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Richard Zare

American chemist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1939 · age 86

Richard Neil Zare is the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science and a Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University.

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2017Othmer Gold MedalAward2010Priestley MedalAward2009BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAward2006Oesper AwardAward2005William H. Nichols MedalAward2002Honorary Doctor of the Hunan UniversityAward2000Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceAward1999Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1998ACS Award in Analytical ChemistryAward1993Harvey PrizeAward1991Peter Debye Award in Physical ChemistryAward1985Remsen AwardAward1983National Medal of ScienceAward1974National Fresenius AwardAward1939Born19 November 1939

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Othmer Gold Medal2017
Torbern Bergman Medal2012
King Faisal International Prize in Science2011
Priestley Medal2010
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2009
F. A. Cotton Medal2009
George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education2008
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring2008
Oesper Award2006
Wolf Prize in Chemistry2005
William H. Nichols Medal2005
James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry2004
Honorary Doctor of Toulouse-III University2003
Honorary Doctor of the Hunan University2002
Charles Lathrop Parsons Award2001
Faraday Lectureship Prize2001
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science2000
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1999
Welch Award in Chemistry1999
E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy1999
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry1998
Harvard Centennial Medal1998
Centenary Prize1997
Linus Pauling Award1993
Harvey Prize1993
Dannie Heineman Prize1993
NAS Award in Chemical Sciences1991
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry1991
Willard Gibbs Award1990
Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics1985
Remsen Award1985
National Medal of Science1983
Earle K. Plyler Prize1981
Polanyi Medal1979
National Fresenius Award1974

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Throughout his career, Zare has made a considerable impact in physical chemistry and analytical chemistry, particularly through the development of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and the study of chemical reactions at the molecular and nanoscale level. LIF is an extremely sensitive technique with applications ranging from analytical chemistry and molecular biology to astrophysics. One of its applications was the sequencing of the human genome.

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United States
Category
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Type
Scientist
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Living
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Born 1939 · age 86

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