Ad van der Avoird

Ad van der Avoird (born 19 April 1943) is a Dutch theoretical chemist. He is an emeritus professor of theoretical chemistry at the Radboud University Nijmegen.

Education and career

Van der Avoird was born on 19 April 1943 in Eindhoven.[1] He studied at Eindhoven University of Technology, obtaining his PhD under George Schuit in 1968. In 1971, he joined the faculty of Radboud University Nijmegen and later became professor of theoretical chemistry. He took up emeritus status in 2008 although he kept working.[2] In 2013 Van der Avoird provided a theory on the relation between two benzene rings and their possible motion, the discovery was published with Gerard Meijer and a German research team in a paper in Angewandte Chemie.[3][4] The model solved a decade old scientific issue.[5]

Honors and awards

On 25 April 2014 he was made a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, one of only fifteen appointees that year. Amongst other accomplishments he was given the honor for his model of benzene dimer.[5]

Van der Avoird became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979.[6] He is also member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.[1]

References
  1. "Ad van der Avoird". International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. "Een lintjesregen in de zon" (in Dutch). Vox. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. "Molecular rings mystery solved after 20 years". Phys.org. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. "Scientists decode molecule dynamics of benzene double molecule". DESY. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. "Vier Koninklijke onderscheidingen voor de fysica" (in Dutch). Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. "Ad van der Avoird". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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