Biography:Jeremy Burdett

Short description: British-American theoretical chemist (1947–1997)

Jeremy Keith Burdett
Born	(1947-07-01)July 1, 1947 London, UK
Died	June 23, 1997(1997-06-23) (aged 49) Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Education	University of Cambridge University of Michigan
Scientific career
Institutions	Newcastle University Cornell University University of Chicago
Doctoral advisor	Jim J. Turner
Other academic advisors	Roald Hoffmann

Jeremy Keith Burdett (July 1, 1947 – June 23, 1997), or Jeremy K. Burdett, was a British-American chemist known for his work on bridging the gap between molecular science and solid state chemistry from an electron orbital viewpoint.

Education and career

Burdett was a native of London, UK. He studied at the Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1968 in natural sciences with a specialization in chemistry. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1970 and worked as a Power Foundation Fellow with Jerry Current. He return to University of Cambridge and received a Ph.D. in 1972 under the supervision of Jim J. Turner. Subsequently, Burdett moved to Newcastle University along with Jim J. Turner's group and was appointed senior research officer. In 1977, Burdett spent a sabbatical at Cornell University with Roald Hoffmann, who greatly influenced Burdett's research direction. In 1978, Burdett joined the faculty at the University of Chicago, where he spent the rest of his career.

Honors and awards

Burdett received the following accolades during his career,

• Meldola Medals of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1977) along with Martyn Poliakoff
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow (1979)
• Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher Scholar
• Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1990)
• Wilsmore Fellow of the University of Melbourne (1985)
• CNRS Visiting professor at the Universite de Paris-Sud, Orsay (1987) and at University of Rennes 1 (1994)
• Tilden Medal and Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1995).

Personal life

Burdett's first wife was Wendy Greenwood, with whom he had two sons, Rufus and Harry. Burdett passed away at his summer home in Kalamazoo, Michigan after attending a conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Bibliography

Reviews

• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1970). "Electronic Relaxation and Molecular Vibrations". Applied Spectroscopy Reviews 4 (1): 43–95. doi:10.1080/05704927008081695. ISSN 0570-4928. Bibcode: 1970ApSRv...4...43B. https://doi.org/10.1080/05704927008081695. 
• Burdett, J. K.; Poliakoff, M.; Turner, J. J.; Dubost, H. (1976). "Vibrational energy levels in matrix isolated species" (in English). Advances in Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy 2: 1–52. OCLC 1101442714. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1101442714. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1978-10-01). "Matrix isolation studies on transition metal carbonyls and related species" (in en). Coordination Chemistry Reviews 27 (1): 1–58. doi:10.1016/S0010-8545(00)80352-5. ISSN 0010-8545. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010854500803525. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1982), "Predictions of the Structure of Complex Solids", in Prigogine, I.; Rice, Stuart A., Advances in Chemical Physics, 49, Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 47–113, doi:10.1002/9780470142691.ch2, ISBN 978-0-470-14269-1, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9780470142691.ch2, retrieved 2022-06-07 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1982-02-01). "New ways to look at solids" (in en). Accounts of Chemical Research 15 (2): 34–39. doi:10.1021/ar00074a001. ISSN 0001-4842. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ar00074a001. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1984-01-01). "From bonds to bands and molecules to solids" (in en). Progress in Solid State Chemistry 15 (3): 173–255. doi:10.1016/0079-6786(84)90002-5. ISSN 0079-6786. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0079-6786%2884%2990002-5. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1987). "Some structural problems examined using the method of moments" (in en). Solid State Chemistry. Structure and Bonding (Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer) 65: 29–90. doi:10.1007/BFb0004458. ISBN 978-3-540-47464-7. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/BFb0004458. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1988). "Perspectives in structural chemistry" (in en). Chemical Reviews 88 (1): 3–30. doi:10.1021/cr00083a001. ISSN 0009-2665. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cr00083a001. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1992), Price, Geoffrey D.; Ross, Nancy L., eds., "Electronic paradoxes in the structures of minerals" (in en), The Stability of Minerals, The Mineralogical Society Series (Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands) 3: pp. 88–131, doi:10.1007/978-0-585-27578-9_3, ISBN 978-0-585-27578-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-27578-9_3, retrieved 2022-06-06 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1992-01-01), "Some Structural-Electronic Aspects of High Temperature Superconductors", in Prigogine, I.; Rice, Stuart A., Advances in Chemical Physics, 83, Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 207–261, doi:10.1002/9780470141410.ch4, ISBN 978-0-470-14141-0, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9780470141410.ch4, retrieved 2022-06-06 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1994-01-01). "Some aspects of the metal–insulator transition" (in en). Chemical Society Reviews 23 (5): 299–308. doi:10.1039/CS9942300299. ISSN 1460-4744. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/1994/cs/cs9942300299. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K.; Mitchell, John F. (1995). "Nonstoichiometry in early transition metal compounds with the rocksalt structure" (in en). Progress in Solid State Chemistry 23 (2): 131–170. doi:10.1016/0079-6786(95)00001-B. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/007967869500001B. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1996-01-01). "Electronic Structure and Properties of Solids" (in en). The Journal of Physical Chemistry 100 (31): 13263–13274. doi:10.1021/jp953650b. ISSN 0022-3654. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp953650b. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K.; Rodgers, John R. (2011-12-15), Scott, Robert A., ed. (in en), Structure & Property Maps for Inorganic Solids, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. eibc0212, doi:10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0212, ISBN 978-1-119-95143-8, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0212, retrieved 2022-06-07 

Books

• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1980). Molecular shapes : theoretical models of inorganic stereochemistry. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-07860-3. OCLC 6356196. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6356196. 
• Albright, Thomas A.; Burdett, Jeremy K. (1992). Problems in molecular orbital theory. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-507175-1. OCLC 26303741. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26303741. 
• Jean, Yves; Volatron, François; Burdett, Jeremy K. (1993). An introduction to molecular orbitals. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-506918-8. OCLC 27266237. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27266237. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1995). Chemical bonding in solids. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508991-X. OCLC 30625190. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30625190. 
• Burdett, Jeremy K. (1997). Chemical bonds : a dialog. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-97129-4. OCLC 37158484. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37158484. 
• Albright, Thomas A.; Burdett, Jeremy K.; Whangbo, Myung-Hwan (2013). Orbital interactions in chemistry (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey. ISBN 978-0-471-08039-8. OCLC 823294395. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/823294395.