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Allen J. Bard obituary: electrochemist whose techniques underpin clinical diagnostics, materials discovery and more
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Allen Joseph Bard (December 18, 1933 – February 11, 2024) was an American chemist. He was the Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair Professor and director of the Center for Electrochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. Bard developed innovations such as the scanning electrochemical microscope, his co-discovery of electrochemiluminescence, his key contributions to photoelectrochemistry of semiconductor electrodes, and co-authoring a seminal textbook.
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Electrochemistry Pioneer and Texas Science Legend Allen Bard Dies - The University of Texas at Austin
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President Obama Names Scientists Bard and Sessler as Enrico Fermi Award Recipients - Department of Energy (.gov)
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