- George C. Schatz
George C. Schatz (born
April 14 ,1949 ) is a theoretical chemist best known for his seminal contributions to the field ofreaction dynamics . Born inWatertown, New York , he obtained his B. A. fromClarkson University and his Ph. D. from Caltech underAron Kuppermann . Following postdoctoral work atHarvard , he joined theChemistry Department atNorthwestern University , where he is a Morrison Professor of Chemistry.A longtime senior editor of the
Journal of Physical Chemistry , he became its editor-in-chief in 2005. The journal previously (1997 ) having been split inJournal of Physical Chemistry A (molecular physical chemistry, both theoretical and experimental) andJournal of Physical Chemistry B (solid state, soft matter, liquids), Professor Schatz initiated the spin-off of a third journal,Journal of Physical Chemistry C , focusing onnanotechnology andmolecular electronics .Dr. Schatz is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, of the
International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science , and many other such bodies. He authored over 350 scientific papers, and co-authored two books with his next-door colleagueMark A. Ratner : "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry" and "Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry" (recently reissued as a Dover paperback).Recently much of Dr. Schatz's research has been concerned with
nanotechnology andbionanotechnology .References
External links
* [http://www.chem.northwestern.edu/faculty/details?assetID=1440 Official home page at Northwestern University]
* [http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jpcafh/profiles.html Editorial profile at the Journal of Physical Chemistry home page]
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