List of Alpha Chi Sigma members

This is a listing of notable alumni and honorary members of Alpha Chi Sigma professional chemistry fraternity.

Nobel Prize in chemistry

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  • Carolyn Bertozzi, Sigma 2001 (2022), "for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry"[1]
  • Herbert C. Brown, Beta Nu 1960 (1979), "for [his] development of the use of boron-containing compounds into important reagents in organic synthesis"[1]
  • Elias James Corey, Zeta 1953 (1990), "for developing new ways to synthesize complex molecules ordinarily found in nature"[1]
  • Pete Debye, Tau 1940 (1936), "for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases"[1]
  • Paul Flory, Tau 1950 (1974), "for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of the macromolecules"[1]
  • Richard F. Heck, Beta Gamma 1950 (2010), "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"[1]
  • Willard Libby, Sigma 1941 (1960), "for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science"[1]
  • William Lipscomb, Alpha Gamma 1939 (1976), "for his studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding"[1]
  • Alan MacDiarmid, Alpha 1951 (2000), "for the discovery and development of conductive polymers"[1]
  • Rudolph A. Marcus, Zeta 1955 (1992), "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems"[1]
  • Robert Bruce Merrifield, Beta Gamma 1944 (1984), "for his development of methodology for chemical synthesis on a solid matrix"[1]
  • Lars Onsager, Chi 1950 (1968), "for the discovery of the reciprocal relations bearing his name, which are fundamental for the thermodynamics of irreversible processes"[1]
  • Linus Pauling, Sigma 1940 (1954), "for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances"[1]
  • Glenn T. Seaborg, Beta Gamma 1935 (1951), "for [his] discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements"[1]
  • Vincent du Vigneaud, Zeta 1930 (1955), "for his work on biochemically important sulfur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone"[1]

Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

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  • Edward Adelbert Doisy, Zeta 1943 (1943), "for his discovery of the chemical nature of vitamin K"[1]
  • George H. Hitchings, Omicron 1929 (1988), "for [his] discoveries of important Principles for Drug Treatment"[1]
  • Robert W. Holley, Zeta 1940 (1968), "for [his] interpretation of the genetic code and its functions in protein synthesis"[1]
  • Paul Lauterbur, Gamma 1949 (2003), "for their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging"[1]
  • E. L. Tatum, Alpha 1930 (1958), "for [his] discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events"[1]

Nobel Prize in physics

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  • Raymond Davis Jr., Alpha Rho 1935 (2002), "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos"[1]

Nobel Prize in peace

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  • Linus Pauling, Sigma 1940 (1962), "for warning of the dangers of radioactive fallout in nuclear weapons testing and war"[1]

Priestley Medal

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Other notables

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v The Alpha Chi Sigma Sourcebook: Academic Year 2023-2024 Edition (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity. 2023. pp. 78–81. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The Alpha Chi Sigma Sourcebook: Academic Year 2023-2024 Edition (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity. 2023. pp. 82–88. Retrieved April 1, 2024.