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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his major contributions to the chemical sciences in the areas of kinetics and photochemistry, and for his pivotal role in providing understanding and conservation of the Earth's atmospheric environment.", Presented by President Bill Clinton at a ceremony in Room 450, Old Executive Office Building, on Tuesday, December 16, 1997.
  • 1993 - NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For his pioneering efforts to point out that man-made emissions could affect the chemistry of the stratosphere, in particular, the danger of the depletion by nitrogen oxide of the earth's critical and fragile ozone layer.
  • 1986 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1969 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1965 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1961 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1960 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1955 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Harold S. Johnston is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. The focus of their scientific contributions lies primarily in the areas of chemical kinetics and photochemistry. Johnston's work has relevance to atmospheric chemistry and environmental conservation, with particular attention to the Earth's atmospheric environment.

Throughout their career, Johnston has been recognized with several prestigious awards. In 1997, they received the US President's National Medal of Science. The citation highlighted their major contributions to chemical sciences, especially in kinetics and photochemistry, and their role in enhancing understanding and conservation of the Earth's atmosphere. This award was presented by President Bill Clinton at a formal ceremony on December 16, 1997.

In 1993, Johnston was honored with the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The award recognized pioneering efforts to identify the impact of man-made emissions on stratospheric chemistry, specifically addressing the depletion of the ozone layer caused by nitrogen oxide.

Johnston's membership and fellowships in key scientific organizations demonstrate professional recognition spanning several decades. They have been a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1965. Their fellowship status includes the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1986, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1981, and the American Physical Society (APS) since 1969.

Additional fellowships include the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1960 and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1955. Early in their career, in 1961, Johnston received the Bourke Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).

The overall scope of Johnston's scientific work is rooted in chemistry with an emphasis on environmental and atmospheric applications, as evidenced by the themes in the awards and institutional recognition. Their career reflects involvement with fundamental chemical kinetics and mechanisms relevant to atmospheric photochemistry and human impact on the ozone layer.

Best Publications

  • Reduction of stratospheric ozone by nitrogen oxide catalysts from supersonic transport exhaust.

    Harold Johnston

  • TUNNELLING CORRECTIONS FOR UNSYMMETRICAL ECKART POTENTIAL ENERGY BARRIERS

    Harold S. Johnston;Julian Heicklen

  • Activation Energies from Bond Energies. I. Hydrogen Transfer Reactions

    Harold S. Johnston;Christopher. Parr

  • The photochemistry of the nitrate radical and the kinetics of the nitrogen pentoxide-ozone system

    Richard A. Graham;Harold S. Johnston

  • Spectra and Kinetics of the Hydroperoxyl Free Radical in the Gas Phase

    Thomas T. Paukert;Harold S. Johnston

  • Photochemistry of NOx and HNOx Compounds

    Harold S. Johnston;Richard Graham

  • Reactions and quenching of vibrationally excited hydroxyl radicals

    G. E. Streit;H. S. Johnston

  • Kinetics of Nitrogen Dioxide Fluorescence

    Stephen E. Schwartz;Harold S. Johnston

  • Nitrogen oxides from high-altitude aircraft: An update of potential effects on ozone

    Harold S. Johnston;Douglas E. Kinnison;Donald J. Wuebbles

  • Large Tunnelling Corrections in Chemical Reaction Rates

    Harold S. Johnston;Donald Rapp

  • Effect of nuclear explosions on stratospheric nitric oxide and ozone

    Harold Johnston;Gary Whitten;John Birks

  • KINETIC STUDY OF THE NITRATE FREE RADICAL (NO3)‐FORMALDEHYDE REACTION AND ITS POSSIBLE ROLE IN NIGHTTIME TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

    C. A. Cantrell;W. R. Stockwell;L. G. Anderson;K. L. Busarow

  • Molecular Partition Functions in Terms of Local Properties

    Dudley R. Herschbach;Harold S. Johnston;Donald Rapp

  • Ultraviolet absorption spectrum of nitrous oxide as a function of temperature and isotopic substitution

    Gary S. Selwyn;Harold S. Johnston

  • Molecular Modulation Kinetic Spectrometry. CIOO and CIO2 Radicals in the Photolysis of Chlorine in Oxygen

    Harold S. Johnston;Earl D. Morris;Jack Van den Bogaerde

  • Nitrous oxide ultraviolet absorption spectrum at stratospheric temperatures

    Gary Selwyn;James Podolske;Harold S. Johnston

  • Interpretations of stratospheric photochemistry

    Harold S. Johnston;James Podolske

  • Gas-phase ultraviolet absorption spectrum of nitric acid vapor

    Harold Johnston;Richard Graham

  • Photodissociation quantum yields for the NO3 free radical

    Frank Magnotta;Harold S. Johnston

  • Gas phase reaction kinetics of neutral oxygen species

    Harold S. Johnston

  • Large Tunnelling Corrections in Chemical Reaction Rates.1II

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Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas E. Kinnison
Douglas E. Kinnison National Center for Atmospheric Research
Donald J. Wuebbles
Donald J. Wuebbles University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jack G. Calvert
Jack G. Calvert Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christopher A. Cantrell
Christopher A. Cantrell University of Colorado Boulder
James R. Podolske
James R. Podolske Ames Research Center
Bongsoo Kim
Bongsoo Kim Pusan National University
William R. Stockwell
William R. Stockwell Howard University
Henry F. Schaefer
Henry F. Schaefer University of Georgia
Charles E. Miller
Charles E. Miller California Institute of Technology
Yuan T. Lee
Yuan T. Lee Academia Sinica

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