About Joe Sabol

Joseph "Joe" Sabol, PhD, is a chemist, chemical engineer, and consultant to the chemical, semiconductor, metal/oxide, polymer, and related industries, specializing in technical and business development services. ( Chem-Consult )

Joe Sabol is a second generation grower of fruits, vegetables, and flowers ( Sabol Farm ) in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Sabol has a B.S. (chemistry) from Carroll College (now Carroll University, Wisconsin) and Ph.D. (chemistry) from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater.)

Postdoctoral training in chemical engineering was at University of Minnesota, then teaching analytical, physical, and environmental chemistry and research on the transport, magnetic, and crystallographic properties of magnetite and other transition metal oxides. A recent publication, 

Correlation between magnetism and the Verwey transition in magnetite

Phys. Rev. B 111, 245161 – Published 30 June, 2025

https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/yn1s-3hv3

Sabol joined American Chemical Society (ACS) in 1976, was named ACS Fellow in 2018, and has served in ACS: Division of Small Chemical Businesses (SCHB) Councilor (2016-2024) and Program Chair (2007-2022), Upper Peninsula Local Section Treasurer (2008-2027), Great Lakes Region (GLR) Director (2011-2026) and Treasurer (2019-2025), Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs CCPA (2015-2021), and Committee on Environment and Sustainability CES (2022-2028).

In 2003 Sabol was appointed to Marquette County [MI] Local Emergency Planning Committee and has been Chair since 2017. Sabol serves on Board of Directors, Friends of Peter White Public Library [Marquette, MI] (2022-2027).

Joe Sabol Activity

ENVR & GEOC Greenhouse Gas Update: Sources, Sinks, and Solutions

Greenhouse gases are the primary drivers of ongoing climate change, with carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) contributing the majority of anthropogenic radiative forcing, but each has different decay dynamics. Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide on a per-molecule basis and is responsible for roughly 20–30% of the recent increase in Earth’s surface temperature. Its atmospheric concentration, now approaching 2 ppm, has risen sharply over the past century, tracking fossil fuel use. Nitrous oxide is even more potent than methane and its atmospheric concentration has risen to 0.34 ppm. Agriculture and manure management are the largest anthropogenic sources of nitrous oxide. Other potent, long-lived greenhouse gases include sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). The persistence of gases in the atmosphere is a complex function of time and depends on sources, sinks, decay mechanisms, and atmospheric lifetimes. This session brings together research and applied work on relevant atmospheric processes of greenhouse gases and mitigation. Topics include atmospheric measurements and modeling, characterization of sources and sinks, strategies to reduce emissions at their source, and market, policy, and regulatory elements. The session aligns with U.N. Sustainable Development Goals 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and 13 (Climate Action).

American Chemical Society

New Orleans March 21-25, 2027

ACS Spring 2027

ACS Spring 2027

ENFL & GEOC Atmosphereic Methane: Sources, Sinks, and Solutions

American Chemical Society

Chicago August 23-27, 2026

ACS Fall 2026 

ACS Fall 2026

American Chemical Society
ACS Spring 2026
Atlanta, GA March 22-26, 2026
ENFL & GEOC Methane: Chemistry of a Greenhouse Gas

ACS Spring 2026

American Chemical Society
ACS Fall 2025
Washington DC, August 17-21

ENFL & GEOC Methane: Policy for a Greenhouse Gas
The global market value of methane (natural gas) is projected to be $120 billion in 2025 and grow 5-10 % per year. Use of coal, oil, and gas contribute 120 million tons (Mt) of methane emission into the atmosphere each year. The United States is the largest emitter of methane (>10%) and closely followed by the Russian Federation. In terms of contribution to the greenhouse gas inventory (excluding water vapor) methane is second, between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, and accounts for about 1/3 of the recent increase in Earth's surface temperature. The atmospheric concentration of methane is increasing faster than at any time since record keeping began in the 1980s, but its savior is a mean atmospheric lifetime of about ten years. Methane won’t disappear from the market anytime soon, but control of emission is a near-term opportunity to mitigate Earth’s atmospheric warming and climate change. This symposium includes methane sources and sinks, measurement, control, and use technology, climate modeling, regulatory impacts, and market supply and demand. Aligned with U.N. Sustainable Development Goals 7, Affordable and Clean Energy and 13, Climate Action.

ACS

American Chemical Society
Great Lakes Regional Meeting 2025
Chemical Business: Resources and Best Practices
Appleton, Wisconsin
June 4-6, 2025

GLR ACS