Thomas B. Rauchfuss

Research Professor of Chemistry

Professor Thomas B. Rauchfuss received his undergraduate degree from the University of Puget Sound (1971) and his Ph.D. from Washington State University (1976). He has studied at the following institutions: the Australian National University, University of Auckland, University of Strasbourg, and the Technical University of Karlsruhe. He has contributed to transition metal organometallic and coordination chemistry with emphasis on synthesis and reactivity. Of particular interest are active sites of the bioorganometallic enzymes, including mechanistic and biosynthetic aspects.

Awards

• ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry
• Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry
• Fellow, American Chemical Society
• ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry
• Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• Humboldt Foundation Senior Scientist
• Guggenheim Fellowship
• University of Illinois Scholar
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
• Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
• Union Carbide Innovative Recognition Award
• DuPont Young Professor Award