Joe Farman

Joseph Charles Farman CBE (7 August 1930 – 11 May 2013) was a British geophysicist who worked for the British Antarctic Survey. Together with Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin, he published the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica,[4] having used Dobson ozone spectrophotometers. Their results were first published on 16 May 1985.[5]

Joseph Farman
Born	7 August 1930
Died	11 May 2013 (aged 82)[1][2][3]
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Known for	Discovery of Antarctic Ozone hole
Awards	CBE (2000) The Chree Medal and Prize (2001)
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Cambridge British Antarctic Survey British Army

Education

He was educated at Norwich School, where he was a prefect in Coke House, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he gained an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences.[6]

Awards

He received numerous honours for this discovery, including the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Environment Medal, the Chree Medal and Prize, membership of the Global 500 Roll of Honour, and a CBE in the 2000 New Year Honours.

References

1. Joe Farman Obituary in The Guardian
2. Joe Farman Obituary in The Telegraph
3. Joe Farman obituary in New York Times
4. Pyle, John; Harris, Neil (2013). "Joe Farman (1930–2013) Discoverer of the ozone hole". Nature. 498 (7455): 435. Bibcode:2013Natur.498..435P. doi:10.1038/498435a. PMID 23803837.
5. Farman, J. C.; Gardiner, B. G.; Shanklin, J. D. (1985). "Large losses of total ozone in Antarctica reveal seasonal ClO_x/NO_x interaction". Nature. 315 (6016): 207. Bibcode:1985Natur.315..207F. doi:10.1038/315207a0.
6. "Joe Farman". The Telegraph. London. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

External links

• Joe Farman on the discovery of the ozone hole.
• Listen to an oral history interview with Joseph Farman - a life story interview recorded for An Oral History of British Science at the British Library