Tihomir Novakov
Encyclopedia
Tihomir Novakov, Ph.D known also as Tica Novakov (born March 16, 1929) is an American
physicist
. As a scientist, Novakov is known for his black carbon
, air quality, and climate change
research.
with a PhD in Nuclear Physics
, he taught at the University of Belgrade and worked at the Vinca Nuclear Institute
. Novakov immigrated to the United States in 1963 and began working as a research scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
. He later founded an Aerosol Research Group, which traveled the world conducting ground breaking research on climate change. Dr. Novakov is a distinguished member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
.
published Sulfates as Pollution Particulates: Catalytic Formation on Carbon (Soot) Particles, which Novakov co-wrote with S. G. Chang and A. B. Harker. In 1982, Real-time measurement of the absorption coefficient of aerosol particles was published by Applied Optics
, which he co-wrote with A.D.A. Hansen and H. Rosen. In 2008 he published a paper for LBNL entitled Response of California temperature to regional anthropogenic aerosol changes.
tubes and radios, furthering his scientific knowledge on his own. Novakov has been married to Marica Cvetković for over 50 years. The couple have a daughter, Anna Novakov
, now an Art History professor at Saint Mary's College of California
.
United States
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physicist
United States
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. As a scientist, Novakov is known for his black carbon
Black carbon
In Climatology, black carbon or BC is a climate forcing agent formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass, and is emitted in both anthropogenic and naturally occurring soot. It consists of pure carbon in several linked forms...
, air quality, and climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
research.
Education and career
After graduating from the University of BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
with a PhD in Nuclear Physics
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
, he taught at the University of Belgrade and worked at the Vinca Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute is a nuclear physics research institution near Belgrade, in Serbia.-History:The Institute was originally established in 1948 as the Institute for Physics. In 1953 it was renamed in favour of Boris Kidrič. Several different research groups started in the 1950s, and two...
. Novakov immigrated to the United States in 1963 and began working as a research scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting unclassified scientific research. It is located on the grounds of the University of California, Berkeley, in the Berkeley Hills above the central campus...
. He later founded an Aerosol Research Group, which traveled the world conducting ground breaking research on climate change. Dr. Novakov is a distinguished member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most prominent academic institution in Serbia today...
.
Publications
Novakov has had his work published hundreds of times in peer-reviewed journals. In October, 1974 Science MagazineScience Magazine
Science Magazine was a half-hour television show produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1975 to 1979.The show was hosted by geneticist David Suzuki, who previously hosted the daytime youth programme Suzuki On Science...
published Sulfates as Pollution Particulates: Catalytic Formation on Carbon (Soot) Particles, which Novakov co-wrote with S. G. Chang and A. B. Harker. In 1982, Real-time measurement of the absorption coefficient of aerosol particles was published by Applied Optics
Applied Optics
Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Optical Society of America three times a month. It was established in 1963 with John N. Howard as founding editor. The journal has four divisions of editorial scope: optical technology, information processing, lasers, photonics...
, which he co-wrote with A.D.A. Hansen and H. Rosen. In 2008 he published a paper for LBNL entitled Response of California temperature to regional anthropogenic aerosol changes.
Personal life
Novakov was born in Sombor, Serbia in 1929. His father was a veterinarian and his mother was a homemaker. While in high school, Novakov began to build x-rayX-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
tubes and radios, furthering his scientific knowledge on his own. Novakov has been married to Marica Cvetković for over 50 years. The couple have a daughter, Anna Novakov
Anna Novakov
Anna Novakov is a Serbian-American art historian, critic, educator and curator based at Saint Mary's College of California. A prolific writer, Novakov has received numerous awards and grants for her research and art criticism...
, now an Art History professor at Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church...
.