Robert H. Grubbs
American chemist and Nobel Laureate (1942–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Howard Grubbs ForMemRS (February 27, 1942 – December 19, 2021) was an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.[7] He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis.[8]
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Born | Robert Howard Grubbs (1942-02-27)February 27, 1942 |
Died | December 19, 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 79) Duarte, California, U.S. |
Education | University of Florida (BS, MS) Columbia University (PhD) |
Known for | Catalysts for olefin metathesis in organic synthesis |
Spouse | Helen O'Kane |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions | Stanford University Michigan State University California Institute of Technology |
Thesis | I. Cyclobutadiene Derivatives II. Studies of Cyclooctatetraene Iron Tricarbonyl Complexes (1968) |
Doctoral advisor | Ronald Breslow[2] |
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Other notable students | Post-docs: |
Website | grubbsgroup |
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Grubbs was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for developments in catalysts that have enabled commercial products.
He was a co-founder of Materia, a university spin-off startup to produce catalysts.[9]