James L. Skinner

James L. Skinner
Skinner in 2017
Born (1953-08-17) August 17, 1953 (age 71)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Harvard University
Awardsmember of the National Academy of Sciences, member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical Chemistry
Statistical Mechanics
Spectroscopy
InstitutionsColumbia University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisorPeter G. Wolynes
Doctoral studentsYu-Shan Lin

James L. Skinner (born August 17, 1953)[1] is an American theoretical chemist. He is the Joseph O. and Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Professor Emeritus at the University Wisconsin-Madison.[2] Until 2024 he was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Welch Foundation.[3] Until 2020, Skinner was the Crown Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, professor of chemistry,[4] director of the Water Research Initiative and deputy dean for faculty affairs of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago.[5] Skinner is recognized for his contributions to the fields of theoretical chemistry, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, linear and nonlinear spectroscopy of liquids, amorphous and crystalline solids, surfaces, proteins, and supercritical fluids. Skinner is the co-author of over 230 peer-reviewed research articles.[6]

  1. ^ Skinner, James L. (2014-07-17). "Autobiography of James L. Skinner". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 118 (28): 7671–7672. doi:10.1021/jp504477e. ISSN 1520-6106. PMID 25031098.
  2. ^ "skinner | UW-Madison Department of Chemistry". www.chem.wisc.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. ^ "Scientific Advisory Board". www.welch1.org. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  4. ^ "Jim Skinner | University of Chicago Department of Chemistry". chemistry.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  5. ^ "James Skinner – People – Skinner Group – Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering". pme.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  6. ^ "James L. Skinner – Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.