‘We are missing a massive environmental problem’

By 2020-01-06T11:57:00

A photograph of Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist with a colleague using equipment

Source: © Callie Richmond

Meet Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist who spends her time examining the air that we breathe

Atmospheric chemist, Delphine Farmer is a professor at Colorado State University. She specialises in measuring atmospheric organic compounds. In this Q&A, she gives an insight into her recent work and shares her hopes and dreams as a scientist. 

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