On August 1, 2007, Jeffrey S. Gaffney interviewed Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland, Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, and 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, in Rowland’s office at UC Irvine for the American Meteorological Society’s Tape Recorded Interview Project. Rowland discusses his early life in Delaware, Ohio, his accelerated education, and his family background, including his father’s career as a mathematics professor. He recounts his experiences as a student-athlete and his military service in the Navy during World War II. The interview delves into Rowland’s academic journey, including his undergraduate studies in chemistry, physics, and mathematics at Ohio Wesleyan University and his graduate studies at the University of Chicago under the mentorship of Nobel laureate Willard Libby. He reflects on his research in radiochemistry, particularly his early work on carbon-14 and hot atom chemistry, and his collaborations at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Rowland also shares anecdotes from his semi-professional baseball career in Canada and his personal life, including his marriage to Joann, a University of Chicago graduate, and the upbringing of their two children. Throughout the interview, Rowland provides insights into his scientific contributions, his perspectives on mentorship, and his career trajectory leading to his groundbreaking research on stratospheric ozone depletion caused by chlorofluorocarbons.