About: John W. Birks

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John W. Birks (born 10 December 1946, in Vinita, Oklahoma, USA) is an American atmospheric chemist and entrepreneur who is best known for co-discovery with Paul Crutzen of the potential atmospheric effects of nuclear war known as nuclear winter. His most recent awards include the 2019 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for his contributions to atmospheric chemistry and the 2022 Future of Life Award for discovery of the nuclear winter effect.

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dbp:prizes	(en) Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (en) John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (en) Future of Life Award, Future of Life Institute (en) Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award (en) Hazel Barnes Prize, University of Colorado (en) Thomas Jefferson Award, University of Colorado (en) Witherspoon Peace and Justice Award (en) ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology (en) Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest (en)
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