Congratulations to Prof. Dylan Jones of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Physics (EAPP) on his appointment as the J. Tuzo Wilson Professor for 2024-2029. The J. Tuzo Wilson Professor is a tenured Professor in the Faculty of Arts & Science who is a specialist in Earth, Atmospheric, or Planetary Physics and who is broadly recognized for their excellence in research and scholarship, technical expertise, support of the geoscientific enterprise, and connections to industry.

According to Physics Chair, Prof. Paul Kushner, “Prof. Jones’s use of satellite instruments and global three dimensional modelling of tracer transport to study atmospheric trace gases and pollution, and the connection of his research to fundamental problems of inference of trace gas and pollutant sources, fits very nicely within the scope of the Wilson Professorship”.

Prof. Jones’s main responsibility as J. Tuzo Wilson Professor will be to organize the annual J Tuzo Wilson Lecture, and, following tradition, he will be the first Lecturer of the new cycle.

More information on this prize: https://tuzowilson.physics.utoronto.ca/j-tuzo-wilson-professorship/