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  • August 30, 2007

    Chemistry's John Corbett receives American Chemical Society Cotton Award

  • John Corbett, Distinguished Professor of liberal arts and sciences and professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, has been named the recipient of the F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

    Corbett, who is also a senior chemist with the Department of Energy (DOE) Ames Laboratory, will receive the Cotton Award at a future ACS national meeting. 

    The Cotton Award recognizes distinguished work in synthetic inorganic chemistry. The $5000 award was established in 2002 and is supported by the F. Albert Cotton Endowment Fund. Corbett is the fifth recipient of the award.

    A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Corbett has been a faculty member in Iowa State's chemistry department since 1952. He has served as chair of the department and as division chief and program director in the Ames Laboratory.

    Corbett's research interests revolve around inorganic solid-state chemistry emphasizing strong metal-metal bonding. He has now received all three awards in inorganic chemistry given by the American Chemical Society including the Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry. He is also the recipient of the Spedding Award, given in recognition of excellence and achievement in research centered on the science and technology of rare earths.

    He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received a Senior Scientist Award from the Humboldt Foundation and two DOE Awards for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishments and Sustained Research in Materials Chemistry.

John Corbett

John Corbett, Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of chemistry

 

 
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