Keith A. Nelson

American chemist
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Keith A. Nelson

Summary

Keith A. Nelson is a human[1]. He worked as a chemist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Keith A. Nelson held citizenship in United States[4].
  • Keith A. Nelson worked as a chemist[2].
  • Keith A. Nelson was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5].
  • Keith A. Nelson was educated at Stanford University[6].
  • Keith A. Nelson was educated at Canyon del Oro High School[7].
  • Keith A. Nelson's doctoral advisor was Michael D. Fayer[8].
  • Keith A. Nelson received the Ellis R. Lippincott Award[9].
  • Keith A. Nelson received the Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids[10].
  • Keith A. Nelson received the William F. Meggers Award[11].
  • Keith A. Nelson received the Fellow of the Optical Society[12].
  • Keith A. Nelson received the Ahmed Zewail Award[13].
  • Keith A. Nelson received the Coblentz Award[14].
  • Keith A. Nelson is recorded as male[15].
  • Keith A. Nelson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Keith A. Nelson supervised Adam Arkin as a doctoral student[17].
  • Keith A. Nelson supervised Xian Li as a doctoral student[18].
  • Keith A. Nelson supervised Joshua C. Vaughan as a doctoral student[19].
  • Keith A. Nelson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000384276372[20].
  • Keith A. Nelson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 274924338[21].
  • Keith A. Nelson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr91013270[22].
  • Keith A. Nelson's IdRef ID is recorded as 256596581[23].
  • Keith A. Nelson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04943855[24].
  • Keith A. Nelson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-7804-5418[25].
  • Keith A. Nelson earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[26].
  • Keith A. Nelson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 115227[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Stanford University[6], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Canyon del Oro High School[7], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1964[34]. Keith A. Nelson's doctoral advisor was Michael D. Fayer[8]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[26].

Career and Affiliations

Keith A. Nelson's professions included chemist[2]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5]. Doctoral students include Adam Arkin[17], a bioengineer[35], b. 1966[36], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology[37], specialised in systems biology[38]; Xian Li[18]; and Joshua C. Vaughan[19], a physical chemist[39], of United States[40], specialised in physical chemistry[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Ellis R. Lippincott Award[9], a science award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1975[44]; Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids[10], an award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1979[47]; William F. Meggers Award[11], an award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1970[50]; Fellow of the Optical Society[12], a science award[51], founded in 1959[52]; Ahmed Zewail Award[13], a science award[53], in United States[54], founded in 2005[55]; and Coblentz Award[14], a science award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1964[58].

Why It Matters

Keith A. Nelson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Keith A. Nelson do for work?

Keith A. Nelson worked as chemist[2].

Where did Keith A. Nelson go to school?

Keith A. Nelson was educated at Stanford University[6] and Canyon del Oro High School[7].

What awards did Keith A. Nelson receive?

Honors received include Ellis R. Lippincott Award[9], Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids[10], William F. Meggers Award[11], and Fellow of the Optical Society[12].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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