Alexandra Navrotsky
Alexandra Navrotsky | |
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Alexandra Navrotsky with Lee Penn performing the methane mamba chemical demonstration | |
| Born | June 20, 1943 |
| Education | Bronx High School of Science |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Awards | Member of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Arizona State University Princeton University University of California, Davis |
| Doctoral advisor | Ole J. Kleppa |
| Other academic advisors | Hermann Schmalzried |
| Doctoral students | Patricia Dove Nancy L. Ross |
| Other notable students | Paul F. McMillan Rebecca Lange |
| Website | www |
Alexandra Navrotsky (born 20 June 1943 in New York City) is a physical chemist in the field of nanogeoscience. She is an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the American Philosophical Society (APS). She was a board member of the Earth Sciences and Resources division of the NAS from 1995 until 2000. In 2005, she was awarded the Urey Medal, by the European Association of Geochemistry. In 2006, she was awarded the Harry H. Hess Medal, by the American Geophysical Union. She is currently the director of NEAT ORU (Nanomaterials in Environment, Agriculture, and Technology Organized Research Unit), a primary program in nanogeoscience. She was distinguished professor at University of California, Davis. Dr. Alexandra Navrotsky is currently a reagents professor back at Arizona State University, Tempe AZ. Her research group (TherMotU) investigate a fundamental thermodynamics as it relates to nanomaterials, geology, and material science.