John Adrian Pyle is a British

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, Director of the Centre for Atmospheric Science in

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, England. He is a Professor in the

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at the

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, and since 2007 has held the 1920 Chair of Physical Chemistry in the Chemistry Department. He is also a

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and of

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Education

Pyle was educated at De La Salle College, Salford, gained his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at

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and his

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from

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in 1978.

Research

Pyle is known for his extensive work on atmospheric chemistry and its interactions with climate. His early research was focusing on issues related to stratospheric ozone depletion but in the following decades his work has expanded in a variety of chemistry and climate-related fields. Pyle was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to atmospheric chemistry and environmental science.

References

Living people Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Fellows of the Royal Society Place of birth missing (living people) Atmospheric chemists 1951 births Alumni of Grey College, Durham Members of the University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry British physical chemists Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Professors of Physical Chemistry (Cambridge) Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford {{UK-scientist-stub