Passing of Prof. Hind Al-Abadleh

From AirUCI Co-Director Sergey Nizkorodov:

I am deeply saddened to share the news about passing of Prof. Hind Al-Abadleh, who spent several months in early 2019 at AirUCI as a “Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry, Air Quality and Climate Change”. Hind’s passing earlier this month has been quite a shock to people who knew her energy and enthusiasm.  Wilfred Laurier University has published a very nice memorial of Hind at  this link: https://wlu.ca/news/spotlights/2025/jan/laurier-mourns-the-passing-of-hind-al-abadleh.html

She was a real star in the field of environmental chemistry, a great teacher and mentor to her students, a wonderful collaborator, a passionate public educator, and a great colleague. She has left a strong legacy of research in environmental physical chemistry, including a published book “Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry: State of the Science”. You can learn more about Hind’s accomplishments at her website: https://www.halabadlehlab.us/about-dr-hind-al-abadleh.html

The Chemical Institute of Canada is coordinating efforts to honor’s Hind’s legacy. There are plans to have a symposium at a future Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CSC) devoted to the theme of Hind’s research, a themed journal issue, and an award named after her. We hope to know more soon.