Karl Freed

Karl Freed
Born
Karl Frederick Freed

(1942-09-25)September 25, 1942
DiedJanuary 11, 2026(2026-01-11) (aged 83)
EducationColumbia University (BS)
Harvard University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPolymer physics
Biophysics
Chemical physics
Theoretical chemistry
WorkplacesUniversity of Manchester
University of Chicago
ThesisTheoretical studies in molecular spectroscopy (1967)
Doctoral students
John M. Jumper
Moungi Bawendi
Websitechemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/karl-freed Edit this at Wikidata

Karl Frederick Freed (September 25, 1942 - January 11, 2026) was an American theoretical chemist recognized for his research in polymer physics. Freed spent his independent academic career in the department of chemistry and the James Frank Institute at the University of Chicago, where retired as the Henry G. Gale Distinguished Service Professor emeritus. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and was awarded the Polymer Physics Prize of the American Physical Society in 2014 and the Award in Pure Chemistry by the American Chemical Society in 1976.

Education

Career and research

Freed was a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Manchester from 1967-1968.

Two of Freed's former doctoral students have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Moungi Bawendi in 2023 and John M. Jumper in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Karl F. Freed, pioneering theoretical chemist and decoder of molecular complexity, 1942–2026". Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  2. 1 2 Karl Freed publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  3. 1 2 "Faculty | University of Chicago Department of Chemistry". chemistry.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. 1 2 "Faculty | James Franck Institute". Archived from the original on 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. ↑ "2014 Polymer Physics Prize Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. ↑ "ACS Award in Pure Chemistry".
  7. ↑ Mohanty, Udayan; Herman, Michael; Douglas, Jack; Dudowitcz, Jacek (2008). "Biography of Karl Freed". Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 112 (50): 15945–15947. doi:10.1021/jp806182m. PMID 19072138.
  8. ↑ Karl Freed publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  9. ↑ Biography of Karl Freed Udayan Mohanty, Michael Herman, Jack Douglas, and Jacek Dudowitcz J. Phys. Chem. B, 2008, 112 (50), 15945-15947 • Publication Date (Web): 11 December 2008
  10. ↑ "University of Chicago alum shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  11. ↑ Jumper, John (2017). New methods using rigorous machine learning for coarse-grained protein folding and dynamics. chicago.edu (PhD thesis). University of Chicago. doi:10.6082/M1BZ647N. OCLC 1237239279.