ROME — Pope Francis has appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences an epidemiologist credited with handling Taiwan’s response to COVID-19, a global expert in atmospheric chemistry credited with helping to explain the cause of the “hole” in the ozone layer over Antarctic in the 1980s and a Canadian Nobel laureate in physics who works with lasers. Chen Chien-jen, the epidemiologist, was vice president of Taiwan from May 2016 to May 2020. The Vatican announced his appointment to the academy July 30. Susan Solomon is a chemist and professor of environmental studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her appointment to the academy was announced July 31.
Pope names new members to Academy of Sciences
Pope names new members to Academy of Sciences
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