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american usc chemistry curt wittig
 curt wittig
curt wittig

curt franklin wittig is a professor of chemistry and the holder of the paul a. miller chair in the college of letters , arts , and sciences at the university of southern california -lrb- usc -rrb- .
born and raised in chicago , illinois , curt wittig received his b.s. and ph.d in electrical engineering from the university of illinois in 1970 .
post-doctoral work -lrb- ee at usc , chemistry at cambridge -lrb- uk -rrb- and uc berkeley -rrb- was followed by a faculty appointment in 1973 at usc in the ee department .
after becoming a professor in 1979 , his interests changed and he moved to the chemistry and physics departments in 1981 , settling eventually in the chemistry department , where he has specialized in physical chemistry -lrb- chemical physics -rrb- ever since .
wittig and his wife , michele , live in santa monica , california .
