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Louis Eugene Brus (August 10, 1943 - January 11, 2026) was an American chemist and the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. He was the co-discoverer of the colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots, and in 2023 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Louis Eugene Brus (August 10, 1943 - January 11, 2026) was an American chemist, and the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University.
1. Louis Brus (Wikipedia)
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Born: August 10, 1943, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1. Louis Brus (Wikipedia)
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Born: August 10, 1943, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1. Louis Brus (Wikipedia)
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Died: January 11, 2026 (aged 82), Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
1. Louis Brus (Wikipedia)
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Died: January 11, 2026 (aged 82), Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
1. Louis Brus (Wikipedia)
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In 2023, Brus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".
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Ekimov, Brus and Moungi Bawendi were the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".
Alexey Ekimov (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Alexey Ekimov, Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureatesQuote, Associated With: Alexey Ekimov, Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
Ekimov, Brus and Moungi Bawendi were the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".
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