''The Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' is a
scientific journal which reports
research
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on the
chemistry of
molecules - including their dynamics,
spectroscopy, kinetics, structure,
bonding, and
quantum chemistry. It is published weekly by the
American Chemical Society
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.
Before 1997 the title was simply ''Journal of Physical Chemistry''. Owing to the ever-growing amount of research in the area, in 1997 the journal was split into ''Journal of Physical Chemistry A'' (molecular theoretical and experimental physical chemistry) and ''
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B'' (solid state, soft matter, liquids, etc.). Beginning in 2007, the latter underwent a further split, with ''
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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'' now being dedicated to
nanotechnology,
molecular electronics
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, and related subjects.
Editors-in-chief
*1896–1932
Wilder Dwight Bancroft, Joseph E. Trevor
*1933–1951 S. C. Lind
*1952–1964
William A. Noyes
*1965–1969 F. T. Wall
*1970–1980
Bryce Crawford
Bryce Low Crawford Jr. (November 27, 1914 – September 16, 2011) was an American scientist. He worked for decades as a professor of physical chemistry in the University of Minnesota.
Awards and honors
Crawford has been a member of the Nation ...
*1980–2004
Mostafa El-Sayed
Mostafa A. El-Sayed (Arabic: مصطفى السيد) is an Egyptian-American physical chemist, a leading nanoscience researcher, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a US National Medal of Science laureate. He was the editor-in-chief ...
*2005–2019
George C. Schatz
*2020–present Joan-Emma Shea
Popular culture
Sheldon Cooper
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, a fictional
physicist
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Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...
from the television series ''
The Big Bang Theory
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'', appeared on the cover of a fictional issue of the journal.
See also
* ''
''
References
American Chemical Society academic journals
English-language journals
Physical chemistry journals
Weekly journals
Publications established in 1997
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