Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs | |
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Grubbs in 2018 | |
| Born | Robert Howard Grubbs February 27, 1942 |
| Died | December 19, 2021 (aged 79) Duarte, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Florida (BS, MS) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | Catalysts for olefin metathesis in organic synthesis |
| Spouse | Helen O'Kane |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Stanford University Michigan State University California Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | I. Cyclobutadiene Derivatives II. Studies of Cyclooctatetraene Iron Tricarbonyl Complexes (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald Breslow |
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| Other notable students | Post-docs: |
| Website | grubbsgroup |
Robert Howard Grubbs ForMemRS (February 27, 1942 – December 19, 2021) was an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis.
Grubbs was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for developments in catalysts that have enabled commercial products.
He was a co-founder of Materia, a university spin-off startup to produce catalysts.