Background
GOMER, Robert was born on March 24, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Richard Gomer and Mary Gomer.
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Robert Gomer
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Robert Gomer, Austrian chemistry professor. Recipient Kendall award in surface chemistry American Chemical Society, 1975, Davisson Germer prize American Physical Society, 1981, Medard W. Welch award American Vacuum Society, 1989, Arthur W. Adamson award American Chemical Society, 1996; Sloan fellow, 1958-1962, Guggenheinm fellow, 1969-1970; Bourke lecturer England, 1959.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Rochester, 1949; Atomic Energy Commission fellow chemistry, Harvard, 1949-1950.
Career
From 1949 to 1950, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and worked with G. B. Kistiakowsky. He subsequently moved to the University of Chicago, where he was a professor of chemistry in the James Franck Institute and the Department of Chemistry. From 1977 to 1983 he served as director of the James Franck Institute and in 1984 he was appointed Carl William Eisendrath Distinguished Service Professor.
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1981.< Prior to his retirement he worked on the editorial boards of several journals, including the Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics, and Annual Reviews of Physical Chemistry.
He is the author of Field Emission and Field Ionization (American Vacuum Society Classics), a pioneering vacuum text based on four lectures presented at Harvard University in 1958.
Achievements
Membership
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. National Academy of Sciences]
He served on numerous scientific committees, including the President"s Science Advisory Committee (1961-1965) and the Advisory Committee for the Directorate of Physical Sciences, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (1961-1975), and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Universities Space Research Association (1976-1978). He was also a member of the JASON Defense Advisory Group, where he worked to discourage the use of nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War.
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Married Anne Olah, 1955. Children: Richard, Maria.
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Education
Awards
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Recipient Kendall award in surface chemistry American Chemical Society, 1975, Davisson Germer prize American Physical Society, 1981, Medard W. Welch award American Vacuum Society, 1989, Arthur W. Adamson award American Chemical Society, 1996. Sloan fellow, 1958-1962, Guggenheinm fellow, 1969-1970. Bourke lecturer England, 1959.Recipient Kendall award in surface chemistry American Chemical Society, 1975, Davisson Germer prize American Physical Society, 1981, Medard W. Welch award American Vacuum Society, 1989, Arthur W. Adamson award American Chemical Society, 1996. Sloan fellow, 1958-1962, Guggenheinm fellow, 1969-1970. Bourke lecturer England, 1959.