Jos Lelieveld has a PhD in atmospheric physics from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands (1990). Since 2000, he has been director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany. He is also a professor at Mainz University, the Cyprus Institute and holds honorary professorships. He develops methods to characterize and attribute air pollution to its sources and role in climate change and public health. He (co)authored about 600 scientific publications. He is a member of international academies of science and received many international distinctions, e.g., from the American Geophysical Union for “Outstanding contributions to the understanding of atmospheric chemical processes” and the European Geosciences Union for “Eminent and diverse scientific contributions and international leadership in atmospheric research”. The Web of Science and Google Scholar list him as a highly cited researcher.
