Pablo G. Debenedetti

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Pablo G. Debenedetti
BornMarch 30, 1953
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsThermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Molecular Simulation, Chemical Engineering
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Doctoral advisor Robert Reid

Pablo G. Debenedetti is the Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science and a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University. [1] He served as Princeton's Dean for Research from 2013 to 2023. [2] His research focuses on thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and computer simulations of liquids and glasses. [3]

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Debenedetti was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2000, [4] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008, [5] and the National Academy of Sciences in 2012. [6]

Early life and education

Debenedetti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1953. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1978 with a degree in chemical engineering, and worked as a process development engineer at the De Nora Company in Milan, Italy, between 1978 and 1980. He completed his master's degree in 1981 and his Ph.D. in 1985, both in chemical engineering, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his thesis adviser was Robert C. Reid. He joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1985. [7]

Research and career

Debenedetti's research focuses on theoretical and computational investigations of the structure, dynamics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics of liquids and glasses. He has published over 300 scientific papers. [8] and a book, Metastable Liquids: Concepts and Principles. [9]

Debenedetti has made numerous contributions to fundamental understanding of the microscopic structure of supercritical fluids, [10] the theory of nucleation, [11] the theory of hydrophobicity, [12] the glass transition, [13] protein thermodynamics, [14] and the structure [15] and thermodynamics of supercooled water. [16] Using advanced sampling techniques, his group demonstrated computationally the existence of a metastable liquid-liquid phase transition in a molecular model of water. His work has been cited more than 40,000 times. [17]

He served as the chair of the department of chemical engineering from 1996 to 2004 and was the vice dean of the school of engineering and applied science from 2008 to 2013. [18] He was appointed Princeton's Dean for Research in 2013 [19] and served in this role through August, 2023. [20]

Awards and honors

Debenedetti has received numerous awards and honors.

In 2008, he was named one of the 100 chemical engineers of the modern era [39] by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Centennial Celebration Committee.

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "About the Dean for Research | Office of the Dean for Research". research.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ↑ Fuller-Wright, Liz (November 22, 2022). "Debenedetti to step down after 10 years as dean for research". Princeton University. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Pablo G. Debenedetti". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. 1 2 "National Academy of Engineering New Members – 2000". www8.nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  5. 1 2 "Member Directory | American Academy of Arts and Sciences". www.amacad.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Pablo G. Debenedetti". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Chemical Engineering Education". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Pablo Debenedetti – Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  9. ↑ Debenedetti, Pablo G. (1997-01-12). Metastable Liquids. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-08595-1.
  10. ↑ Eckert, Charles A.; Knutson, Barbara L.; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (September 26, 1996). "Supercritical fluids as solvents for chemical and materials processing". Nature. 383 (6598): 313–318. Bibcode:1996Natur.383..313E. doi:10.1038/383313a0. ISSN   1476-4687. S2CID   4366911.
  11. ↑ Haji-Akbari, Amir; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (2015-08-25). "Direct calculation of ice homogeneous nucleation rate for a molecular model of water". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (34): 10582–10588. arXiv: 1505.01126 . Bibcode:2015PNAS..11210582H. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1509267112 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   4553815 . PMID   26240318.
  12. ↑ Giovambattista, Nicolas; Lopez, Carlos F.; Rossky, Peter J.; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (2008-02-19). "Hydrophobicity of protein surfaces: Separating geometry from chemistry". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (7): 2274–2279. Bibcode:2008PNAS..105.2274G. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0708088105 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   2268126 . PMID   18268339.
  13. ↑ Sastry, Srikanth; Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Stillinger, Frank H. (11 June 1998). "Signatures of distinct dynamical regimes in the energy landscape of a glass-forming liquid". Nature. 393 (6685): 554–557. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..554S. doi:10.1038/31189. ISSN   1476-4687. S2CID   4416767.
  14. ↑ Kim, Sang Beom; Palmer, Jeremy C.; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (2016-08-09). "Computational investigation of cold denaturation in the Trp-cage miniprotein". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (32): 8991–8996. Bibcode:2016PNAS..113.8991K. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607500113 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   4987839 . PMID   27457961.
  15. ↑ Errington, Jeffrey R.; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (18 January 2001). "Relationship between structural order and the anomalies of liquid water". Nature. 409 (6818): 318–321. Bibcode:2001Natur.409..318E. doi:10.1038/35053024. ISSN   1476-4687. PMID   11201735. S2CID   4311641.
  16. ↑ Speedy, Robin J.; Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Smith, R. Scott; Huang, C.; Kay, Bruce D. (1996-07-01). "The evaporation rate, free energy, and entropy of amorphous water at 150 K". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 105 (1): 240–244. Bibcode:1996JChPh.105..240S. doi:10.1063/1.471869. ISSN   0021-9606.
  17. ↑ "Pablo Debenedetti – Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  18. ↑ "Pablo G. Debenedetti | Office of the Dean for Research". research.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  19. ↑ "Princeton names Debenedetti dean for research". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  20. ↑ "About the Dean for Research". Office of the Dean for Research. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  21. ↑ "Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program" (PDF). Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  22. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | All Fellows". Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  23. ↑ Debenedetti, Pablo G. (1997-01-12). Metastable Liquids. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-08595-1.
  24. ↑ "Winners: Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering | AIChE". www.aiche.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  25. ↑ "Awards – PPEPPD" . Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  26. ↑ "Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  27. ↑ "Debenedetti wins two top teaching awards". School of Engineering and Applied Science. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  28. ↑ "President's Award for Distinguished Teaching (PADT) | Dean of the Faculty". dof.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  29. ↑ "Winners: William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature | AIChE". www.aiche.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  30. ↑ "Elected Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  31. ↑ "AIChE Fellows Directory | AIChE". www.aiche.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  32. ↑ "Institute Lecturer Award". www.aiche.org. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  33. ↑ "Past National Award Winners Archive: American Society for Engineering Education". www.asee.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  34. ↑ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  35. ↑ "Debenedetti, Wolfson to receive Phi Beta Kappa teaching awards". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  36. ↑ "Guggenheim Medal winners – IChemE". www.icheme.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  37. ↑ "2019 AIChE Annual Meeting Awards | AIChE". www.aiche.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  38. ↑ "Prize Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  39. ↑ "100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era" (PDF). American Institute of Chemical Engineers Centennial Celebration. October 7, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  40. ↑ Debenedetti, Pablo G. (1997-01-12). Metastable Liquids. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-08595-1.
  41. ↑ Sastry, Srikanth; Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Sciortino, Francesco; Stanley, H. E. (1996-06-01). "Singularity-free interpretation of the thermodynamics of supercooled water". Physical Review E. 53 (6): 6144–6154. Bibcode:1996PhRvE..53.6144S. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.53.6144. PMID   9964976.
  42. ↑ Sastry, Srikanth; Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Stillinger, Frank H. (11 June 1998). "Signatures of distinct dynamical regimes in the energy landscape of a glass-forming liquid". Nature. 393 (6685): 554–557. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..554S. doi:10.1038/31189. ISSN   1476-4687. S2CID   4416767.
  43. ↑ Errington, Jeffrey R.; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (18 January 2001). "Relationship between structural order and the anomalies of liquid water". Nature. 409 (6818): 318–321. Bibcode:2001Natur.409..318E. doi:10.1038/35053024. ISSN   1476-4687. PMID   11201735. S2CID   4311641.
  44. ↑ Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Stillinger, Frank H. (8 March 2001). "Supercooled liquids and the glass transition". Nature. 410 (6825): 259–267. Bibcode:2001Natur.410..259D. doi:10.1038/35065704. ISSN   1476-4687. PMID   11258381. S2CID   4404576.
  45. ↑ Palmer, Jeremy C.; Martelli, Fausto; Liu, Yang; Car, Roberto; Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios Z.; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (18 June 2014). "Metastable liquid–liquid transition in a molecular model of water". Nature. 510 (7505): 385–388. Bibcode:2014Natur.510..385P. doi:10.1038/nature13405. ISSN   1476-4687. PMID   24943954. S2CID   4410268.
  46. ↑ Haji-Akbari, Amir; Debenedetti, Pablo G. (2015-08-25). "Direct calculation of ice homogeneous nucleation rate for a molecular model of water". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (34): 10582–10588. Bibcode:2015PNAS..11210582H. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1509267112 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   4553815 . PMID   26240318.
  47. ↑ Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Sciortino, Francesco; Zerze, Gül H. (2020-07-17). "Second critical point in two realistic models of water" . Science. 369 (6501): 289–292. Bibcode:2020Sci...369..289D. doi:10.1126/science.abb9796. ISSN   0036-8075. PMID   32675369. S2CID   220548225.
  48. ↑ Piaggi, Pablo M.; Weis, Jack; Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios Z.; Debenedetti, Pablo G.; Car, Roberto (2022-08-16). "Homogeneous ice nucleation in an ab initio machine-learning model of water". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (33): e2207294119. arXiv: 2203.01376 . Bibcode:2022PNAS..11907294P. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2207294119 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   9388152 . PMID   35939708.
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