Ralph Cicerone Wins U.N. Research Award

Ralph Cicerone, a UC Irvine professor of Earth system science and an acclaimed atmospheric scientist, was one of only six American scientists to receive a prestigious United Nations award for research that seeks to protect the Earth’s ozone layer.

Cicerone received the award during a recent meeting in Montreal commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, the international agreement that regulates use of chlorofluorocarbon chemicals.