John Anderson

Departmental website:
https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/john-anderson

John Anderson's research centers on the chemistry of the transition metals, with a particular focus on how these elements play important roles in catalysis for renewable energy, biology, and fine chemical synthesis as well as in materials science. John is particularly interested in understanding how the electronic structure and bonding in transition metal complexes materials mediates their reactivity and magnetic or electronic properties. 

Anderson's research has been recognized by several awards including an NSF Career Award in 2017, a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award in 2018, a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2019, and an Army Research Office Young Investigator Award in 2020.

John Anderson

  • Title: Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • Education: BS, MS, both from the University of Chicago; PHD, California Institute of Technology
  • Joined UChicago faculty: 2015
  • jsanderson@uchicago.edu

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University of Chicago scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal

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New $12.5 million center at UChicago to investigate zero-emission hydrogen energy

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U.S. Department of Energy funds center to build a foundation for quantum chemistry