Ronald A. Hites

Ronald A. Hites
Born(1942-09-19)September 19, 1942
Jackson, Michigan, US
DiedJanuary 5, 2024(2024-01-05) (aged 81)
Bloomington, Indiana, US
Alma materOakland University (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known forEnvironmental mass spectrometry
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental chemistry
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Indiana University Bloomington
Thesis Computer recording and processing of mass spectra  (1968)
Doctoral advisorKlaus Biemann
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WebsiteHites 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."