Gilbert Stork
Encyclopedia
Gilbert Stork is a U.S. organic chemist
. He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Columbia University
. The Stork enamine synthesis
is named in his honor.
, B.S. 1942; University of Wisconsin–Madison
, PhD 1945 with Samuel M. McElvain
Prof. Stork also holds honorary doctorates from Lawrence University
, the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, the University of Paris
, the University of Rochester
, and Columbia University
.
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
. He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. The Stork enamine synthesis
Stork enamine alkylation
Stork enamine alkylation, also known as the Stork-Enamine reaction, involves the addition of an enamine to an alpha, beta-unsaturated carbonyl acceptor in a process similar to the Michael reaction...
is named in his honor.
Education
University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, B.S. 1942; University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, PhD 1945 with Samuel M. McElvain
Samuel M. McElvain
Samuel Marion McElvain was an American chemist. McElvain studied first at Washington University in St. Louis and received his MS and Ph.D from the University of Illinois in 1923. In 1923 he became professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he retired in 1961.-References:...
Career
- 1946 Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
: Instructor; 1948 Assistant Professor - 1953 Columbia University: Associate Professor; 1955 Professor; 1967-1993 Eugene Higgins Professor; *1993 Professor Emeritus
Elected to
- U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 1961
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1962
- Foreign Member of the French Académie des Sciences, 1989
- American Philosophical Society, 1995
- The Royal Society, UK 1999
Awarded Honorary Fellowship or Membership
- Chemists' Club of New York, 1974
- Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 1973
- Chemical Society of JapanChemical Society of JapanThe Chemical Society of Japan is a learned society and professional association founded in 1878 in order to advance research in chemistry. The mission of the CSJ is to promote chemistry for science and industry in collaboration with other domestic and global societies.-History:The organization...
, 2002 - Royal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
, UK, 1983 - Chairman Organic Division of the American Chemical Society, 1966–1967
Awards
- 1957 Award in Pure ChemistryACS Award in pure chemistryThe American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry is awarded annually by the American Chemical Society "To recognize and encourage fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out in North America by young men and women." Presently, "young" means born within 35 years of the awarding of the...
of the American Chemical Society - 1959 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow
- 1961 Baekeland Medal, North Jersey ACS
- 1962 Harrison Howe Award
- 1966 Edward Curtis Franklin Memorial Award, Stanford University
- 1967 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- 1971 Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufactures Association Gold Medal
- 1973 Nebraska Award
- 1978 Roussel Prize, Paris
- 1980 Nichols Medal, New York ACS, Arthur C. Cope AwardArthur C. Cope AwardThe Arthur C. Cope Award is a prize awarded for achievement in the field of organic chemistry research. It is generally considered one of the highest honors in the field. It is sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund, and has been awarded since 1973 by the American Chemical Society.Recipients...
, ACS - 1982 Edgar Fahs Smith Award, Philadelphia ACS
- 1982 Willard Gibbs Medal, Chicago ACS
- 1982 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical SciencesNAS Award in Chemical SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences is awarded for innovative research in the chemical sciences that in the broadest sense contributes to a better understanding of the natural sciences and to the benefit of humanity.-Recipients:...
- 1982 National Medal of ScienceNational Medal of ScienceThe National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
; Pauling Award - 1985 Tetrahedron Prize
- 1986 Remsen Award, Maryland ACS; Cliff S. Hamilton Award,
- 1987 Monie A Ferst Award and Medal, Georgia TechGeorgia Institute of TechnologyThe Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
. - 1991 Roger Adams Award
- 1992 George Kenner Award, Liverpool
- 1992 Robert Robinson Lectureship, University of ManchesterUniversity of ManchesterThe University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
- 1992 Chemical Pioneer Award, American Institute of ChemistsAmerican Institute of ChemistsThe American Institute of Chemists is an organization founded in 1923 whose goal is to advance the chemical profession in the United States. The institute is known for its yearly awards recognizing contributions of individuals in this field of work. The American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal is...
- 1993 Robert A. Welch Award
- 1994 Allan R. Day Award, Philadelphia Organic Chemists Club
- 1995 Wolf Prize, Israel
- 2002 D. H. Barton Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry
Prof. Stork also holds honorary doctorates from Lawrence University
Lawrence University
Lawrence University is a selective, private liberal arts college with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lawrence University is known for its rigorous academic environment. Founded in 1847, the first classes were held on November 12, 1849...
, the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
, and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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