John D. Baldeschwieler
John Dickson Baldeschwieler (born November 14, 1933 in Elizabeth , New Jersey ) is an American chemist .
John Baldeschwieler received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University in 1956 and received his PhD in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1959 with George C. Pimentel . Here he began to deal with infrared spectroscopy. In 1960 he became a Lecturer and 1962 Assistant Professor at Harvard University , 1965 Associate Professor and 1967 Professor at Stanford University . Between 1971 and 1973 he was Deputy Director of the US President's Office of Science and Technology Policy . From 1973 until his retirement in 1999 he was a professor at Caltech ; From 1973 to 1978 he headed the chemistry faculty.
He founded several companies, first Vestar Inc. in 1981 (later NeXstar and then taken over by Gilead Pharmaceuticals), then Combion among others, and he was involved in the creation of two foundations in 1999/2000 to support company founders from the Caltech (Athenaeum Fund). From 1972 to 1976 he was the coordinator of the US- Soviet Union Joint Committee for Chemical Catalysis Cooperation. He was on various committees of the US government and the National Academy, for example on aviation safety, Gulf War Syndrome and scientific counter-terrorism.
Baldeschwieler dealt with the application of various spectroscopic methods in chemistry ( nuclear magnetic resonance , double resonance spectroscopy , PAC spectroscopy, ion cyclotron resonance spectroscopy , Overhauser effects ).
With his group he deals with different scanning microscopy methods for the investigation of molecules (especially DNA) on surfaces, such as scanning tunneling microscope (STM), atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning near field scanning optical microscope (NSOM). They also developed a method to create large combinatorial arrays of DNA and polymers in general, based on a technique similar to the inkjet printer. He investigated the use of vesicles made of phospholipids in cancer therapy and diagnosis.
He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1972) and the American Philosophical Society (1979). In 2000 he received the National Medal of Science . From 1962 to 1965 he was a Sloan Research Fellow . He received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry , the Tolman Award , the William H. Nichols Medal , the Othmer Gold Medal from the Chemical Heritage Foundation (2003), and the ACS Award for Creative Invention (2001).
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- ↑ Life data, publications and academic family tree of John D. Baldeschwieler at academictree.org, accessed on January 6, 2018.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baldeschwieler, John D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baldeschwieler, John Dickson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elizabeth , New Jersey |