Jonathan Abbatt

Jonathan Abbatt is a Canadian chemist at the University of Toronto He studies chemical processes in both the atmosphere and indoor environment. He joined the University of Toronto as an atmospheric and environmental chemist in 2000. He led the NETCARE (Network on Climate and Aerosols) team, which won the 2020 Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering from NSERC.

In 2022, Abbatt led a multi-institution initiative to examine the absorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by indoor surfaces, using simulation chambers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility. The research showed that concrete, wood, and painted surfaces, which are permeable and porous, act as surface reservoirs that can retain harmful chemicals long after they were introduced into an indoor space.

Awards and honors Abbatt's honors and awards include: 2023, Jacob Bjerknes Lecture, American Geophysical Union 2023, JJ Berry Smith Award for Doctoral Supervision, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto 2020, Chemical Institute of Canada Award 2020, Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering, NSERC 1992, Fellow, American Geophysical Union