Established 1990
History
A circle of Dr. Bigeleisen’s friends established the Jacob Bigeleisen Lectures in
1989 to celebrate his 70th birthday and his newly acquired emeritus status.
The purpose of the endowment is to sponsor an annual lecture in chemistry by an internationally
renowned scholar. The Jacob Bigeleisen lectures are supported by an endowment established
by a circle of friends on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The purpose of the endowment
is to enrich the educational program at Stony Brook through an annual lecture in chemistry
by a scholar of international reputation. Prior to coming to Stony Brook, he was Tracy
Harris Professor and Chairman of the Chemistry Department at the University of Rochester.
He was a member of the scientific staff of Brookhaven National Laboratory for twenty
years before joining the Rochester faculty. During his long and distinguished career,
he was the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships for his work in pure and applied
isotope chemistry, and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences as well
as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Since its inception in 1990,
the Bigeleisen Lecture has been delivered by a very distinguished group of scientists
including Drs. Ahmed Zewail, F. Albert Cotton, Samuel J. Danishefsky, Judith P. Klinman,
Robert H. Grubbs, Yuan T. Lee, Christopher T. Walsh, François Diederich, Charles Lieber,
David Tirrell, Nathan Lewis, Jacqueline Barton, Gerard Meijer, Fraser Stoddart, Daniel
G. Nocera, Eric Betzig, Chad Mirkin and Laura Kiessling.
Upcoming Lecture
Date: November 2, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Mark Johnson, Yale University
Title: Capturing the Molecular Level Mechanics Driving Bulk Chemical Behaviors from Catalysis
to the Spectral Dynamics of Water
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