Jack H. Freed (born April 19, 1938) is an

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chemist known for his pioneering work in

electron paramagnetic resonance Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy is a method for studying materials that have unpaired electrons. The basic concepts of EPR are analogous to those of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), but the spin ...

(aka electron spin resonance) spectroscopy. He is the Frank and Robert Laughlin Professor of Physical Chemistry, emeritus, at

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Biography

Jack Freed was born in New York City. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1958 from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1962 from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. Freed is currently the Frank and Robert Laughlin Professor of Physical Chemistry, emeritus, in the department of chemistry and chemical biology at

. In 2001, Freed founded the National Biomedical Center for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance Technology (ACERT) funded by

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late ...

and has been its director since then. In 2004, he was an editor for ''

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''. Before that he was a fellow in numerous places such as Alfred P. Sloan Research Foundation,

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, Hebrew University Institute for Advanced Studies, and

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. In 2023, he received two grants totaling $7.8 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to use

electron-spin resonance Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy is a method for studying materials that have unpaired electrons. The basic concepts of EPR are analogous to those of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), but the spin ...

(ESR) for the benefit of public health. Located in Baker Lab on Cornell’s Ithaca campus, this national resource will provide cutting-edge ESR spectroscopy for biomedical researchers engaged in projects aimed at understanding and combating diseases and ailments. The resource is the only one in the U.S of its kind.

Honors and awards

* Fellow of the A. P. Sloan Foundation, 1966 * Senior fellow of the

, 1970 *

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, 1976 * Buck-Whitney Award in Pure and Applied Chemistry by

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, 1981 * Bruker Award in Electron Spin Resonance by the

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ...

, 1990 * Fellow of the

, 1994 * Gold Medal by International EPR/ESR Society, 1994 *

Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics The Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics is awarded annually, in even years by the American Chemical Society and in odd years by the American Physical Society. The award is meant to recognize and encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research ...

by the

, 1997 * International Zavoisky Award by the

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

, 1998 * Honorary member of the National Magnetic Society of India, 2001 * Special J.H. Freed Festschrift Issue by the Journal of Physical Chemistry on his 65th birthday, 2004 * Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance, 2008 *

E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy The E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy is awarded annually by the American Chemical Society ''to recognize outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied spectroscopy in chemistry.'' It was first awarded in 1997 and was named in honor ...

by the

, 2008 *

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) is an award conferred by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the United Kingdom. FRSC award Achieving Fellow status in the chemical profession denotes to the wider community a high level of ...

, 2009 * Fellow of the

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, 2009 * ISMAR Prize by the International Society of Magnetic Resonance, 2013 * Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Chemistry of Liquids by the

, 2014 * Fellow of the International EPR/ESR Society, 2017

References

External links

Publications and Patents of Jack H. Freed
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