Julia A. Kovacs | |
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| Born | Julia Ann Kovacs March 15, 1959[1] |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University BS (1981) Harvard University Ph.D. (1986) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bioinorganic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
| Thesis | Vanadium-Iron-Sulfur and Molybdenum-Iron-Sulfur Cluster Chemistry (Nitrogenase) (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard H. Holm |
| Other academic advisors | Bruce Averill, Robert G. Bergman |
| Notable students | Jason M. Shearer |
| Website | depts |
Julia A. Kovacs is an American chemist specializing in bioinorganic chemistry. She is professor of chemistry at the University of Washington. Her research involves synthesizing small-molecule mimics of the active sites of metalloproteins, in order to investigate how cysteinates influence the function of non-heme iron enzymes, and the mechanism of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC).