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Daniel Jacob

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Daniel Jacob
Science Team
Tropospheric Chemistry, Global Modeling

Education
Ph.D. (1985), Environmental Engineering, Caltech; Ingenieur Chimiste (1981), Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, Paris; Mathematiques Speciales (1977), Mathematiques Superieures (1976), Lycee du Parc, Lyon.

Research Interests
Tropospheric Chemistry; Modeling

Professional Experience
  • Harvard University (1985 - present)
  • Vasco McCoy Family Prof. of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, 2004-present
  • Gordon McKay Prof. of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, 1994-2004
  • Assoc. Prof., 1991-1994; Asst. Prof, 1987-1991
  • Postdoc, 1985-1987

Selected Awards
  • ISI Ranked 16th "hottest researcher in the world" by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) on the basis of frequently cited papers (2005)
  • "Fast-breaking paper in field of Geosciences" (2004) * NCAR Thompson Lecturer (2004); NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (2003) "for outstanding seminal contributions to the understanding of fundamental physical and chemical processes in the lower atmosphere of the Earth"
  • "Highly Cited Researcher", Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) (6th most cited author in Geosciences, 1991-2001 [ScienceWatch, Nov-Dec 2001])
  • NASA H. Julian Allen Award (1999) "in recognition as co-author of the outstanding scientific or technical paper for 1998"
  • Editor's Citations for Excellence in Refereeing, Geophys. Res. Lett. (1999), J. Geophys. Res. (1991, 1998)
  • James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (1994) "for significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by a young scientist of outstanding ability"; Fellow, American Geophysical Union (1994)
  • Presidential Young Investigator Award (1988).

Selected Publications
    Zhang, L., D. J. Jacob, K. W. Bowman, J. A. Logan, S. Turquety, R. C. Hudman, Q. Li, R. Beer, H. M. Worden, J. R. Worden, C. P. Rinsland, S. S. Kulawik, M. C. Lampel, M. W. Shephard, B. M. Fisher, A. Eldering, and M. A. Avery, "Continental outflow of ozone pollution as determined by O3-CO correlations from the TES satellite instrument", Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L18804, doi:10.1029/2006GL026399, 2006

    Rinsland, C. P., M. Luo, J. A. Logan, R. Beer, H. M. Worden, S. S. Kulawik, D. Rider, G. Osterman, M. Gunson, A. Eldering, A. Goldman, M. Shephard, S. A. Clough, C. Rodgers, M. Lampel, and L. Chiou, "Nadir Measurements of carbon monoxide distributions by the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer onboard the Aura Spacecraft: Overview of analysis approach and examples of initial results", Geophys. Res. Lett.., 33, L22806, doi:10.1029/2006GL027000, 2006.

    Jones, D.B.A., K.W. Bowman, P.I. Palmer, J.R.Worden, D.J. Jacob, R.N. Hoffman, I. Bey, and R.M. Yantosca, "Potential of observations from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer to constrain continental sources of carbon monoxide", J. Geophys. Res., 108(D24), 4789, doi:10.1029/2003JD003702, 2003.

    Luo, M., R. Beer, D.J. Jacob, J.A. Logan, and C.D. Rodgers, Simulated observation of tropospheric ozone and CO with the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) satellite instrument, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.129/2001JD000804, 2002.
   
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