Marsha Lester | |
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 Lester in November 2010 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University Columbia University |
| Known for | Criegee intermediates |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Chemistry Spectroscopy |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Vibrational Relaxation Dynamics in Bulk Gases and Supersonic Molecular Beams (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | George Flynn |
Marsha Isack Lester is an American physical chemist. She is currently the Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.[1] Lester uses both theoretical and experimental methods to study the physical chemistry of volatile organic compounds present in the Earth's atmosphere. Her current work focuses on the hydroxyl radical and Criegee intermediates.