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Professors
Bergman, Miller and Radke receive ACS Awards for 2003
Three
faculty members in the college of chemistry have been named the
recipients of awards administered by the American Chemical Society
for 2003.
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Chemistry
professor Robert Bergman will receive the James Flack Norris
Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, sponsored by the Northeastern
Section, ACS; Robert G. Bergman. Bergman studies the synthesis of
new organic, inorganic and organometallic transition metal compounds.
He and his colleagues use these materials to develop and study new
chemical reactions and the reactive intermediates involved in these
transformations, and to explore applications in homogeneous catalysis
and organic synthesis.
Chemistry
professor William Miller has won the Peter Debye Award in
Physical Chemistry sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
Miller is a theoretical chemist who develops quantum mechanical
and semiclassical theories to describe dynamical chemical processes
at the molecular level
Chemical engineering professor Clayton Radke will receive the ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry sponsored by Procter & Gamble Company. Radke's research focus is on "where oil and water mix." His group combines principles of surface and colloid science towards engineering technologies where phase boundaries dictate system behavior. He employs modern spectroscopic tools along with molecular theory and simulation, and continuum transport and reaction engineering to provide quantitative description of interfacial behavior important to technology development.
Related sites:
List of the 2003 ACS Award Winners
