James A. Ibers
Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry
Education
Professional Experience
- National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia,
1954-1955
- Chemist, Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California
- Chemist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York
- Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University
Significant Awards and Recognition
- American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry, 1979
- Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of
Technology, 1981-1982
- Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 1984
- Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1991
- American Chemical Society Award for Distinguished Service in the
Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry, 1992
- Elected an honorary member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, the national
honorary chemical society, 1992
- Linus Pauling Medal, sponsored by the Puget Sound, Oregon, and Portland
Sections of the American Chemical Society, 1994
- California Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumni Award, 1997
- Luigi Sacconi Medal, Italian Chemical Society, 1999
- Bailar Medal, University of Illinois, 1999
- Martin J. Buerger Award, American Crystallographic Association, 2002
Editorial Advisory Board Memberships
- Structure and Bonding
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry
- Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines