John D. Baldeschwieler
American chemist
John Dickson Baldeschwieler (born 1933) is an American chemist who has made significant contributions in molecular structure and spectroscopy.
Born on November 14, 1933, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was an alumnus of Cornell University (B.S., 1956, Chemical Engineering) and the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1959). He has taught at Harvard University, Stanford University and currently is the J. Stanley Johnson Professor and professor of chemistry, emeritus at Caltech.
Awards and recognition
Baldeschwieler has received multiple awards for his research, including the National Medal of Science, awarded in 2000, "For his imaginative development of new methods for determining the properties, structures, motions and interactions of molecules and molecular assemblies, the translation of these advances into practical pharmaceutical and instrumentation products for the public benefit, and extensive service to his government and the scientific community." He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1970, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1972 and the American Philosophical Society in 1979.
Additional awards include:
1962–1965 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
1967 Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society
1968 Fresenius Award of Phi Lambda Upsilon
1989 Richard C. Tolman Medal, American Chemical Society
1990 William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society
2001 Award for Creative Invention, American Chemical Society
2003 Othmer Gold Medal, Chemical Heritage Foundation
References
External links
Center for Oral History. "John D. Baldeschwieler". Science History Institute.
Brock, David C.; Daemmrich, Arthur (13 June 2003). John D. Baldeschwieler, Transcript of an Interviews Conducted by David C. Brock and Arthur Daemmrich at Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 13 June 2003 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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