Ronald A. Hites
Ronald A. Hites | |
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| Born | September 19, 1942 Jackson, Michigan, US |
| Died | January 5, 2024 (aged 81) Bloomington, Indiana, US |
| Alma mater | Oakland University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | Environmental mass spectrometry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Environmental chemistry |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Indiana University Bloomington |
| Thesis | Computer recording and processing of mass spectra (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Klaus Biemann |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | Post-docs: |
| Website | Hites Laboratory at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-05-10) |
Ronald A. Hites (September 19, 1942 – January 5, 2024) was an American environmental chemist and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Bloomington who had contributed to 500 scientific papers which generated 27,000 citations and has earned him the title "founding father of environmental mass spectrometry."