Rutgers Professor Honored as a 2013 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

A Rutgers University professor has been named a 2013 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the University announced on Monday.

Barbara Turpin is a distinguished professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Campus Dean for Undergraduate Education for the George H. Cook Campus.

She and 61 colleagues who are also members of the union are being recognized for “exceptional scientific contributions and attained acknowledged eminence in the fields of Earth and space science,” according to the University.

Her research focuses on developing effective air pollution control strategies and protecting the health of the public and the environment by making atmospheric chemistry and exposure science more understandable, according to the University.

She and Thomas S. Duffy, a professor of Geosciences at Princeton University, are the two union members selected from New Jersey, according to the American Geophysical Union’s website.

Duffy is the Associate Chair in the Department of Geosciences, according to Princeton University's website.

The District of Columbia and 17 states are represented on the list. There are also 13 professors on the group’s international list.

The full list is available here.

The class will be honored at the Fall American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on Dec. 11.