Donald J. Darensbourg
{{short description|American inorganic chemist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Donald J. Darensbourg
| birth_name = Donald Jude Darensbourg
| birth_date = {{birth year and age | 1941 }}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
| alma_mater = California State University, Los Angeles {{small | BS (1964)}}
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign {{small | PhD (1968)}}
| thesis_title = Infrared intensities in substituted metal carbonyls
| thesis_url = https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/496812762
| thesis_year = 1968
| doctoral_advisor = Theodore L. Brown
}}
Donald J. Darensbourg is an American inorganic chemist. He is a distinguished professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.{{cite web | url=http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2022-nas-election.html | title=2022 NAS Election }} His impactful work delves into spectroscopic and mechanistic exploration of metal carbonyl derivatives, alongside his research into the chemistry of carbon dioxide with various metal substrates, defining catalytic copolymerization reactions involving carbon dioxide, epoxides, or oxetanes.
Education
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1941, Darensbourg obtained a BS from California State University, Los Angeles in 1964, followed by a PhD from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1968 under the guidance of Theodore L. Brown.{{cite web | url = http://www.chem.tamu.edu/rgroup/djd/djd.html | publisher = Texas A&M University | title = Prof. Donald J. Darensbourg}}
Career
Darensbourg started work as a research chemist at Texaco Research Center in 1968. In 1969, he was appointed assistant professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In 1973, he taught at Tulane University, eventually attaining the rank of professor. In 1982, Donald Darensbourg moved to Texas A&M University with Marcetta Y. Darensbourg. He was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor in 2010.{{cite press release | url = http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/756 | publisher = Texas A&M University | title = Five Science Faculty Honored as Distinguished Professors | date = 6 Sep 2010}}
In 2023 Darensbourg was named the recipient of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Award for Texas A&M.{{Cite web |last=Henton |first=Lesley |date=2023-03-28 |title=Chemist Donald Darensbourg Honored With 2023 SEC Faculty Achievement Award |url=https://today.tamu.edu/2023/03/28/chemist-donald-darensbourg-honored-with-2023-sec-faculty-achievement-award/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Texas A&M Today |language=en-US}}
Darensbourg's research interests include using carbon dioxide as monomer and solvent in the production of biodegradable copolymers.
References
External links
Voices of Inorganic Chemistry Interview - Donald J. Darensbourg and Marcetta Y. Darensbourg ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojbcWTeNwU0 YouTube link])
Further reading
- {{cite journal | journal = Inorg. Chem. | doi = 10.1021/ic101800d | title = Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide Relevant to Its Utilization: A Personal Perspective | year = 2010 | last1 = Darensbourg | first1 = Donald J. | volume = 49 | issue = 23 | pages = 10765–10780| pmid = 20973491 }}
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Category:21st-century American chemists
Category:American inorganic chemists
Category:Texas A&M University faculty
Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
Category:Tulane University faculty
Category:University at Buffalo faculty