UC Irvine atmospheric chemist receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
Donald Blake honored for role in field campaigns and student research program
July 01, 2025
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Donald Blake
California gas well blowout caused nation's largest methane release, study finds
UCI chemist and partners also discover elevated levels of harmful pollutants
February 25, 2016
Perfect chemistry
The first person Donald Blake met when he walked into UC Irvine’s chemistry department in 1978 was F. Sherwood Rowland, clad in shorts and sandals, a towering 6 feet 5 inches tall. Rowland, department chair, was considering the UCLA senior for a graduate position. “We talked about lots of things, and in the end […]
February 01, 2009