# Louis E. Brus

_American chemist (1943–2026)_

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> Louis Eugene Brus was an American chemist, and the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. He was the co-discoverer of the colloidal semi-conductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 August 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Cleveland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P19))
- **Died:** 11 January 2026 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P570))
- **Place of death:** Hastings-on-Hudson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P106))
- **Education:** Rice University; Columbia University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P69))
- **Official website:** columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/fac-bios/brus/group/index.html ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P856))
- **Awards:** Kavli Prize in Nanoscience; Willard Gibbs Award; NAS Award in Chemical Sciences; R. W. Wood Prize; Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics; Welch Award in Chemistry; Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science; Benjamin Franklin Medal; Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry; Clarivate Citation Laureates; Nobel Prize in Chemistry ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194646#P166))

## Questions

**When was Louis E. Brus born?**  
Louis E. Brus was born on 10 August 1943 in Cleveland.

**Where did Louis E. Brus study?**  
Louis E. Brus was educated at Rice University, Columbia University.

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- [Wikipedia (English): Louis E. Brus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_E._Brus) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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