Sharon Hammes-Schiffer awarded the 2020-21 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize

April 30, 2020

Congratulations to Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, John Gamble Kirkwood Professor of Chemistry, on being awarded the 2020-2021 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The annual Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry was established by the Theoretical Chemistry Institute (TCI) in 1991 from funds donated by Professor Joseph O. Hirschfelder (1911-90) and his widow, Dr. Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder. Professor Hirschfelder had a distinguished career of teaching, research and public service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than 40 years.