Raymond Dean Astumian is an American physical chemist. He is a professor at the University of Maine.[1]

Dean Astumian
EducationUniversity of Texas at Arlington
AwardsFeynman Prize for Theory (2011)

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Astumian earned a bachelor's degree, followed by a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1978 and 1982. He obtained a doctorate in mathematical science and physical chemistry from the same institution the next year. Astumian is a professor at the University of Maine.[1]

In 2000, he was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society "[f]or fundamental contributions to understanding the thermodynamics and mechanism of transduction of energy from a non-equilibrium chemical reaction to drive directed transport by molecular motors and pumps."[2] Astumian won the 2011 Feynman Prize for Theory.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "R. Dean Astumian". University of Maine. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ "APS fellow archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Astumian Wins International Physics Award". University of Maine. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2022.