Gábor A. Somorjai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gábor A. Somorjai

American chemist

Date of Birth: 04-May-1935

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Gábor A. Somorjai

  • Gabor A.
  • Somorjai (born May 4, 1935) is a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and is a leading researcher in the field of surface chemistry and catalysis, especially the catalytic effects of metal surfaces.
  • For his contributions to the field, Somorjai won the Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 1998, the Linus Pauling Award in 2000, the National Medal of Science in 2002, the Priestley Medal in 2008, the 2010 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Science and the NAS Award in Chemical Sciences in 2013.
  • Most recently, in April 2015, Somorjai was awarded the American Chemical Society's William H.
  • Nichols Medal Award.

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