Stuart A. Rice

Stuart Alan Rice (born January 6, 1932 in New York City) is an American theoretical chemist and physical chemist. He is well-known as a theoretical chemist who also does experimental research. He is currently the Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at The University of Chicago. He received the National Medal of Science in 1999.

Education and career

Stuart Rice received his bachelor's degree in 1952 from Brooklyn College, and earned his master's and doctorate from Harvard University in 1954 and 1955, respectively. He remained at Harvard as a Junior Fellow for two years before joining the faculty of The University of Chicago in 1957, where he has remained since.

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Bachelor's degree - 1952 - Brooklyn College - Master's - Doctorate - Harvard University - 1954 - 1955 - The University of Chicago - 1957

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Professor Rice has served the university in a wide variety of capacities during his forty-eight year tenure. He served as the director of the James Franck Institute (the university's center for physical chemistry and condensed matter physics) from 1961 to 1967. He was Chairman of the Department of Chemistry from 1971 to 1976 and was Dean of the Physical Sciences Division from 1981 to 1995.

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James Franck Institute - Physical chemistry - Condensed matter physics - 1961 - 1967 - Chemistry - 1971 - 1976 - 1981 - 1995

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In addition to his work at the Univesity, he is currently on the Board of Governors at Argonne National Laboratory, managed by and affiliated with The University of Chicago, as well as Tel Aviv University. He has served as editor for Chemical Physics Letters and Advances in Chemical Physics, and co-authored several physical chemistry textbooks with Stephen Berry and John Ross. He currently maintains a full research lab but has retired from teaching classes.

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Argonne National Laboratory - Tel Aviv University - Chemical Physics Letters - Advances in Chemical Physics - Textbooks - Stephen Berry - John Ross

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