Nicholas Turro

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Nicholas J. Turro
Born(1938-05-18)May 18, 1938
Middletown, Connecticut, US
DiedNovember 24, 2012(2012-11-24) (aged 74)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWesleyan University
California Institute of Technology
Known forContribution to organic photochemistry
AwardsArthur C. Cope Award (2011)
William H. Nichols Medal (2007)
Willard Gibbs Award (2000)
E. O. Lawrence Award (1982)
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1974)
Scientific career
FieldsChemist
InstitutionsColumbia University
Doctoral advisorGeorge S. Hammond
Other academic advisorsPaul Doughty Bartlett
Notable studentsJayaraman Sivaguru Miguel García-Garibay

Nicholas J. Turro (May 18, 1938 – November 24, 2012) was an American

Organic Chemistry, given annually "to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of organic chemistry, the significance of which has become apparent within the five years preceding the year in which the award will be considered."[2][3][4][5] He was also the recipient of the 2000 Willard Gibbs Award, which recognizes "eminent chemists who...have brought to the world developments that enable everyone to live more comfortably and to understand this world better."[6]

He received his B.A. degree

Harvard with P. D. Bartlett, he joined the faculty at Columbia University where he was the Wm. P. Schweitzer Professor of Chemistry.[7]

Although he worked in many areas of chemistry, he was most well known for his work in photochemistry and spectroscopy, which he applied to studies involving small molecules in solution, interfaces, thin films, polymers, biological systems including DNA and carbohydrates, nanomaterials,

Procter and Gamble
.

He authored the influential books Molecular Photochemistry published in 1965, considered the "bible" of the field for several generations by

National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Nicholas Turro Dies At 74 | Chemical & Engineering News". Cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  2. doi:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.09.006
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  3. doi:10.1002/anie.201209993
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  4. ^ "Arthur C. Cope Award". Portal.acs.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  5. ^ "Turro Home Page". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  6. ^ "The Willard Gibbs Award". Chicagoacs.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  7. ^ [1] Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "PHOTOCHEMISTRY BECOMES MORE COMPLEX: A SYMPOSIUM HONORING GEORGE S. HAMMOND ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  9. ^ Nicholas Turro publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  10. ^ "1991 IAPS Award in Photochemistry - Nick Turro". I-aps.org. 1938-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
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