chemistry

Six campus faculty members were elected to the National Academy of Sciences, or NAS, one of the nation’s most prestigious scientific societies, according to a Tuesday NAS release.

Robert Connick, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of chemistry known for his contributions to inorganic reaction kinetics and mechanisms, passed away Aug. 21 in his home in Kensington, California. He was 97.

UC Berkeley chemistry professor and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist Heino Nitsche died in his sleep Tuesday at the age of 64.

Geoff Marcy says he has spent his career chasing the "stuff of science fiction." Marcy, a campus astronomy professor, is one of four UC Berkeley researchers who may have a shot at this year's Nobel Prize, according to Thomson Reuters, a firm that annually predicts contenders for the award.