Sunney Chan

Sunney Ignatius Chan
Chan in 2021
Born(1936-10-05)October 5, 1936
DiedMay 5, 2025(2025-05-05) (aged 88)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityAmerican
Known forUse of NMR on biological systems
Interactions of Cytochrome c oxidase
Awards
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
(BS, PhD)
ThesisThe nature of the ring puckering vibration and its effects on the far-infrared and microwave spectra of trimethylene oxide (1961)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Dulaney Gwinn
Other advisorsNorman Foster Ramsey Jr.
(post doc advisor)
Academic work
DisciplineBiophysical chemistry
Institutions
Doctoral students

Sunney Ignatius Chan (Chinese: 陳長謙; (Chén Zhǎngqiān) October 5, 1936 – May 5, 2025) was an American biophysical chemist. His work primarily focused on the use of various magnetic resonance spectroscopic and other physical chemical techniques in the analysis of various biochemical and biological problems.