Richard Smalley
- Born: June 6, 1943 (Akron, Ohio)
- Died: October 28, 2005 (Houston, Texas)
Education
- 1965: BS, University of Michigan
- 1971: MA, Princeton University
- 1973: PhD, Princeton University (Chemistry)
Major Positions
- 1965–1969: Shell Chemical Company, Research Chemist
- 1973–1976: University of Chicago, Research Associate in Chemistry, James Franck Institute
- 1976–1980: Rice University, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- 1980–1981: Rice University, Associate Professor of Chemistry
- 1981–1982: Rice University, Professor of Chemistry, Rice Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
- 1982–2002: Rice University, Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry, Rice Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
- 2002–2005: Rice University, University Professor
Other Positions
- 1986–1996: Rice University, Chair, Rice Quantum Institute
- 1990–2005: Rice University, Professor of Physics
- 1996–2001: Rice University, Director, Rice Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
- 2003–2005: Rice University, Director, Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1983–1984: Member, Visiting Committee, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 1988–1991: Member, Committee on Atomic Molecular and Optical Science, National Research Council
- 2000–2005: Chair, Board of Directors, Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1990: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1991: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 1991: American Physical Society, Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics
- 1992: American Physical Society, International Prize for New Materials
- 1996: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Archival Resources
Rice University, Fondren Library, Woodson Research Center, Houston, Texas
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