Ad van der Avoird

Ad van der Avoird (born 19 April 1943) is a Dutch theoretical chemist. He is an emeritus professor of theoretical chemistry at the Radboud University Nijmegen.

Career

Van der Avoird was born on 19 April 1943 in Eindhoven.[1] He was professor of theoretical chemistry at the Radboud University Nijmegen and took up emeritus status in 2008 although he kept working.[2] In 2013 Van der Avoird provided a theory on the relation between two benzene rings and their possible motion, the discovery was published with Gerard Meijer and a German research team in a paper in Angewandte Chemie.[3][4] The model solved a decade old scientific issue.[5]

On 25 April 2014 he was made a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, one of only fifteen appointees that year. Amongst other accomplishments he was given the honor for his model of benzene dimer.[5]

Van der Avoird became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979.[6] He is also member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ad van der Avoird". International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Een lintjesregen in de zon" (in Dutch). Vox. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Molecular rings mystery solved after 20 years". Phys.org. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Scientists decode molecule dynamics of benzene double molecule". DESY. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Vier Koninklijke onderscheidingen voor de fysica" (in Dutch). Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ad van der Avoird". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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