George C. Schatz
George C. Schatz | |
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| Born | April 14, 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | reaction dynamics |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Doctoral advisor | Aron Kuppermann |
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George C. Schatz (born April 14, 1949) is a theoretical chemist best known for his seminal contributions to the field of reaction dynamics [citation needed]. Born in Watertown, New York, he obtained his B. A. from Clarkson University and his Ph. D. from Caltech under Aron Kuppermann [citation needed]. Following postdoctoral work at MIT, he joined the Chemistry Department at Northwestern University, where he is a Morrison Professor of Chemistry [citation needed].
A longtime senior editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry, he became its editor-in-chief in 2005. The journal previously (1997) having been split in Journal of Physical Chemistry A (molecular physical chemistry, both theoretical and experimental) and Journal of Physical Chemistry B (solid state, soft matter, liquids), Schatz initiated the spin-off of a third journal, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, focusing on nanotechnology and molecular electronics.
Schatz is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science, and many other such bodies. He authored over 350 scientific papers, and co-authored two books with his next-door colleague Mark A. Ratner: "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry" and "Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry" (recently reissued as a Dover paperback).
Recently much of Schatz's research has been concerned with nanotechnology and bionanotechnology.