Background
Schrock, Richard Royce was born on January 4, 1945 in Berne, Indiana, United States.
Schrock, Richard Royce was born on January 4, 1945 in Berne, Indiana, United States.
Born in Berne, Indiana, Schrock went to Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California. He holds a B.A. (1967) from the University of California, Riverside and a Ph. D. (1971) from . At Harvard he studied under J.A. Osborn in 1971–72.
Research chemist, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1972-1975; assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1975-1978; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1980; professor of chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1980-1989; Frederick G. Keyes professor of chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1989.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (award organometallic chemistry 1985, Harrison Howe award 1990, Humboldt award 1994, award inorganic chemistry 1996), NAS.
M. Nancy F. Carlson, 1971. Children: Andrew, Eric.