Robert Watson (chemist)

Robert Watson
Born21 March 1948 (1948-03-21) (age 77)
Alma materQueen Mary University of London
AwardsBlue Planet Prize (2010)
FRS (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric scientist
InstitutionsUniversity of East Anglia
ThesisThe study of some reactions involving halogen atoms and oxyhalide free radicals by molecular beam mass spectrometry (1973)

Sir Robert Tony Watson CMG FRS (born 21 March 1948) is a British chemist who has worked on atmospheric science issues including ozone depletion, global warming and paleoclimatology since the 1980s. Most recently, Watson served as an assessment co-chair for the United Nations Global Environment Outlook 2025 report.