Peter J. Stang

Peter J. Stang
Born (1941-11-17) November 17, 1941
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materDePaul University
UC Berkeley
AwardsPriestley Medal
National Medal of Science
F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research
Linus Pauling Award
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsPrinceton University
University of Utah
Thesis Kinetics and Mechanism of Boron Fluoride-Alcohol Alkylations  (1966)
Doctoral advisorAndrew Streitwieser

Peter John Stang (born November 17, 1941) is an American chemist and Distinguished Professor of chemistry at the University of Utah. He was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Chemical Society from 2002 to 2020.