Gordon Hammes

Gordon Hammes
Born1934 (age 9091)
Alma materPrinceton University
Known forEnzyme kinetics and mechanism
RelativesSharon Hammes-Schiffer (daughter)
AwardsMcKay Prize, ACS Award in Biological Chemistry
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, MIT, Cornell University, Duke University
Academic advisorsManfred Eigen, Robert Alberty

Gordon G. Hammes (born 1934 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) is a distinguished service professor of chemistry, emeritus, at Duke University, professor emeritus at Cornell University, and member of United States National Academy of Sciences. Hammes' research involves the study of enzyme mechanisms and enzyme regulation.