George C. Schatz

Who is George C. Schatz?

George C. Schatz is a theoretical chemist best known for his seminal contributions to the field of reaction dynamics. Born in Watertown, New York, he obtained his B. S. from Clarkson University and his Ph. D. from Caltech under Aron Kuppermann. Following postdoctoral work at MIT, he joined the Chemistry Department at Northwestern University, where he is a Morrison Professor of Chemistry.

A longtime senior editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry, he became its editor-in-chief in 2005. The journal previously having been split in Journal of Physical Chemistry A and Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Schatz initiated the spin-off of a third journal, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, focusing on nanotechnology and molecular electronics.

Schatz is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science, and many other such bodies. He authored over 350 scientific papers, and co-authored two books with his next-door colleague Mark A. Ratner: "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry" and "Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry". Also, Dr. Schatz teaches undergraduate Chemistry.