Rudolph A. Marcus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rudolph A. Marcus
Rudolph A. Marcus in 2005
Rudolph A. Marcus in 2005
Born July 21, 1923
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship United States
Nationality Canada
Fields Chemistry
Institutions Caltech
Alma mater McGill University
Known for electron transfer
Notable awards 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Rudolph "Rudy" Arthur Marcus (born July 21, 1923) received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theory of electron transfer. Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer.

He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He earned a B.Sc. in 1943 and a Ph.D. in 1946, both from McGill University. In 1958, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He is currently a professor at Caltech. He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

This biographical article about a chemist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.