The Daily Pennsylvanian - Penn prof, Nobel laureate dies at 79

During my term on the Nichols Medal Jury (a medal honoring chemists that is award by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society), our 2002 awardee was Dr. Alan MacDiarmid. Dr. MacDiarmid had already been awarded the Nobel Prize; however, he was very honored to recieve the Nichols Medal. I remember my meeting him with great fondness. He caried the gold medal Nobel Prize in his pocket and enjoyed offering people the opportunity to hold it saying, "I have created more Nobel Prize holders than any other recipient in history." His passing was in February and I only learned of it today. The news may be late, but to me it is sad. Below is a link to the story...

Emailing Penn prof, Nobel laureate dies at 79 Penn prof, Nobel laureate dies at 79 Chemistry professor Alan MacDiarmid, one of three recipients of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, died yesterday afternoon. He was 79. MacDiarmid had been suffering from Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a disease that affects the bone marrow and blood, for the past four years. Read Full Article * The sender's identity has not been verified.

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