| Lawrence F. Dahl | |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1929 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Field: | Inorganic chemistry |
| Workplaces: | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Alma Mater: | University of Louisville |
| Known For: | Small molecule X-ray crystallography |
| Prizes: | Willard Gibbs Award, Alexander von Humboldt Award |
Lawrence F. Dahl (June 2, 1929 – March 20, 2021) was an R.E. Rundle and Hilldale Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] Dahl was an inorganic chemist, and his research focused on high-nuclearity metallic compounds.[2] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1988.[3]
Dahl was born in 1929. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Louisville in 1951 and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1956.
In 1957 Dahl joined the faculty in the chemistry department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His laboratory made significant contributions in the synthesis, structure, and bonding of transition metal compounds. Dahl trained 95 Ph.D. candidates, 24 M.S. students, 45 undergraduate research students, and 15 postdoctoral fellows.