Dr. Richard Zare
Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science, Stanford University, USA
Dr. Richard Zare’s research is in the area of laser chemistry, resulting in a greater understanding of chemical reactions at the molecular level and contributing very significantly to solving a variety of problems in chemical analysis. His development of laser induced fluorescence as a method for studying reaction dynamics has been widely adopted in other laboratories. Awards include the U.S. National Medal of Science (1983), the Welch Award in Chemistry (1999), the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2005), the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Basic Sciences (2010), and the King Faisal International Prize in Science (2011). His memberships include the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Royal Society, the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chemical Research Society of India, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for developing countries. He has presented the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Lecture, IISc (2009), the Centenary Lecture, IISc (2014), the CV Raman Lecture, IACS (2014), and the Homi Bhabha Lecture TIFR (2014).