John Isaiah Brauman (born September 7, 1937) is an American chemist.

Biography

John Brauman was born in Pittsburgh on September 7, 1937. Brauman graduated from

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in 1955. He obtained a bachelor's degree in 1959 from

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and a Ph.D. from

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at Berkeley in 1963. He is married to Sharon K Brauman, also a chemist. Their daughter, Kate Brauman is the lead scientist for the Global Water Initiative at the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. On October 29, 2003

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awarded the National Medal of Science to John Brauman, who at that time was the J.G. Jackson and C.J. Wood Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University. His research there concerns how molecules react and the factors that determine the rates and products of chemical reactions. The main areas of research involve the spectroscopy, photochemistry, reaction dynamics, and reaction mechanisms of ions in the gas phase.

Awards and honors

*1973

ACS Award in pure chemistry The American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry is awarded annually by the American Chemical Society (ACS) "to recognize and encourage fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out in North America by young men and women." "Young" me ...

*1976 Harrison Howe Award, and awards from

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, National Academy of Sciences, and Dean's Award for distinguished teaching *1978-1979 He was a Guggenheim fellow *1986 ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award *1986 ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry *1986 R.C. Fuson Award *1991 He became an honorary fellow of

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*2001 Awarded the National Academy of Sciences Award in chemical sciences. *2002 Awarded the

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and the

Linus Pauling Award The Linus Pauling Award is an award recognizing outstanding achievement in chemistry. It is awarded annually by thePuget SoundOregon
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. *2003

Willard Gibbs Award The Willard Gibbs Award, presented by thChicago Sectionof the American Chemical Society, was established in 1910 by William A. Converse (1862–1940), a former Chairman and Secretary of the Chicago Section of the society and named for Professor ...

. * 2017,

Charles Lathrop Parsons Award The Charles Lathrop Parsons Award is usually a biennial award that recognizes outstanding public service by a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Recipients are chosen by the American Chemical Society Board of Directors, from a list of ...

for Public Service,

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Works

Examples of Professor Brauman's publications include: * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

John Isaiah Brauman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brauman, John Isaiah 20th-century American chemists 1937 births Living people People associated with the California Academy of Sciences University of California, Berkeley alumni Scientists from the San Francisco Bay Area Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences