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Yuan T. Lee

Taiwanese chemist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1936 · age 89

Yuan Tseh Lee is a Taiwanese physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986 for his contributions to the development of reaction dynamics.

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2012Grand Officer of the National Order of MeritAward2011Kołos MedalAward2008Othmer Gold MedalAward1998Clark Kerr MedalAward1997Honorary Doctor of Louis Pasteur UniversityAward1992Faraday Lectureship PrizeAward1987Honorary Doctor of the Chinese Academy of SciencesAward1986National Medal of ScienceAwardNobel Prize in ChemistryAwardPeter Debye Award in Physical ChemistryAward1981Ernest Orlando Lawrence AwardAward1936Born19 November 1936

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Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit2012
Kołos Medal2011
Othmer Gold Medal2008
Clark Kerr Medal1998
Honorary Doctor of Louis Pasteur University1997
Faraday Lectureship Prize1992
Honorary Doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences1987
Nobel Prize in Chemistry1986
National Medal of Science1986
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry1986
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award1981
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
Honorary Doctor of the University of Hong Kong
Honorary Doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waterloo
Honorary Doctor of Waseda University
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1936 · age 89