Ernest Grunwald

Ernest Grunwald was a German-born American physical organic chemist, a member of the National [Academy of Sciences], the chair of the chemistry department at Brandeis University. He was also noted for his 1997 textbook Thermodynamics of Molecular Species. Awarded the ACS [Award in Pure Chemistry] in 1959.

Career and life

Grunwald graduated from the University of [California, Los Angeles] in 1944 with a B.S. in chemistry and B.A. in physics in 1944. He received his doctorate in 1947. In 1965, he became the chairman of the chemistry department at Brandeis University. Grunwald retired in 1989.