Karl Frederick Freed(born September 25, 1942) is an American theoretical chemist recognized for his research inpolymer physics.Freed has spent his academic career in the department of chemistry and theJames Frank Instituteat theUniversity of Chicago,where he is the Henry G. Gale Distinguished Service Professor emeritus.[2][3]He is a member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences,a Fellow of theAmerican Physical Society,and was awarded the Polymer Physics Prize of theAmerican Physical Societyin 2014 and the Award in Pure Chemistry by theAmerican Chemical Societyin 1976.[4][5][6][1][7]
Karl Freed | |
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| Born | Karl Frederick Freed September 25, 1942 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University(BS) Harvard University(PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Polymer physics Biophysics Chemical physics Theoretical chemistry[1] |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University of Chicago |
| Thesis | Theoretical studies in molecular spectroscopy(1967) |
| Doctoral students | John M. Jumper Moungi Bawendi |
| Website | chemistry |
Education
edit- Stuyvesant High School[8]
- Columbia University,B.S., 1963
- Harvard University,A.M., 1965; Ph.D., 1967
Career and research
editFreed was aNATOPostdoctoralFellowat theUniversity of Manchesterfrom 1967-1968.[2][3]
His former doctoral students includeJohn M. Jumper[9]andMoungi Bawendi.[10]
References
edit- ^abKarl Freedpublications indexed byGoogle Scholar
- ^ab"Faculty | University of Chicago Department of Chemistry".chemistry.uchicago.edu.Retrieved2020-04-24.
- ^ab"Faculty | James Franck Institute".
- ^"2014 Polymer Physics Prize Recipient".www.aps.org.Retrieved2020-04-24.
- ^"ACS Award in Pure Chemistry".
- ^Mohanty, Udayan; Herman, Michael; Douglas, Jack; Dudowitcz, Jacek (2008)."Biography of Karl Freed".Journal of Physical Chemistry B.112(50): 15945–15947.doi:10.1021/jp806182m.PMID19072138.
- ^Karl Freedpublications indexed by theScopusbibliographic database.(subscription required)
- ^Biography of Karl Freed Udayan Mohanty, Michael Herman, Jack Douglas, and Jacek Dudowitcz J. Phys. Chem. B, 2008, 112 (50), 15945-15947 • Publication Date (Web): 11 December 2008
- ^Jumper, John (2017).New methods using rigorous machine learning for coarse-grained protein folding and dynamics.chicago.edu(PhD thesis). University of Chicago.doi:10.6082/M1BZ647N.OCLC1237239279.
- ^"University of Chicago alum shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry - CBS Chicago".www.cbsnews.com.2023-10-04.Retrieved2023-10-05.
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