Richard Errett Smalley (June 6, 1943 – October 28, 2005) was the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University.
He was an advocate of nanotechnology and its applications. ==Early life and education== Smalley, the youngest of 4 siblings, was born in Akron, Ohio on June 6, 1943 to Frank Dudley Smalley, Jr., and Esther Virginia Rhoads.
Smalley's maternal aunt, pioneering female chemist Sara Jane Rhoads, interested Smalley in the field of chemistry, letting him work in her organic chemistry laboratory, and suggesting that he attend Hope College, which had a strong chemistry program. Smalley attended Hope College for two years before transferring to the University of Michigan where he received his Bachelor of Science in 1965, performing undergraduate research in the laboratory of Raoul Kopelman.
Chauvin (1997-1998) and Deborah Sheffield (2005), and had two sons, Chad Richard Smalley (born June 8, 1969) and Preston Reed Smalley (born August 8, 1997). In 1999, Smalley was diagnosed with cancer.
from Princeton University in 1973 after completing a doctoral dissertation, titled "The lower electronic states of 1,3,5 (sym)-triazine", under the supervision of Elliot R.
He did postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago from 1973 to 1976, with Donald Levy and Lennard Wharton where he was a pioneer in the development of supersonic beam laser spectroscopy. ==Career== In 1976, Smalley joined Rice University.
Dodds Fellow, Princeton University, 1973 Alfred P.
He did postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago from 1973 to 1976, with Donald Levy and Lennard Wharton where he was a pioneer in the development of supersonic beam laser spectroscopy. ==Career== In 1976, Smalley joined Rice University.
Sloan Fellow, 1978–1980 Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2003 ===Awards and prizes=== Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 1991 Popular Science Magazine Grand Award in Science & Technology, 1991 APS International Prize for New Materials, 1992 (Joint with R.
He helped to found the Rice Quantum Institute in 1979, serving as Chairman from 1986 to 1996.
In 1982, he was appointed to the Gene and Norman Hackerman Chair in Chemistry at Rice.
Technical Progress Report, March 16, 1984 - April 1, 1985", Rice University, United States Department of Energy—Office of Basic Energy Sciences, (Jan.
14, 1985, issue of Nature, "C60: Buckminsterfullerene".
Harry Kroto's 1985 paper entitled "C60: Buckminsterfullerine", published with colleagues J.
Technical Progress Report, March 16, 1984 - April 1, 1985", Rice University, United States Department of Energy—Office of Basic Energy Sciences, (Jan.
1, 1985). ==Honors== ===Fellowships=== Harold W.
He helped to found the Rice Quantum Institute in 1979, serving as Chairman from 1986 to 1996.
Sloan Fellow, 1978–1980 Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2003 ===Awards and prizes=== Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 1991 Popular Science Magazine Grand Award in Science & Technology, 1991 APS International Prize for New Materials, 1992 (Joint with R.
In 1990, he became also a Professor in the Department of Physics.
In 1990, he helped to found the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology.
In 1996, he was appointed its Director. He became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1990, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991. ===Fullerenes=== Smalley's research in physical chemistry investigated formation of inorganic and semiconductor clusters using pulsed molecular beams and time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
He debated Drexler in an exchange of letters which were published in Chemical & Engineering News as a point-counterpoint feature. ==Advocacy== Starting in the late 1990s, Smalley advocated for the need for cheap, clean energy, which he described as the number one problem facing humanity in the 21st century.
In 1996, he was appointed its Director. He became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1990, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991. ===Fullerenes=== Smalley's research in physical chemistry investigated formation of inorganic and semiconductor clusters using pulsed molecular beams and time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Sloan Fellow, 1978–1980 Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2003 ===Awards and prizes=== Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 1991 Popular Science Magazine Grand Award in Science & Technology, 1991 APS International Prize for New Materials, 1992 (Joint with R.
Sloan Fellow, 1978–1980 Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2003 ===Awards and prizes=== Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 1991 Popular Science Magazine Grand Award in Science & Technology, 1991 APS International Prize for New Materials, 1992 (Joint with R.
Department of Energy, 1992 Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A.
Welch Foundation, 1992 Auburn-G.M.
Kosolapoff Award, Auburn Section, American Chemical Society, 1992 Southwest Regional Award, American Chemical Society, 1992 William H.
In 1996, along with Robert Curl, also a professor of chemistry at Rice, and Harold Kroto, a professor at the University of Sussex, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of a new form of carbon, buckminsterfullerene, also known as buckyballs.
He helped to found the Rice Quantum Institute in 1979, serving as Chairman from 1986 to 1996.
In 1996, he was appointed its Director. He became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1990, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991. ===Fullerenes=== Smalley's research in physical chemistry investigated formation of inorganic and semiconductor clusters using pulsed molecular beams and time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Chauvin (1997-1998) and Deborah Sheffield (2005), and had two sons, Chad Richard Smalley (born June 8, 1969) and Preston Reed Smalley (born August 8, 1997). In 1999, Smalley was diagnosed with cancer.
14, 1997). Smalley, R.E.
Chauvin (1997-1998) and Deborah Sheffield (2005), and had two sons, Chad Richard Smalley (born June 8, 1969) and Preston Reed Smalley (born August 8, 1997). In 1999, Smalley was diagnosed with cancer.
His slogan for this effort was "Be a scientist, save the world." Smalley was a leading advocate of the National Nanotechnology Initiative in 2003.
Bill 189, the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, was introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2003 by Senator Ron Wyden, passed the Senate on November 18, 2003, and at the House of Representatives the next day with a 405–19 vote.
Bush signed the act into law on December 3, 2003, as Public Law 108- 153.
Sloan Fellow, 1978–1980 Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2003 ===Awards and prizes=== Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 1991 Popular Science Magazine Grand Award in Science & Technology, 1991 APS International Prize for New Materials, 1992 (Joint with R.
It can be interesting to compare his list, in order of priority, to the Ten Threats formulated by the U.N.'s High Level Threat Panel in 2004.
Richard Errett Smalley (June 6, 1943 – October 28, 2005) was the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University.
Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology after Smalley's death in 2005, and has since merged with the Rice Quantum Institute, becoming the Smalley-Curl Institute (SCI) in 2015. Smalley's latest research was focused on carbon nanotubes, specifically focusing on the chemical synthesis side of nanotube research.
Smalley died of leukemia, variously reported as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, on October 28, 2005, at M.D.
Let's go out and do what we were put on Earth to do." Old Earth creationist and astronomer Hugh Ross spoke at Smalley's funeral, November 2, 2005. ==Publications== Smalley, R.E.
The discovery of fullerenes was recognized in 2010 by the designation of a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society at the Richard E.
Smalley, was honored by a Citation for Chemical Breakthrough Award from the Division of History of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, presented to Rice University in 2015.
Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology after Smalley's death in 2005, and has since merged with the Rice Quantum Institute, becoming the Smalley-Curl Institute (SCI) in 2015. Smalley's latest research was focused on carbon nanotubes, specifically focusing on the chemical synthesis side of nanotube research.
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