James L. Skinner | |
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Born | August 17, 1953 |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz Harvard University |
Awards | member 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 | |
Fields | Theoretical Chemistry Statistical Mechanics Spectroscopy |
Institutions | Columbia University University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Chicago |
Doctoral advisor | Peter G. Wolynes |
Doctoral students | Yu-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]