James A. Ibers

James A. Ibers was the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry before becoming an emeritus professor of chemistry at Northwestern University upon retirement. He is recognized for contributions to inorganic chemistry, especially in the areas of coordination chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry, solid state synthesis and X-ray crystallography. Ibers passed on December 14, 2021, at the age of 91.^[1]

James Ibers
Born	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology
Known for	X-ray crystallography solid state chemistry
Awards	ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry, Linus Pauling Award, Bailar Medal, Martin J. Buerger Award from the American Crystallographic Association, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Science, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scientific career
Fields	Inorganic Chemistry
Institutions	Northwestern University, Shell Oil Company, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Thesis	(1951)
Doctoral advisor	Verner F. Schomoker, James Holmes Sturdivant
Doctoral students	Douglas Keszler, Thomas Albrecht-Schönzart, Ken Raymond, Richard Eisenberg, Steven Ittel

Education

Ibers received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees at California Institute of Technology. His thesis, awarded in 1954, was done under the direction of Verner F. Schomoker and James H. Sturdivant.

Career

After graduation, Ibers accepted a staff scientist position at Shell Development Company and later Brookhaven National Laboratory. Starting in 1965 until his retirement, Ibers was a professor of chemistry at Northwestern University. His broad research interests included many aspects of organometallic,^[2] bioinorganic,^[3] and solid state chemistry,.^[4] Ibers was a noted pioneer in the applications of X-Ray Crystallography to chemical problems and issues associated with inorganic bonding.