The International Ozone Commission was established in 1948 as one of the special commissions of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, who represent the entire community of geophysical scientists around the world. The purpose of the IO3C is to help organize the study of ozone around the world, including ground-based and satellite measurement programs and analyses of the atmospheric chemistry and dynamical processes affecting ozone.
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Remembered as a pioneering atmospheric scientist who bridged planetary science, climate policy, and undergraduate education, Michael B. McElroy, 86, died earlier this month from cancer. When exams rolled around, Michael B. McElroy was a force to be reckoned with. Following one particularly brutal test in graduate school, McElroy’s classmates decided that they could only assess their own performance after hearing from the resident wunderkind. When McElroy said he also found...
The 38th International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, September 16, 2025, marks the anniversary of the signing of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. This protocol, a treaty signed by every country in the world and hailed as among the most successful international agreements to date, controls the production and use of ozone depleting substances (ODSs) such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and the...
Renowned ozone scientist Dr. Richard “Rich” Stolarski died on February 22, 2024, at age 82 from the complications of prostate cancer. Rich was born at Fort Lewis, WA on November 22, 1941. After short stays in Kansas and Hawaii, Rich’s family settled in Tacoma, WA. He attended Stadium High School for three years and Wilson High School for his final year. He received his Bachelor of Science in physics and...
September 16th is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, celebrating the signing anniversary of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Montreal Protocol is the treaty, ratified by every country in the world, that controls the production and use of ozone depleting substances (ODSs) such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and their early replacements. As a result of the Protocol, ODSs are declining...
See QOS 2024 website: https://qos2024.colorado.edu/
The 2024 Dobson Award and the 2024 Joseph C. Farman Award were given at the QOS2024. The "Dobson Award for Young Scientists" is granted for one or more outstanding research paper(s) in atmospheric sciences published or accepted in a refereed journal since the last Quadrennial Ozone Symposium (2016) by a young scientist (within 10 years of Ph.D). The 2024 Dobson award winner is Luke Western The "Joseph C. Farman Award" is granted...
