Robert H. Grubbs
Sign in to saveNobel prize winning American chemist (1942-2021)
AI overview
Robert H. Grubbs was an American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on a chemical reaction called metathesis, which allows chemists to rearrange molecules more efficiently. His discoveries have had practical applications in producing pharmaceuticals, plastics, and other important materials.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,860x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,816x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,419x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,849x
Article
Robert Howard Grubbs ForMemRS (February 27, 1942 – December 19, 2021) was an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis.
Grubbs was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for developments in catalysts that have enabled commercial products.
Gallery (3)
Connections
Categories
1942 births2021 deaths20th-century American chemists21st-century American chemistsAmerican fellows of the Royal SocietyAmerican Nobel laureatesBenjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) laureatesCalifornia Institute of Technology facultyColumbia University alumniFellows of the Royal Society of ChemistryForeign members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences