caption doctoral_advisor work_institution birth_place nationality field birth_date known_for residence prizes article_title name alma_mater
louis e. brus richard bersohn columbia university cleveland , oh american chemistry chemical physics 1943 quantum dots nanotechnology nanocrystals nanotubes u.s.a. irving national academy of sciences -lrb- 2004 -rrb- acs award in langmuir the chemistry of materials -lrb- 2005 -rrb- r. w. wood prize prize -lrb- 2006 -rrb- kavli prize -lrb- 2008 -rrb- nas in award in chemical sciences -lrb- 2010 -rrb- bower award and chemical prize for achievement in science -lrb- 2012 -rrb- physics -lrb- 2001 -rrb- louis e. brus
 louis e. brus rice university columbia university
louis e. brus

louis e. brus is the s. l. mitchell professor of chemistry at columbia university .
he is the discoverer of the colloidal semi-conductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots .
brus received the franklin institute 's 2012 bower award and prize for achievement in science , and was chosen for the 2010 nas award in chemical sciences .
he received the inaugural kavli prize for nanoscience in 2008 , and was co-recipient of the 2006 r. w. wood prize of the optical society of america .
he received the distinguished alumni award from the association of rice university alumni in 2010 .
he was elected to the united states national academy of sciences in 2004 and is a member of the norwegian academy of science and letters .
