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F. Sherwood Rowland

Deconstructing F. Sherwood Rowland

Scientific and personal papers and artifacts show the evolution of F. Sherwood Rowland’s life as a scientist, communicator and Nobel laureate.

Is oil spill also fouling the air?

UCI researchers find disturbing amounts of certain gases above massive Gulf slick. More study is needed.

Nobelist F. Sherwood Rowland (right) and chemistry chair Donald Blake

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 […]

A modern Galileo

How UCI chemist F. Sherwood Rowland saved the world