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Louis E. Brus (Q194646)

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American chemist (1943–2026)
  • Louis Brus
  • Louis Edward Brus
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Louis Brus
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    Louis E. Brus
    American chemist (1943–2026)
    • Louis Brus
    • Louis Edward Brus

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    point in time
    2008
    media legend
    Louis E. Brus en 2008. (French)
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    name in native language
    Louis Eugene Brus (English)
    IPA transcription
    ˈluːɪs juːˈd͡ʒin ˈbɹuːs
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    given name
    Louis
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    family name
    Brus
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    date of death
    11 January 2026
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://news.rice.edu/news/2026/brus-rice-alumnus-and-nobel-laureate-passes-away-82
    title
    Brus, Rice alumnus and Nobel laureate, passes away at 82 (English)
    retrieved
    13 January 2026
    publisher
    Rice University
    employer
    Columbia University
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    Bell Labs
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    award received
    Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
    point in time
    2008
    together with
    Sumio Iijima
    award rationale
    for his large impact in the development of the nanoscience field of the zero and one dimensional nanostructures in physics, chemistry and biology (English)
    affiliation
    Columbia University
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    Welch Award in Chemistry
    point in time
    2013
    award rationale
    For creating the field of colloidal quantum dots (semiconductor nanocrystals). (English)
    affiliation
    Columbia University
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    reference URL
    https://welch1.org/awards/welch-award-in-chemistry/recipients/louis-e-brus
    title
    Louis E. Brus (English)
    retrieved
    13 January 2026
    Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
    point in time
    2012
    field of work
    chemistry
    award rationale
    For his seminal discoveries and scientific leadership, which have made semiconductor nanocrystals, their synthesis, characterization, and theory a cornerstone of modern chemistry. (English)
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.fi.edu/laureates/louis-e-brus
    retrieved
    5 January 2026
    title
    Louis E.Brus (English)
    publisher
    Franklin Institute website
    Clarivate Citation Laureates
    point in time
    2012
    field of work
    chemistry
    award rationale
    "for discovery of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots)." (English)
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    Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    point in time
    2023
    prize money
    3,666,667 Swedish krona
    award rationale
    for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots (English)
    för upptäckt och syntes av kvantprickar (Swedish)
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2023/press-release/
    title
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 (English)
    retrieved
    13 January 2026
    Commons category
    Louis E. Brus
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    Identifiers

    GND ID
    1304898237
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    retrieved
    29 May 2024
    Academic Tree ID
    56931
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    Lex ID
    Louis_Brus
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    NE.se ID
    louis-brus
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    Prabook ID
    2166912
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