Georgia Institute of Technology Faculty - Natural Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering

Natural Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering

Name Department Notability References
Jean-Luc Brédas Chemistry Top 100 most cited chemists in the world; awarded 1997 Francqui Prize on Exact Sciences; 2000 Quinquennial Prize of the Belgian National Science Foundation

Edward M. Burgess Chemistry Inventor of the Burgess reagent, Secretary/Treasuer of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society
Paul J. Crutzen Chemistry Nobel prize winning atmospheric chemist
Predrag Cvitanović Physics Researcher in nonlinear dynamics, especially periodic orbit theory
Ronald F. Fox Physics Researcher in stochastic dynamics, quantum chaos, and biophysics.
Turgay Uzer Physics Researcher in nonlinear dynamics, especially applied to Atomic and Molecular Systems
Mostafa El-Sayed Chemistry Director of Georgia Tech's Laser Dynamics Laboratory
David Finkelstein Physics (emeritus)
Henry S Valk Physics (emeritus)
Helen E. Grenga Chemistry Georgia Tech's first female professor.

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