Dr.

Anne M. Thompson

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
2021

Anne M. Thompson is best known for theoretical and observational advances in atmospheric chemistry, including: (1) characterization of Earths atmospheric oxidizing capacity ( Science , 1992) and its relationship to climate change; (2) design of NASAs Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) network, proving that there is not a sharp stratosphere-troposphere discontinuity in the tropics but rather a “tropopause transition layer” regulating trace gas structure and thermodynamics in a region that satellites cannot resolve. As Penn State Professor (2005-2013), Thompson was a sought-after mentor and a Fulbright scholar in South Africa. Awards include AGUs Revelle Medal, COSPAR’s Nordberg Medal, and the American Meteorological Societys Suomi Technology Medal.

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