Summary
James A. Ibers was the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry before becoming an emeritus professor of chemistry at Northwestern University upon retirement. He is recognized for contributions to inorganic chemistry, especially in the areas of coordination chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry, solid state synthesis and X-ray crystallography. Ibers passed on December 14, 2021, at the age of 91.[1]
James Ibers | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | X-ray crystallography solid state chemistry |
| Awards | ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry, Linus Pauling Award, Bailar Medal, Martin J. Buerger Award from the American Crystallographic Association, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Science, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Institutions | Northwestern University, Shell Oil Company, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Thesis | (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Verner F. Schomoker, James Holmes Sturdivant |
| Doctoral students | Douglas Keszler, Thomas Albrecht-Schönzart, Ken Raymond, Richard Eisenberg, Steven Ittel |
Education edit
Ibers received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees at California Institute of Technology. His thesis, awarded in 1954, was done under the direction of Verner F. Schomoker and James H. Sturdivant.
Career edit
After graduation, Ibers accepted a staff scientist position at Shell Development Company and later Brookhaven National Laboratory. Starting in 1965 until his retirement, Ibers was a professor of chemistry at Northwestern University. His broad research interests included many aspects of organometallic,[2] bioinorganic,[3] and solid state chemistry,.[4] Ibers was a noted pioneer in the applications of X-Ray Crystallography to chemical problems and issues associated with inorganic bonding.
References edit
- ^ "ACA IN MEMORIAM for James Ibers".
- ^ Ukai, Toshinao; Kawazura, Hiroshi; Ishii, Yoshio; Bonnet, J. J.; Ibers, James A. "Chemistry of dibenzylideneacetone-palladium(0) complexes. I. Novel tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(solvent) complexes and their reactions with quinones" Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 1974, volume 65, pp. 253-66. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)91277-4
- ^ Ray, Gigi B.; Li, Xiao Yuan; Ibers, James A.; Sessler, Jonathan L.; Spiro, Thomas G. "How far can proteins bend the FeCO unit? Distal polar and steric effects in heme proteins and models" Journal of the American Chemical Society 1994, volume 116, pp. 162-76. doi:10.1021/ja00080a019
- ^ Sunshine, Steven A.; Kang, Doris; Ibers, James A. "A new low-temperature route to metal polychalcogenides: solid-state synthesis of potassium titanium sulfide (K4Ti3S14), a novel one-dimensional compound" Journal of the American Chemical Society 1987, volume 109, pp. 6202-4. doi:10.1021/ja00254a060