Gábor A. Somorjai
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Gabor A. Somorjai (born May 4, 1935) is a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a leading researcher in the field of surface chemistry and catalysis, especially the catalytic effects of metal surfaces on gas-phase reactions ("heterogeneous catalysis"). For his contributions to the field, Somorjai won the Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 1998,[1] the Linus Pauling Award[citation needed] in 2000, the National Medal of Science[citation needed] in 2002, the Priestley Medal in 2008,[2] the 2010 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Science and the NAS Award in Chemical Sciences in 2013.[citation needed] In April 2015, Somorjai was awarded the American Chemical Society's William H. Nichols Medal.[3]
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Born | (1935-05-04) May 4, 1935 (age 88) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
Notable work | University of California, Berkeley |
Awards | Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1998) National Medal of Science (2001) Irving Langmuir Award (2007) William H. Nichols Medal (2015) Enrico Fermi Award (2023) |