Donald Fleming (chemist)

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Donald George Fleming (born November 7, 1938) is a Canadian chemist. He attended the University of British Columbia and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1961 and a Master of Science degree in 1961. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1967. He is currently a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of British Columbia.{{cite book|title=Directory of graduate research|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQj0AAAAMAAJ|year=1979|isbn=978-0-8412-0519-2}}{{cite book|title=Reports of the President and of the Treasurer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JLWAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation}} In 1989 he published a paper theorizing a new kind of chemical bond, which he referred to as vibrational bonding. The existence of such a short-lived bond was confirmed using a reaction between bromine and the exotic atom muonium in January 2015.[http://www.zmescience.com/science/chemistry/new-kind-chemical-vibrational-bond-0543543/ "A new type of chemical bond has been confirmed – the vibrational bond"]. ZME Science. (January 29, 2015)Amy Nordrum (January 20, 2015). [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chemists-confirm-the-existence-of-new-type-of-bond/ "Chemists Confirm the Existence of New Type of Bond"]. scientificamerican.com. Fleming is also known for his work in utilizing muon beams in studies of physical chemical sciences.[https://www.chem.ubc.ca/prof-donald-fleming-named-aps-fellow-chemical-physics "Prof. Donald Fleming named an APS Fellow of Chemical Physics"]. ubc.ca.