Background
ZARE, Richard was born on November 19, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of Milton Zare and Dorothy Sylvia (Amdur) Zare.
ZARE, Richard was born on November 19, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of Milton Zare and Dorothy Sylvia (Amdur) Zare.
Bachelor, Harvard, 1961; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1961-1963; Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation predoctoral fellow), Harvard, 1964; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Arizona, 1990; Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, 1993; Doctor of Science (honorary), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, 1993.
Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard, 1964;
postdoctoral research associate, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, 1964-1965;
assistant professor of chemistry, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1965-1966;
assistant professor department physics and astrophysics, U. Colorado, 1966-1968;
associate professor physics and astrophysics, associate professor of chemistry, U. Colorado, 1968-1969;
professor of chemistry, Columbia, 1969-1977;
Higgins professor natural science, Columbia, 1975-1977;
professor, Stanford University, since 1977;
Shell Distinguished professor of chemistry, Stanford University, 1980-1985;
Marguerite Blake Wilbur professor natural science, Stanford University, since 1987;
professor physics, Stanford University, since 1992. Consultant Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, 1966-1977, radio standards physics division National Bureau Standards, 1968-1977, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, since 1974, Socially Responsible Investment, International, since 1974, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, University of California, since 1975. Fellow adjoint Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics, U. Colorado.
Member International Business Machines Corporation Science Advisory Committee, 1977-1992. Chairman commission on physical science, mathematics and applications National Research Council, 1992-1995. Chairman, Board Of Directors Annual Revs., Inc., since 1995;researcher and author publications on laser chemistry and chemical physics.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy Sciences (honorary). Member NAS (member county, Chemical Sciences award 1991), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society (Earle K. Plyler prize 1981, Irving Langmuir prize 1985), American Chemical Society (Harrison Howe award Rochester chapter 1985, Remsen award Maryland. chapter 1985, Kirkwood award Yale University chapter 1986, Willard Gibbs medal Chicago chapter 1990,Peter Debye award in physical chemistry 1991, Linus Pauling medal 1993,The Harvey prize 1993, Dannie-Heineman Preis 1993, Analytical Chemistry Division award in chemical instrumentation 1995, Analytical Chemistry award 1998, G.M. Kosalapoff award 1998), American Philosophical Society, Chemical Society.London, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Susan Leigh Shively, April 20, 1963. Children: Bethany Jean, Bonnie Sue, Rachel Amdur.