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Dennis G. Peters
Dennis G. Peters (middle) with two undergraduate students at an awards banquet in April 2018.
Born(1937-04-17)April 17, 1937
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedApril 13, 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 82)
Bloomington, Indiana, US
NationalityUS
Education
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsIndiana University
ThesisChronopotentiometric studies with platinum and gold electrodes (1962)
Doctoral advisorJames J. Lingane
Websitehttp://www.indiana.edu/~echem/index.php

Dennis Gail Peters (April 17, 1937 – April 13, 2020) was an analytical chemist who specialized in electrochemistry and was named the Herman T. Briscoe Professor at Indiana University in 1975. Peters led his own research group at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana until his death in 2020. Peters' research focused on the electrochemical behavior of halogenated organic compounds, more recently moving to focus on transition metal catalysts in regards to the oxidation and reduction of organic species.[1] He authored or co-authored over 210 publications and 5 analytical chemistry textbooks.[2]

Personal life

Dennis Peters was born on April 17, 1937, in Los Angeles, California. He completed his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1958 and graduated cum laude before completing his PhD in analytical chemistry at Harvard University under James J. Lingane.[3] After completing his PhD in 1962, Peters went to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.[4]

Peters died of coronavirus disease 2019 in April 2020.[5][6] He contracted the virus while in the hospital recovering from a fall.[7]

Career

Peters served as the chemistry department's graduate student advisor from 1969 to 1971 where he recruited the department's largest incoming class.[8] His research has focused on the mechanistic and synthetic properties of the oxidation and reduction of halogenated organic compounds and electrocatalysis in organic synthesis.[9]

Awards and honors

Publications

Books

References

  1. ^ "Peters Group Dr. Dennis G. Peters". Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ Eckelbarger, Emily (July 19, 2017). "IU Professor Named American Chemical Society Fellow". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ Peters, Dennis Gail (1962). Chronopotentiometric studies with platinum and gold electrodes (Ph.D. thesis). Harvard University. OCLC 1035219754 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "Indiana University Chemistry Department Faculty Dennis Peters". Indiana University Bloomington Department of Chemistry. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ "In memory of Prof. Dennis G. Peters 1937-2020". Indiana University Department of Chemistry. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ Atkinson, Emma (April 14, 2020). "IU Confirms Death Of Longtime Chemistry Professor Dennis Peters". WFIU.
  7. ^ Anderson, Shelby (April 14, 2020). "IU chemistry professor Dennis Peters dies from complications of COVID-19". Indiana Daily Student.
  8. ^ "Scientist at Work: Dennis Peters". IU News Room. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Dennis Gail Peters Honors and Awards". IU University Honors & Awards. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. ^ "2017 ACS Fellows". ACS. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  11. ^ "AAAS Elected Fellows". AAAS. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. ^ "J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education". ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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