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Member Since 2002
Ron G. Prinn
Professor, Center Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor, Center Director
2016 - Present
Honors & Awards
James B. Macelwane Medal
Received December 1981
Union Fellow
Received January 1981
Publications
On the Influence of Hydroxyl Radical Changes and Ocean Sinks on Estimated HCFC and HFC Emissions and...

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are potent greenhouse gases regulated under the Montreal Protocol and its amendments...

September 26, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Increases in global and East Asian nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions inferred from atmospheric observations and GEOS-Chem
DATA-DRIVEN METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION: ADVANCES IN COMPUTATION AND STATISTICAL LEARNING II POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 13 december 2024
Yu Liu, Jian-Xiong Sheng, Matthew L. Rigby, Anita ...
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) is a potent and long-lived greenhouse gas that is widely used in the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaic cells, and...
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Emissions of Perfluorinated Greenhouse Gases in China Determined from Atmospheric Observations
AIR POLLUTION, GREENHOUSE GASES, AND EMISSIONS IN ASIA AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE WORLD III ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 12 december 2024
Minde An, Ronald G. Prinn, Luke Western, Bo Yao, J...
Perfluorinated greenhouse gases, including perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), are highly potent in war...
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Quantifying the Impacts of Wildfires on Permafrost, Hydrology, and Carbon Dynamics in Northern High Latitudes
THE ROLE OF FIRE IN THE EARTH SYSTEM: UNDERSTANDING DRIVERS, FEEDBACKS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE LAND, ATMOSPHERE, AND SOCIETY III POSTER
biogeosciences | 09 december 2024
Qianlai Zhuang, Yiming Xu, Bailu Zhao, Michael Bil...
Wildfires drastically affect boreal forest ecosystem dynamics. Impacted higher plants, mosses and soil surface influence soil thermal and hydrological...
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Volunteer Experience
2017 - 2017
Member
Energy Engagement Task Force
2000 - 2002
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
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