Stuart A. Rice | |
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Born | Stuart Alan Rice January 6, 1932 New York City, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn College, Harvard University, Yale University |
Awards | ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1963) Peter Debye Award (1985) National Medal of Science (1999) Wolf Prize (2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | theoretical chemistry |
Institutions | The University of Chicago |
Stuart Alan Rice (born January 6, 1932) is an American theoretical chemist and physical chemist.[1] He is well known as a theoretical chemist who also does experimental research, having spent much of his career working in multiple areas of physical chemistry. He is currently the Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. During his tenure at the University of Chicago, Rice has trained more than 100 Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers.[2] He received the National Medal of Science in 1999.[1]