Howard Zimmerman
Howard Zimmerman | |
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| Born | July 5, 1926 |
| Died | February 12, 2012 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Website | chem.wisc.edu |
Howard E. Zimmerman (July 5, 1926 – February 12, 2012) was a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1980[4] and the recipient of the 1986 American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award.[5][6]
Biography
Howard E. Zimmerman was a native of Connecticut.[7] During World War II he served in the U.S. Armored Corps in Europe where he was a tank gunner. His final rank was technical sergeant.[8] He obtained a B. S. in Chemistry in 1950 and a Ph.D. in 1953, both from Yale University.[8] He was a postdoctoral research fellow with a National Research Council fellowship from 1953 to 1954 working with R. B. Woodward (Harvard).[8] From 1954 to 1960 he was an assistant professor at Northwestern University.[8] Beginning in 1960 he was an associate professor and then professor at the University of Wisconsin,[8] and from 1990 he was Hilldale and A. C. Cope Professor of Chemistry.[citation needed]
Zimmerman gave ACS Short Courses on organic quantum chemistry and molecular orbital theory. He authored a 1975 textbook entitled Quantum Mechanics for Organic Chemists.[9] He was the organizer of the 1972 IUPAC Photochemistry Symposium (Baden-Baden) and of five Pacifichem Symposia, the last being Pacifichem 2010.[citation needed]
Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Sigma Xi
- 1950 The Chittenden Award given to the top B.S. graduate in the Yale class of 1950[8][10]
- 1971 The first Northeast ACS Award for Photochemistry[8]
- 1976 The ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry[8][11][12]
- 1980 The Halpern Award of the New York Academy of Sciences[8][13]
- 1980 Election to the National Academy of Sciences
- 1986 Recipient of the American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award[8][14]
- 1988 A Senior Alexander von Humboldt Award[8][14]
- 1990 Hilldale Award in the Physical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin[8][14]
- 1991 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award of the ACS[8][12]
- 2006 IUPAC Porter Medal for Photochemical Research[8][14]
References
- ^ "Obituaries: Zimmerman, Howard E." Madison.com. February 19, 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Tenenbaum, David. "Howard Zimmerman, pioneer in organic chemistry, dies at 85". University of Wisconsin–Madison News. University of Wisconsin–Madison. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Faculty Info". University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ "National Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ "Chemical Pioneer Award". American Institute of Chemists. Archived from the original on 2004-01-17. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ Schuster, D. I. (2012), Howard E. Zimmerman (1926–2012). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 5286–5288. doi:10.1002/anie.201202970
- ^ "EPA Newsletter" (PDF). European Phocochemistry Association. December 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "IAPS Newsletter" (PDF). 28. Inter American Photochemical Society. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Zimmerman, Howard E. (1975). Quantum mechanics for organic chemists. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-781650-0. OCLC 1104091.
- ^ "Prizes for High Scholarship or Character". Yale University. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ "James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ a b Awards by Topic, American Chemical Society, archived from the original on 2012-03-09, retrieved 2010-04-08
- ^ Anthony Trozzolo (2006), Pat Green (ed.), "A transient lifetime in photochemistry" (PDF), The Spectrum, 19 (3), ISSN 1044-5536, archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-07, retrieved 2010-04-08
- ^ a b c d Awards, UW Madison - Department of Chemistry, archived from the original on 2010-03-10, retrieved 2010-04-08
External links
- Howard Zimmerman: A Defining Influence on Organic Chemistry[permanent dead link]
- H.E. Zimmerman group homepage
- EPA Report, Porter Medal, Career
- IAPS Report, Porter Metal, Career
- Awards
- Moebius-Hueckel and the Woodward-Hofmann theories; Chemical and Engineering News
- Science article
- Yale Chittenden Award
- ACS Flack Norris Awards
- AIC Chemical Pioneer Awards
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