F. Albert Cotton
Frank Albert Cotton FRS (April 9, 1930 – February 20, 2007) was an American chemist. He was the W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. He authored over 1600 scientific articles. Cotton was recognized for his research on the chemistry of the transition metals.
Frank Albert Cotton | |
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Cotton in August 2005 | |
| Born | April 9, 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 2007 (aged 76) College Station, Texas, U.S. |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Awards | William H. Nichols Medal (1975) National Medal of Science (1982) NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1990) Priestley Medal (1998) Wolf Prize (2000) FRS |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Texas A&M University |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Wilkinson |
| Doctoral students | Richard H. Holm, Stephen J. Lippard, Charles B. Harris, Tobin J. Marks, Hong-Cai (Joe) Zhou, John J. Wise, Walter G. Klemperer, John P. Fackler, Jr., Tong Ren, Richard D. Adams |
| Other notable students | Ada Yonath, Kim Renee Dunbar, Rinaldo Poli, Akhil Ranjan Chakravarty |
| Website | facotton |
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