The American Chemical Society has named University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Emeritus Charles DePuy winner of the James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field.
DePuy received the prestigious award during the American Chemical Society National Meeting, held April 7 to April 11 in Orlando, Fla.
The award included a $5,000 honorarium and a symposium in DePuy's honor during the meeting. At the symposium, DePuy delivered a general talk on physical organic chemistry - a relatively new field developed in the years following World War II.
DePuy said he is "very honored" to be included among the distinguished winners of the award. He is well known in the field of physical organic chemistry for his work on gas phase ion chemistry.
DePuy, who retired from teaching nearly 10 years ago, has been a professor at CU-Boulder since 1963. Before coming to Boulder, he spent a decade as a professor at Iowa State University.
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