Emily V. Fischer

Last updated
Emily V. Fischer
Born1979or1980(age 43–44) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPhD, University of Washington
Known foratmospheric chemistry, PAN
AwardsAGU James B. Macelwane Medal
Scientific career
InstitutionsColorado State University
Website sites.google.com/rams.colostate.edu/fischer-group/

Emily V. Fischer is an atmospheric chemist and an associate professor in the department of atmospheric science at Colorado State University. She earned notoriety from her work on the WE-CAN project and on PAN, specifically its role in changing the distribution of oxidants in the troposphere. She has received many honors including the prestigious James B. Macelwane Medal which is "given annually to three to five early career scientists in recognition of their significant contributions to Earth and space science." [2] [3] Fischer is also a role model and activist in galvanizing support for women in STEM fields.

Contents

Early life and education

Fischer was born 1979or1980 in Rhode Island. She was drawn into atmospheric science when, at age eleven, Hurricane Bob hit her home state in August 1991; blown away by nature's phenomenon, she called her local meteorologist to ask "what made wind". [1]

After a year at Colby College, she transferred to the University of British Columbia, where she graduated with a B.S. in Atmospheric Science in 2002. [4] [5] In 2004, she earned M.S. in Earth Sciences from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. [4] Finally, after studying transpacific air pollution on Mount Bachelor, OR, she earned her PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington in 2010. [6] [7]

Career and research

Following her PhD research in 2011, Fischer became a NOAA Environmental Fellow at the Harvard University Center for the Environment. [6] There, she "explored the processes controlling the distribution of the most important atmospheric oxidants, the hydroxyl radical and ozone." [6] In 2013, she became an assistant professor at Colorado State University, where she works today and leads the Fischer Group, which focuses on studying the troposphere composition; some of the projects include "Fires to Farms: How do wildfire smoke driven changes in radiation impact crops and solar resources?", "Transformation and Transport of Ammonia (TRANS2AM)", "Leveraging Field-Campaign Networks for Collaborative Change," and many others [8] . Her most notable work was done on the Western Wildfire Experiment for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol Absorption and Nitrogen (WE-CAN) project. The goal of the project was to study both the chemical make-up and travel of compounds produced by wildfires. [9] [10] Additionally the project pioneered a satellite technique for measuring PAN that now gives scientists a panoramic perspective. [11]

Select publications

Awards and honors

Public engagement

In 2014, Fischer along with fellow scientists launched a program Promoting Geoscience, Research, Education and Success (PROGRESS). [15] Through "a professional development workshop, access to female mentors and role models, and online discussions and resources" PROGRESS aims "to introduce the women to geoscience careers, to establish connections among students, to help participants identify role models and the value of mentoring, [and] to discuss how to overcome expected hurdles." [15]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Geophysical Union</span> Nonprofit organization of geophysicists

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary scientists and enthusiasts that according to their website includes 130,000 people. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international fields within the Earth and space sciences. The geophysical sciences involve four fundamental areas: atmospheric and ocean sciences; solid-Earth sciences; hydrologic sciences; and space sciences. The organization's headquarters is located on Florida Avenue in Washington, D.C.

The James B. Macelwane Medal is awarded annually by the American Geophysical Union to three to five early career scientists. It is named after James B. Macelwane, a Jesuit priest and one of the pioneers of seismology. The medal is regarded as the highest honor for young scientists in the field of Geological and Planetary Sciences. In 1984, Mary Hudson became the first woman to receive the award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diane McKnight</span>

Diane McKnight is a distinguished professor of civil, environmental, and architectural engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder and a fellow at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR). McKnight is a founding principal investigator of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.

Ellen Druffel is an American oceanographer and isotope geochemist known for her research using radiocarbon to track marine processes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander J. Dessler</span> American astrophysicist (1928–2023)

Alexander J. Dessler was an American space scientist known for conceiving the term heliosphere and for founding the first Space Science Department in the United States.

Arlene M. Fiore is an atmospheric chemist whose research focuses on issues surrounding air quality and climate change.

Maureen D. Long is an observational seismologist studying mantle and Mesosphere dynamics. She currently serves as a professor at Yale University within the Department of Geology and Geophysics.

Tuija I. Pulkkinen is a Finnish space physicist. Her primary research foci are studying the energy flow from the solar wind to the near-Earth space environment and the energy dissipation processes in the magnetosphere.

Sonia Maria Kreidenweis is an American Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Colorado State University. Her research considers aerosols and their impact on weather and the climate. She has previously served as President of the American Association for Aerosol Research and was a board member of the American Meteorological Society. She was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nancy Crooker</span> American astrophysicist

Nancy U. Crooker is an American physicist and professor emerita of space physics at Boston University, Massachusetts. She has made major contributions to the understanding of geomagnetism in the Earth's magnetosphere and the heliosphere, particularly through the study of interplanetary electrons and magnetic reconnection.

M. Joan Alexander is an atmospheric scientist known for her research on gravity waves and their role in atmospheric circulation.

Wen Li is a space physicist at Boston University. Her research interests include space plasma waves, Earth's radiation belt physics, solar-wind magnetosphere coupling, energetic particle precipitation, and Jovian magnetosphere and aurora: She is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

Karen Fischer is an American seismologist known for her research on the structure of Earth's mantle, its lithosphere, and how subduction zones change over geologic history.

Mary Hudson is the Eleanor and Kelvin Smith Distinguished Professor of Physics at Dartmouth College. She is known for her research on the weather patterns that occur due to solar eruptions. She was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yafang Cheng</span> Chinese atmospheric scientist

Yafang Cheng is a Chinese geoscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, in Mainz, Germany. She specialises in atmospheric chemistry and physics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delphine Farmer</span> Canadian chemist

Delphine Farmer is a Canadian chemist who is a professor at the Colorado State University. Her research considers the development of scientific instruments for atmospheric science. She was awarded the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award in 2022.

Richard G. Gordon is an American geophysicist, known for his research on global tectonics, including global plate motions and palaeomagnetism. He is noteworthy for leading two global plate motion projects: NUVEL and MORVEL. In the geosciences, NUVEL and MORVEL are standard models for global plate motions.

Tonie Marie van Dam is an American geophysicist and geodesist, known for her pioneering research on solid Earth deformations due to loads from atmospheric and hydrologic pressures. She and her collaborators used space geodetic observations and modeling for increased precision in measuring and understanding such loads.

John Matthew Wahr was an American geophysicist and geodesist, known for his research on Earth's rotation, Earth tides, ocean tides, post-glacial rebound, and other topics in the geosciences.

Margaret A. Tolbert is an American atmospheric chemist, specializing in polar stratospheric clouds.

References

  1. 1 2 Fischer, Emily (2018). "Women in Geoscience: An interview with Emily Fischer". Cogent Geoscience. 4. doi: 10.1080/23312041.2018.1432284 .
  2. ↑ "2019 AGU Union Medal, Award, and Prize Recipients Announced". Eos. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. ↑ "James B. Macelwane Medal | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  4. 1 2 3 "Emily Fischer – Associate Professor". Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Emily Fischer, PhD – Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University". OnlineEducation.com. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "Emily V. Fischer". Harvard University Center for the Environment. 2011-05-05. Archived from the original on 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  7. ↑ Jaeglé, L.; Reidmiller, D. R.; Jaffe, D. A.; Fischer, E. V. (2010-02-16). "Meteorological controls on observed peroxyacetyl nitrate at Mount Bachelor during the spring of 2008". Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 115 (D3): D03302. Bibcode:2010JGRD..115.3302F. doi:10.1029/2009JD012776. ISSN   2156-2202.
  8. ↑ "Fischer Group". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  9. ↑ "WE-CAN | Earth Observing Laboratory". www.eol.ucar.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  10. ↑ "WE-CAN in the News | Earth Observing Laboratory". www.eol.ucar.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  11. ↑ "Emily Fischer receives Macelwane Medal, one of AGU's highest honors". Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  12. ↑ "2019 AGU Union Medal, Award, and Prize Recipients Announced". Eos. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  13. ↑ "ATS students name Emily Fischer Professor of the Year – Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University" . Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  14. ↑ "Emily Fischer receives Graduate Advising and Mentoring Award – Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University" . Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  15. 1 2 "Welcoming Women into the Geosciences". Eos. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.