APS Member History

1	Name:	James Anderson
	Year Elected:
	Residency:	Resident
	Living? :	Deceased
	Death Date:	1785

	James Anderson (?– ca.April 1785) was a physician and slave holder, and a member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1768. Born in Scotland, Anderson immigrated to Chestertown, MD where he spent his adult life in the service of medicine. He opened a lucrative practice which, after 1774, included his son James. During the American Revolution he supported Independence and afterwards supported local educational institutions such as Kent County School and Washington College. Upon his death, much of his property and wealth passed onto son and business partner James. (PI)

4	Name:	Dr. James G. Anderson
	Institution:	Harvard University
	Year Elected:	1998
	Class:	1. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
	Subdivision:	102. Chemistry and Chemical Biochemistry
	Residency:	Resident
	Living? :	Living
	Birth Date:	1944

	James Anderson has pioneered the development and application of instruments to determine the chemical abundance of chemical radicals in the stratosphere. He established from measurement and theory the abundance of ClO in the stratosphere and then OH, NO, and BrO. This showed unambiguously that Cl from chloroflourocarbons was the cause of the ozone depletion in the Antarctic and that ClO and BrO from industrial sources was the cause of the ozone depletion. They are the basis for quantitatively testing models of the atmosphere. These results are from the very difficult and sophisticated measurements made by him with instrumented stratospheric ballon flights. Dr. Anderson has established a world center of research with brilliant young scientists who are participating in carrying their field forward. Having been Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Harvard Univeristy since 1978, Dr. Anderson has also served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1992); the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1985); and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1986). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado (1970).