Richard Saykally

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Richard Saykally

Richard James Saykally (* 1947 in Rhinelander , Wisconsin ) is an American chemist .

Saykally developed new methods of spectroscopy and their application to molecular ions , water clusters , liquid water , aqueous solutions and their surfaces.

Life

Saykally graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (part of the University of Wisconsin System at Eau Claire ) with a bachelor's degree in 1970 and a Ph.D. in 1977. with Claude Woods at the University of Wisconsin – Madison . Saykally worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Kenneth M. Evenson at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder , Colorado . Saykally has been a member of the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley since 1979 , initially as an assistant professor , from 1983 as an associate professor and since 1986 as a full professor. From 1988 to 1991 Saykally worked there as deputy chairman of the chemistry department. From 1983 to 1991 and from 2002 to 2009 he also conducted research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory .

Act

Among the developed Sykally and employees methods of spectroscopy are the speed modulation spectroscopy (velocity modulation spectroscopy) , the terahertz -Vibration-rotation-tunneling spectroscopy of clusters (terahertz laser vibration-rotation-tunneling spectroscopy of clusters) , the infrared - photons counting spectroscopy (infrared photon counting spectroscopy) , the cavity ring-down spectroscopy and X-ray spectroscopy of liquid micro-rays (X-ray spectroscopy of liquid microjets) . With these methods important knowledge about the properties of oxonium (H 3 O + ), hydroxide ion (OH - ) or ammonium (NH 4 + ) as well as of small water clusters or carbon clusters ( fullerenes ) could be obtained.

Saykally is one of the most cited chemists ( Hirsch index 102, as of May 2018). Science Watch ( Thomson Reuters ) identified him in 1998 as one of the 16 most influential chemists (high impact) .

Awards (selection)

Web links

Commons : Richard J. Saykally  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Richard J. Saykally - Google Scholar Citations. In: scholar.google.de. Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ The Cream of the Crop in Chemistry. Science Watch, July / August 1998, Volume 9, No. 4 ( Memento from February 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  3. ↑ APS Fellow Archive. Fellows 1989. American Physical Society, accessed March 14, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Richard J. Saykally at the National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org); Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics from the American Chemical Society (acs.org); accessed on May 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ Richard J. Saykally, 2004 at the United States Department of Energy (energy.gov); Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  8. ^ Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (acs.org); accessed on May 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Faraday Lectureship Prize 2012 Winner at the Royal Society of Chemistry (rsc.org); Retrieved May 7, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Saykally, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saykally, Richard James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chemist
DATE OF BIRTH 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Rhinelander , Wisconsin