ROBERT H. GRUBBS

2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis.

• Born: February 27, 1942
• Place of Birth: Calvert City, Kentucky, USA
• Citizenship: USA
• Residence: USA
• Affiliation: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
• Address:
  
  Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  California Institute of Technology
  Mail Code 164-30
  Pasadena, CA 91125
  USA
• E-mail: rhg@caltech.edu
• Education:
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, B.S., 1963
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, M.S., 1965
  • Columbia University, New York, NY, Ph.D., 1968

• Handbook of Metathesis (Greim/Henschler: Occupational Toxicants) by Robert H. Grubbs (Editor)
• Other books by Robert H. Grubbs
• Books about metathesis
• Books about organic synthesis

• Prize co-recipient: Yves Chauvin
• Prize co-recipient: Richard R. Schrock
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