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Susan Solomon is the Lee Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, currently serving as the Chair of the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Before joining the EAPS faculty in 2012, Solomon was a scientist at NOAA in Boulder, Colorado, and an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado from 1982 to 2011, where she theorized the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole. From 1986 to 1987, she served as Head Project Scientist for the National Ozone Expedition at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, making measurements that confirmed chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as the culprits behind the ozone depletion. Her pioneering work laid the foundation for the Montreal Protocol, a landmark treaty aiming to limit global CFC emissions, which has become a significant success story in environmental efforts. In March 2000, Solomon received the National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honor in the United States. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society and has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Bowie Medal from the American Geophysical Union and the Goldschmidt Medal from the Geochemical Society. In 2008, she was co-chair of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and is recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to climate science. Additionally, she was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2008.