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Michael Hoffman, Ph.D.
Chairman Science Advisory Board


Dr. Michael Hoffman is the James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Dean of Graduate Studies at the California Institute of Technology. Professor Hoffman has published more than 200 peer-reviewed professional papers and is the holder of 7 patents in various types of environmental chemistry. He is currently on the Editorial Board of Environmental Science and Technology, the Journal of Physical Chemistry, and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planek Institute for Chemistry. Prof. Hoffman received the Alexander von Humboldt Prize in 1991 for research and teaching in environmental chemistry. In 1995, He was presented the E. Gordon Young Award by the Chemical Society of Canada for work in environmental chemistry. In 2001, Prof. Hoffman was presented the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology. Dr. Hoffman received a B.A. in chemistry from Northwestern University, a PhD in chemical kinetics from Brown University, and post-doctoral training in Environmental Engineering at the California Institute of Technology.