Allen J. Bard
Allen J. Bard | |
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.jpg) Allen J. Bard in 2014. | |
| Born | December 18, 1933 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (B.S., 1955) Harvard University (M.S., 1956) (Ph.D., 1958) |
| Awards | ACS Fisher Award in Analytical Chemistry[1] (1984) Charles N. Reilley Award (1984) Olin-Palladium Medal (1987) Eastern Analytical Symposium Award (1990) Linus Pauling Award (1998) NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1998) Priestley Medal (2002) Wolf Prize (2008) National Medal of Science (2011) Enrico Fermi Award (2013) King Faisal International Prize (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Electrochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
Allen Joseph Bard (born December 18, 1933) is an American chemist. He is the Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair Professor and director of the Center for Electrochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin.[2] Bard is considered a "father of modern electrochemistry"[citation needed] for his innovative work developing the scanning electrochemical microscope, his co-discovery of electrochemiluminescence, his key contributions to photoelectrochemistry of semiconductor electrodes, and co-authoring a seminal textbook.[3]
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Early life and education[edit]
Allen J. Bard was born in New York City on December 18, 1933. He attended the Bronx High School of Science and graduated from the City College of New York in 1955. He then attended Harvard University, where he earned a Masters (1956) and a PhD (1958).
Research[edit]
In 1958 Bard began working at the University of Texas at Austin and has continued there for his entire career. However, he took a sabbatical in 1973 and worked in the lab of Jean-Michel Savéant. He also spent a semester at the California Institute of Technology as a Sherman Mills Fairchild Scholar. He lectured at Cornell University for the spring term in 1987 as a Baker Lecturer. In 1988 he served as the Robert Burns Woodward visiting professor at Harvard University.
Bard has published more than 900 peer-reviewed research papers, 75 publications, and has more than 23 patents. He has written three books: Chemical Equilibrium; Electrochemical Methods – Fundamentals and Applications, and Integrated Chemical Systems: A Chemical Approach to Nanotechnology.
The title, "Electrochemical Methods – Fundamentals and Applications," is the defining text on electrochemistry in English, and generally referred to as just "Bard."
The Center for Electrochemistry was founded in 2006 in order to create a cooperative and collaborative group between the different types of concentrations in electrochemistry. Bard and his group were one of the original researchers to take advantage of electrochemistry to create light. The creation of light produced a sensitive method of analysis that can now be applied to a wide variety of biological and medical uses, including determining if an individual has an HIV and analyzing DNA. The Bard group also "applies electrochemical methods to the study of chemical problems, conducting investigations in electro-organic chemistry, photoelectrochemistry, electrogenerated chemiluminescence, and electroanalytical chemistry."
Personal life[edit]
Bard was married to Fran Bard until her death in August, 2016.[4] They have two children, Ed and Sara, and four grandchildren, Alex, Marlee, Rachel, and Dylan.
Awards[edit]
Among Bard's awards are the Priestley Medal in 2002[5] and the 2008 Wolf Prize in Chemistry.[6] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990.[7] Bard was elected to National Academy of Sciences in 1982.
On February 1, 2013, President Barack Obama presented Allen Bard and John Goodenough with National Medals of Science, one of the highest honors a scientist can hope to receive from the United States government. The medal honors people who have made incredible contributions to either science or engineering. "I am proud to honor these inspiring American innovators," Obama said. "They represent the ingenuity and imagination that has long made this nation great – and they remind us of the enormous impact a few good ideas can have when these creative qualities are unleashed in an entrepreneurial environment (The University of Texas at Austin Know)."
On January 13, 2014, Dr. Allen Bard was awarded the Enrico Fermi Award along with Dr. Andrew Sessler.[8] In 2019 he received the King Faisal International Prize in Chemistry.[9]
The Electrochemical Society established the Allen J. Bard Award in 2013 to recognize distinguished contributions to electrochemical science.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Biography of Allen J. Bard". 2012-09-27. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Allen J. Bard Vita, retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications - Allen J. Bard, Larry R. Faulkner - Google Books
- ^ Austin American-Statesman, Aug. 19, 2016
- ^ "Electrochemistry's Shining Light", C&EN, 80(14), 39 (April 8, 2002).
- ^ "For Creating New Field of Science, Texas Chemist Wins International Prize", January 23, 2008, retrieved July 7, 2008.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ^ "President Obama Names Scientists Bard and Sessler as Enrico Fermi Award Recipients" DOE Press Release: Jan 13, 2014.
- ^ King Faisal International Prize 2019
- ^ "Society Awards". The Electrochemical Society.
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- City College of New York alumni
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- University of Texas at Austin faculty
- Wolf Prize in Chemistry laureates
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Scientists from New York (state)
