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Eisenberg, Richard S. was born on February 12, 1943 in New York City. Son of Paul and Norma (Frommer) Eisenberg.
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Richard S. Eisenberg, American Chemistry educator. Research interests in homogeneous catalysts, organometallic compounds ofplatinum group elements, binuclear complexes, inorganic photochemistry; bond activiation and oxidative addition, parahydrogen induced polarization, metal hydrides, structure-function relationships in catalytically active systems.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1963; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1967.
Career
Assistant professor of chemistry, Brown U., Providence, 1967-1971;
associate professor, Brown U., Providence, 1971-1973;
associate professor of chemistry, U. Rochester (New York), 1973-1976;
professor, U. Rochester (New York), 1976-1996;
chair, U. Rochester (New York), 1991-1994;
university mentor, U. Rochester (New York), 1986-1987;
associate dean College Arts and Sciences, U. Rochester (New York), 1989-1991;
Tracy H. Harris professor, U. Rochester (New York), since 1996. Visiting scientist California Institute Technology, 1977-1978. Visiting scholar Cambridge (England) University, 1978.
Visiting professor Columbia University, 1985. Vice chairman Gordon Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, 1987, chairman, 1988. Consultant Standard Oil of Ohio, Cleveland, 1982-1983, Eastman Kodak, Rochester, 1982.
Member of advisory board Petroleum Research Fund, 1988-1991. Closs lecturer University of Chicago, 1994. Visiting professor Chemistry Research Promotion Center, Republic of China, 1994.
Coates lecturer U. Wyoming, 1966. Varon visiting professor Weizmann Institute, 1997. Lady Davis fellow Hebrew U., 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Chemical Society (chairman organometallic subdivision inorganic division 1982, alternate councilor inorganic division 1985-1987, editorial advisory board journal 1982-1984, councilor inorganic division 1988-1990, chairman-elect 1992, chairman 1993), American Crystallographic Association, Chemical Society.
Connections
Married Marcia Landau, August 6, 1966. Children: Alan, Robert.
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American
Awards
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National Science Foundation fellow, 1964-1966, George B. Pegram Honorary fellow, 1964-1965, Alfred P.Sloan fellow, 1972-1974, Guggenheim fellow, 1977-1978.National Science Foundation fellow, 1964-1966, George B. Pegram Honorary fellow, 1964-1965, Alfred P.Sloan fellow, 1972-1974, Guggenheim fellow, 1977-1978.