Rudolph A. Marcus
Rudolph A. Marcus
Rudolph Arthur Marcusis a Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer. He is a professor at Caltech, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth21 July 1923
CountryCanada
In 1964, I joined the faculty of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and I never undertook any further experiments there.
Being exposed to theory, stimulated by a basic love of concepts and mathematics, was a marvelous experience.
During my McGill years, I took a number of math courses, more than other students in chemistry.
About 1960, it became clear that it was best for me to bring the experimental part of my research program to a close - there was too much to do on the theoretical aspects - and I began the process of winding down the experiments.