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SRF 1955-2007 by FIELD-YEAR-NAME Sloan Research Fellows 1955-2007 Sorted by FIELD / YEAR / NAME (preliminary) We welcome any information on the current status of fellows with incomplete or inaccurate information. If you have not completed our recent fellows survey, please go to http://www.sloan.org/survey to give us your information. If you have already filled out the survey and would like to update your information, please send an email to [email protected] including your current information. If you would like to share information about other fellows, please contact us at [email protected] For quicker navigation through this document please use the Bookmarks feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader. This directory is for use by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and also for individual communication of a personal or non- commercial professional nature between grant recipients listed herein. Use of this directory for any other purpose, including but not limited to any advertising purposes, purposes of trade, or the promotion of products and services, is prohibited and may constitute an infringement of copyright. © Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2007 Chemistry Name Award Institution Current Institution 1955 Corey, Elias James University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dailey, Benjamin P. Columbia University Denney, Donald B. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Fenton, Stuart W. University of Minnesota Twin Cities Gwinn, William D. University of California, Berkeley House, Herbert O. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Johnston, Harold S. Stanford University Phillips, Donald D. Cornell University Retired 1956 Barrow, Gordon M. Northwestern University Beringer, F. Marshall Polytechnic University Bernstein, Richard B. University of Michigan Decius, John C. Oregon State University Eberhardt, William H. Georgia Institute of Technology Garland, Carl W. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hedberg, Kenneth W. Oregon State University Hine, Jack S. Georgia Institute of Technology Krigbaum, William R. Duke University Margrave, John L. University of Wisconsin - Madison Parr, Robert G. Carnegie Institute of Technology University of North Carolina Shull, Harrison Indiana University Taft, Robert W. Pennsylvania State University Zimmerman, Howard E. Northwestern University University of Wisconsin 1957 Allinger, Norman L. Wayne State University Applequist, Douglas E. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Berson, Jerome A. University of Southern California Yale University Harris, Frank E. University of California, Berkeley University of Utah & University of Florida Hepler, Loren G. University of Virginia Kice, John L. University of South Carolina University of Denver McMillan, Jr., William G. University of California, Los Angeles Nickon, Alex Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University Shiner, Jr., Vernon J. Indiana University Urry, Grant W. Washington University Wasserburg, Gerald J. California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Yates, Peter Harvard University 1958 Boekelheide, Virgil C. University of Rochester Boozer, Charles E. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Cava, Michael P. Ohio State University Gomer, Robert A. University of Chicago Greene, Frederick D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grunwald, Ernest M. Florida State University Hill, Terrell L. University of Oregon Klemperer, William Harvard University Harvard University McConnell, Harden M. California Institute of Technology Additions and corrections are very welcome. Email to: [email protected] Sloan Research Fellows 1955-2007 (preliminary) 1 Chemistry Name Award Institution Current Institution Meinwald, Jerrold Cornell University Rice, Stuart A. University of Chicago University of Chicago Streitwieser, Andrew University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Waugh, John S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wiberg, Kenneth B. University of Washington Yale University 1959 Arnold, James R. University of California, San Diego Bender, Myron L. Illinois Institute of Technology Breslow, Ronald C.D. Columbia University Columbia University Halpern, Jack University of British Columbia Herschbach, Dudley R. University of California, Berkeley Karplus, Martin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign McDiarmid, Alan G. University of Pennsylvania Mislow, Kurt M. New York University Princeton University Poirier, Jacques C. Duke University Polanyi, John C. University of Toronto Rinehart, Kenneth L. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Russell, Glen A. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 1960 Bersohn, Richard Columbia University Conroy, Harold Yale University Cotton, Frank Albert Massachusetts Institute of Technology DePuy, Charles H. Iowa State University Halsey, Jr., George D. University of Washington Kosower, Edward M. University of Wisconsin - Madison Kreevoy, Maurice M. University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Minnesota Twin Cities Marcus, Rudolph A. Polytechnic University Pettit, Rowland University of Texas at Austin Porter, Richard F. Cornell University Richards, John H. California Institute of Technology Ross, John Brown University Schellman, John A. University of Oregon University of Oregon Yang, Nien-chu University of Chicago 1961 Belford, R. Linn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Burgstahler, Albert W. University of Kansas University of Kansas Curl, Jr., Robert F. Rice University Fixman, Marshall University of Oregon Hill, Richard K. Princeton University University of Georgia Jensen, Frederick R. University of California, Berkeley Kivelson, Daniel University of California, Los Angeles LeBel, Norman A. Wayne State University Mazo, Robert M. California Institute of Technology Pierce, Louis University of Notre Dame Ramirez, Fausto Stony Brook University, State University of New York Robinson, G. Wilse California Institute of Technology Saunders, Jr., William H. University of Rochester Additions and corrections are very welcome. Email to: [email protected] Sloan Research Fellows 1955-2007 (preliminary) 2 Chemistry Name Award Institution Current Institution Stiles, R. Martin University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 1962 Baldeschwieler, John D. Harvard University Berry, Richard Stephen Yale University University of Chicago Brown, Theodore L. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Emeritus Chapman, Orville L. Iowa State University Closs, Gerhard L. University of Chicago Davis, Robert E. Purdue University Dessy, Raymond E. University of Cincinnati Virginia Tech Farnum, Donald G. Cornell University Harrison, Alexander G. University of Toronto Hendrickson, James B. University of California, Los Angeles Brandeis University Ireland, Robert E. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Retired Katz, Thomas J. Columbia University Columbia University Leete, Edward University of Minnesota Twin Cities Martin, James C. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Moscowitz, Albert J. University of Minnesota Twin Cities Phillips, Norman E. University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley & LBNI Piper, Theron S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Reinmuth, William H. Columbia University Schleyer, Paul von Rague Princeton University Seyferth, Dietmar Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sinanoglu, Oktay Yale University Tollin, Gordon University of Arizona Warnhoff, Edgar W. University of Western Ontario 1963 Allred, Albert L. Northwestern University Andrews, Frank C. University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Virginia Berchtold, Glenn A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collman, James P. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Stanford University Dahl, Lawrence F. University of Wisconsin - Madison Dahler, John S. University of Minnesota Eaton, Philip E. University of Chicago Hameka, Hendrik F. University of Pennsylvania Hawthorne, M. Fred University of California, Los Angeles Hochstrasser, Robin M. University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Jones, William M. University of Florida Kamb, Walter B. California Institute of Technology Karabatsos, Gerasimos J. Michigan State University Lansbury, Peter T. University at Buffalo, State University of New York Laurie, Victor W. Stanford University Mahan, Bruce H. University of California, Berkeley Slutsky, Leon J. University of Washington Smith, Stanley G. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1964 Alexander, John M. Stony Brook University, State University of New York Bader, Richard F.W. McMaster University McMaster University Additions and corrections are very welcome. Email to: [email protected] Sloan Research Fellows 1955-2007 (preliminary) 3 Chemistry Name Award Institution Current Institution Bartlett, Neil University of British Columbia Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Bonham, Russel A. Indiana University Indiana University Clayton, Robert N. University of Chicago Enke, Christie G. Princeton University Flygare, Willis H. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fraser, Robin T.M. University of Kansas Gray, Harry B. Columbia University Haake, Paul C. University of California, Los Angeles Holm, Richard H. Harvard University Harvard University Mallory, Frank B. Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College McGlynn, Sean P. Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Richey, Herman G. Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University Vincow, Gershon University of Washington Wharton, Lennard University of Chicago Wilson, David J. University of Rochester Brown and Caldwell 1965 Anson, Fred C. California Institute
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