Dudley R. Herschbach(1932)
ChemistryDudley Robert Herschbach is an American chemist at Harvard University. He won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T. Lee and John C.
United States
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1986for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes
Harvard UniversityCareer History
Professor
Texas A&M University
College Station, US
Professor
Harvard University
Cambridge, US
Associate Professor
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, US
Assistant Professor
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, US
Junioir Fellow
Harvard University
Cambridge, US
Education
Harvard University
Ph.D. (Chemical Physics)
Chemistry
1958
Harvard University
A.M..
Physics
1956
Stanford University
M.S.
Chemistry
1955
Stanford University
B.S.
Mathematics
1954
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Harvard University
Stanford University
Campbell High School
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
Harvard University?–present
University of California, Berkeley?–present
Texas A&M University?–present
Harvard University1957–1959
University of California, Berkeley1959–1961
University of California, Berkeley1961–1963
Harvard University1963–2003
Texas A&M University2005–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Exploring Unorthodox Dimensions for Two-Electron Atoms
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A201710 citations
Realization of Heisenberg models of spin systems with polar molecules in pendular states
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics20229 citations
Dimensional interpolation for metallic hydrogen
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics20218 citations
Michael Polanyi: Patriarch of Chemical Dynamics and Tacit Knowing
Angewandte Chemie International Edition20173 citations
Dimensional Interpolation for Random Walk
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A20212 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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