Peter B. Armentrout Recognized as the 2021 John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry by the ASMS
Dr. Peter B. Armentrout is the recipient of the 2021 ASMS John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution
in Mass Spectrometry, for the development of robust experimental and statistical techniques
for the determination of accurate thermochemistry. He developed the guided ion beam
threshold dissociation approach to provide insights into the thermochemistry, kinetics,
and dynamics of simple and complex chemical reactions. In addition, he developed a
suite of software programs for statistically modeling the energy dependence of product
formation for most reactive processes. He shared both the instrumentation designs
and the software with labs around the world to enable the greater scientific community
to study thermochemical processes.
These developments have allowed nearly 2500 distinct bond energies to be measured during his career. The impact of these fundamental measurements have been felt over many fields, including catalysis, biochemistry, surface chemistry, organometallic chemistry, and plasma chemistry.
Dr. Armentrout is the Henry Eyring Presidential Endowed Chair of Chemistry, University of Utah.