Robert Grubbs
Nobel prize winning American chemist (1942-2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Howard Grubbs (February 27, 1942 ā December 19, 2021) was an American chemist. He won Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2005.
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Robert H. Grubbs | |
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Born | Robert Howard Grubbs (1942-02-27)February 27, 1942 |
Died | December 19, 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 79) Duarte, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Florida Columbia University |
Known for | the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
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