Richard P. Van Duyne

Richard P. Van Duyne (1945–2019) was an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Northwestern University.^[1] He was known for his development of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and nanoplasmonics initially for analytical and physical chemistry, but the high sensitivity of these methods resulted in numerous applications in chemistry, material science, physics, and medicine. He definitively demonstrated the single molecule sensitivity of SERS.^[2]

Van Duyne was recognized by numerous awards, including the Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy of the American Physical Society, the E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy and the Analytical Chemistry Award of the American Chemical Society.^[3] He was also elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2008, he received the Ellis R. Lippincott Award.

References

^ "Pathbreaking chemist Richard P. Van Duyne dies". Northwestern Now. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ Dieringer, Jon A.; Lettan, Robert B.; Scheidt, Karl A.; Van Duyne, Richard P. (2007). "A Frequency Domain Existence Proof of Single-Molecule Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (51): 16249–16256. doi:10.1021/ja077243c. PMID 18052068.
^ "ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry Recipients". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

[1] "Pathbreaking chemist Richard P. Van Duyne dies". Northwestern Now. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[2] Dieringer, Jon A.; Lettan, Robert B.; Scheidt, Karl A.; Van Duyne, Richard P. (2007). "A Frequency Domain Existence Proof of Single-Molecule Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (51): 16249–16256. doi:10.1021/ja077243c. PMID 18052068.

[3] "ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry Recipients". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

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