Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zewail died last week. Zewail was a brilliant scientist with long-standing ties to ACS. He was a former associate editor of The Journal of Physical Chemistry, a recipient of the Priestley Medal, ACS’ highest award, and even had an ACS award named in his honor: The Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast […]
Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zewail died last week. Zewail was a brilliant scientist with long-standing ties to ACS. He was a former associate editor of The Journal of Physical Chemistry, a recipient of the Priestley Medal, ACS’ highest award, and even had an ACS award named in his honor: The Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology. It’s only natural that several current and former members of the editorial teams for The Journal of Physical Chemistry wanted to share remembrances of their colleague.
Were you a former colleague of Ahmed Zewail’s? Did his work influence you? Were you inspired by his tireless advocacy for science, both in and outside the lab? After you’ve finished the article, feel free to share your memories and feelings in the comments.
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George Schatz, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Physical Chemistry:
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Martin Gruebele, Associate Editor of Journal of the American Chemical Society, former Associate Editor and Editorial Advisory Board member of The Journal of Physical Chemistry, former postdoc of Ahmed Zewail:
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Marcos Dantus, former Editorial Advisory Board member of The Journal of Physical Chemistry, former graduate student of Ahmed Zewail:
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry will soon be honoring Ahmed Zewail with a special virtual issue collecting papers he published in the journal, including his most cited paper. Follow the journal on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
