Alan S. Goldman is an

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and Distinguished Professor of

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. Goldman's research area is

homogeneous catalysis In chemistry, homogeneous catalysis is catalysis where the catalyst is in same phase as reactants, principally by a soluble catalyst in a solution. In contrast, heterogeneous catalysis describes processes where the catalysts and substrate are in d ...

with emphasis on C-H activation. GoldmanPincer

Recognition

Goldman has been recognized by numerous awards. He was awarded the ACS

Catalysis Catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quick ...

Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science in 2018. He received the ACS Award in

Organometallic Chemistry Organometallic chemistry is the study of organometallic compounds, chemical compounds containing at least one chemical bond between a carbon atom of an organic molecule and a metal, including alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metals, and so ...

in 2019 and the Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2020. In 2021, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

References

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