. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Hamburg, an associate member of the Royal Academy of Belgium (Class: Technology and Society), and a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. He is also a member of the Academia Europea.

Prof. Brasseur’s scientific interests cover questions related to global change, climate variability, chemistry-climate relations, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, global air pollution including tropospheric ozone, and solar-terrestrial relations. He has become increasingly interested in issues related to climate communication and knowledge dissemination.

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