John S. Waugh
John S. Waugh | |
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Humboldt Prize (1972) Irving Langmuir Award (1976) Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1983) Linus Pauling Award (1984) Welch Award in Chemistry (2011) | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemical physics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Don M. Yost |
| Doctoral students | Alexander Pines |
| Other notable students | Ulrich Haeberlen |
John Stewart Waugh (April 25, 1929 – August 22, 2014) was an American
Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He is known for developing average hamiltonian theory and using it to extend NMR spectroscopy, previously limited to liquids, to the solid state. He is the author of ANTIOPE, a freeware general purpose Windows-based simulator of the spectra and dynamics of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). He has also used systems of a few coupled spins to illustrate the general requirements for equilibrium and ergodicity
in isolated systems.
In 1974 Waugh was elected as a member of the
National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in the Chemistry section.[2]
Waugh was awarded the
NMR spectroscopy.[3] Waugh was cited for his "fundamental theoretical and experimental contributions to high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in solids."[3] In 2011, Waugh received the Welch Award in Chemistry for revolutionizing NMR spectroscopy. In the words of Ernest H. Cockrell, chair of the Welch Foundation, Waugh "discovered how to use NMR to study solids, creating a collection of tools that allows researchers to view the structures and properties of proteins, membranes, viruses, and many other critical components of life." His work continues to be used extensively in chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, and medicine. He died on August 22, 2014.[4]
References
- ISBN 9780837957029. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ NAS (2007)
- ^ a b Wolf Foundation Prize Committee for Chemistry (n.d.)
- ^ "John Waugh, Institute Professor emeritus, dies at 85roa | MIT News Office". Newsoffice.mit.edu. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
Sources
- National Academy of Sciences (2007). "Waugh, John S." Membership Directory. NAS online. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- Wolf Foundation Prize Committee for Chemistry (n.d.). "The 1983/4 Wolf Foundation Prize in Chemistry". The Wolf Prizes. Wolf Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
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