Herbert S. Gutowsky
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Herbert Sander Gutowsky (November 8, 1919 – January 13, 2000) was an American chemist who was a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Gutowsky was the first to apply nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods to the field of chemistry.[1][2] He used nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine the structure of molecules. His pioneering work developed experimental control of NMR as a scientific instrument, connected experimental observations with theoretical models, and made NMR one of the most effective analytical tools for analysis of molecular structure and dynamics in liquids, solids, and gases, used in chemical and medical research,[3]: 24 [4][2] His work was relevant to the solving of problems in chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science, and has influenced many of the subfields of more recent NMR spectroscopy.[5][6][3][7][8]
Herbert S. Gutowsky | |
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Born | (1919-11-08)November 8, 1919 Bridgman, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | January 13, 2000(2000-01-13) (aged 80) Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Indiana University (B.S.) UC-Berkeley (M.S.) Harvard University (Ph.D) |
Known for | Solid-state NMR and NMR spectroscopy |
Awards | Kistiakowsky prize Wolf prize (1983/84) Irving Langmuir Prize (1966) Peter Debye Award (1975) Member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
Institutions | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Doctoral advisor | George Kistiakowsky |