Rudolf A. Marcus

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Robert_S._Mulliken
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Cottrell_Award
gptkb:Lavoisier_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Chemistry
Guggenheim Fellowship
Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry_1992
Ph.D._from_McGill_University
gptkbp:birthPlace Montreal,_Quebec,_Canada
gptkbp:born July 21, 1923
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Understanding of electron transfer processes
Impact on materials science
Development of the Marcus equation
Impact on biochemistry
Impact on catalysis research
Impact on chemical kinetics
Impact on energy conversion technologies
Impact on nanotechnology
Impact on photochemistry
Impact on solar energy research
Influence on molecular electronics
Development_of_the_Marcus_theory_of_electron_transfer
gptkbp:field Physical_Chemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rudolf A. Marcus
gptkbp:influenced Many chemists
The field of electrochemistry
Theoretical physical chemistry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_S._Mulliken
gptkbp:knownFor Theory of electron transfer
Marcus_theory
gptkbp:members gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Chemical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:publishes 'Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach'
'Chemical_and_Electrochemical_Energy_Storage'
'Electron_Transfer_Reactions_in_Chemistry'
'Introduction_to_the_Theory_of_Electron_Transfer'
'Theory_of_Electron_Transfer_Reactions'
gptkbp:researchAreas Theoretical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Biophysical_Chemistry
gptkbp:researchFocus Electron transfer reactions
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Pasadena,_California
gptkbp:spouse Miriam_Marcus