Michael Prather, Professor and Fred Kavli Chair of Earth System Science, UC Irvine (Ph.D., Yale, astrophsyics). Researcher at Harvard (atmospheric chemistry and planetary science), scientist at NASA GISS (NYC), program manager at NASA HQ (ozone depletion, aviation effects), faculty at UCI (1992-), and Jefferson Fellow US State (2005/6). Primary research focuses on chemistry and composition of the atmosphere, understanding its response to global change and its vulnerability to human activities.
