Oláh György

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Oláh György, known internationally as George A. Olah, was a Hungarian-American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering research on carbocations and superacids.

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instanceOf Hungarian-American person
Nobel laureate
chemist
human
awardReceived ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry
Hungarian Order of Merit
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Priestley Medal
Roger Adams Award
Willard Gibbs Award
linked to: Willard Gibbs Medal
birthName Oláh György
countryOfCitizenship Hungary
United States of America
educatedAt Budapest University of Technology and Economics
employer Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Case Western Reserve University
Dow Chemical Company
University of Southern California
familyName Oláh
fieldOfWork chemistry
organic chemistry
physical organic chemistry
gender male
givenName György
languageSpoken English
Hungarian
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
name George A. Olah
nativeLanguage Hungarian
notableFor methanol economy concept
research on carbocations
research on superacids
work on hydrocarbon chemistry
notableWork “Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy”
“Superacids”
occupation researcher
university teacher
positionHeld director of Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute
distinguished professor at University of Southern California
researchInterest carbocation chemistry
hydrocarbon activation
methanol as an energy carrier
superacid chemistry

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George A. Olah nativeName Oláh György
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George A. Olah birthName Oláh György
subject linked to: Oláh György