James M. Mayer

Education

Harvard University, 1978, AB, Chemistry; California Institute of Technology, 1982, PhD, Chemistry

Professional Areas

Inorganic, materials, bioinorganic, organometallic, and physical organic chemistry; primary focus on redox reactions that involve bond formation and bond cleavage, in particular the coupled transfers of protons and electrons.

Citation

For key contributions to the study of chemical reactivity; research focuses on the development of a fundamental understanding of reactions that involve the transfer of protons and electrons in systems including transition metal complexes, organic molecules, electrocatalysts, colloidal nanocrystals, and interfaces.