Profile Eric A. Kort
Eric Kort is Director of the Atmospheric Chemistry Department at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining MPIC Kort was Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Kort did his postdoctoral studies as a W.M. Keck Institute for Space Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology after having completed his PhD in Applied Physics at Harvard University.
Kort’s research is focused on understanding atmospheric composition and how it dynamically changes in response to human and natural forces. The objectives are to identify, understand, and quantify drivers of atmospheric composition change and their impact on air quality, climate, and the Earth system. Kort’s research has advanced our ability to observe and quantify human impacts on the atmosphere, with impacts beyond the academy, including being shown on the floor of the US Senate. Kort is a recipient of the AGU Ascent Award, NSF CAREER award, and NASA New Investigator Program award in Earth Science.