Steven A. Adelman

Professor Adelman is a theoretical physical chemist and chemistry educator whose research centers on liquid phase chemical dynamics. His research accomplishments include:

• Creating the mathematical and physical foundation for studying chemical reaction dynamics on solid surfaces and in liquid solutions.

• Developing the theory of ultrashort timescale irreversible processes.

• Developing the molecular-level theory of friction on molecules.
  
  
• Making basic contributions to liquid phase vibrational energy relaxation theory.

• Discovering a general correlation between gas phase and liquid phase chemical rate constants.