Donald Huffman
Donald R. Huffman was an American academic Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Arizona. With Wolfgang Krätschmer, he developed a technique in 1990 for the simple production of large quantities of C60, or Buckminsterfullerene. Previously, in 1982~1983, he and Krätschmer had found, in a UV spectrum, the first signal of C60 ever observed.
Huffman was featured prominently in "Race to Catch a Buckyball", a 1995 episode of the Nova documentary series.
Huffman died on November 2, 2025, at the age of 90.
Awards
- Hewlett Packard Europhysics Prize, 1994
- Materials Research Society, Gold Medal 1993, For Synthesis and Pioneering Study of Fullerenes