Pablo G. Debenedetti Explained

Pablo G. Debenedetti
Birth Date:March 30, 1953
Fields:Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Molecular Simulation, Chemical Engineering
Alma Mater:University of Buenos Aires, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral Advisor:Robert Reid
Workplaces:Princeton University

Pablo G. Debenedetti is the Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science and a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University.[1] He served as Princeton's Dean for Research from 2013 to 2023.[2] His research focuses on thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and computer simulations of liquids and glasses.[3]

Debenedetti was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2000, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008, and the National Academy of Sciences in 2012.[4]

Early life and education

Debenedetti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1953. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1978 with a degree in chemical engineering, and worked as a process development engineer at the De Nora Company in Milan, Italy, between 1978 and 1980. He completed his master's degree in 1981 and his Ph.D in 1985, both in chemical engineering, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his thesis adviser was Robert C. Reid. He joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1985.[5]

Research and career

Debenedetti's research focuses on theoretical and computational investigations of the structure, dynamics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics of liquids and glasses. He has published over 300 scientific papers.[6] and a book, Metastable Liquids: Concepts and Principles.[7]

Debenedetti has made numerous contributions to fundamental understanding of the microscopic structure of supercritical fluids,[8] the theory of nucleation,[9] the theory of hydrophobicity,[10] the glass transition,[11] protein thermodynamics,[12] and the structure[13] and thermodynamics of supercooled water.[14] Using advanced sampling techniques, his group demonstrated computationally the existence of a metastable liquid-liquid phase transition in a molecular model of water. His work has been cited more than 40,000 times.[15]

He served as the chair of the department of chemical engineering from 1996 to 2004 and was the vice dean of the school of engineering and applied science from 2008 to 2013.[16] He was appointed Princeton's Dean for Research in 2013[17] and served in this role through August, 2023.[18]

Awards and honors

Debenedetti has received numerous awards and honors.

In 2008, he was named one of the 100 chemical engineers of the modern era[39] by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Centennial Celebration Committee.

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Dean for Research Office of the Dean for Research. research.princeton.edu. 2020-02-18.
  2. Web site: Fuller-Wright . Liz . November 22, 2022 . Debenedetti to step down after 10 years as dean for research . 2024-01-31 . Princeton University . en.
  3. Web site: Pablo G. Debenedetti . Princeton University . 2020-02-18.
  4. Web site: Pablo G. Debenedetti . 2023-08-16 . www.nasonline.org.
  5. Web site: Chemical Engineering Education. ufdc.ufl.edu. en. 2020-02-18.
  6. Web site: Pablo Debenedetti – Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.com. 2020-02-18.
  7. Book: Metastable Liquids. 1997-01-12. 978-0-691-08595-1. en. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Princeton University Press .
  8. Eckert. Charles A.. Knutson. Barbara L.. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. September 26, 1996. Supercritical fluids as solvents for chemical and materials processing. Nature. en. 383. 6598. 313–318. 10.1038/383313a0. 1996Natur.383..313E . 4366911. 1476-4687.
  9. Haji-Akbari. Amir. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. 2015-08-25. Direct calculation of ice homogeneous nucleation rate for a molecular model of water. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. en. 112. 34. 10582–10588. 10.1073/pnas.1509267112. 0027-8424. 26240318. 4553815. 1505.01126 . 2015PNAS..11210582H . free.
  10. Giovambattista. Nicolas. Lopez. Carlos F.. Rossky. Peter J.. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. 2008-02-19. Hydrophobicity of protein surfaces: Separating geometry from chemistry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. en. 105. 7. 2274–2279. 10.1073/pnas.0708088105. 0027-8424. 18268339. 2268126. 2008PNAS..105.2274G . free.
  11. Sastry. Srikanth. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Stillinger. Frank H.. 11 June 1998. Signatures of distinct dynamical regimes in the energy landscape of a glass-forming liquid. Nature. en. 393. 6685. 554–557. 10.1038/31189. 1998Natur.393..554S . 4416767. 1476-4687.
  12. Kim. Sang Beom. Palmer. Jeremy C.. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. 2016-08-09. Computational investigation of cold denaturation in the Trp-cage miniprotein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. en. 113. 32. 8991–8996. 10.1073/pnas.1607500113. 0027-8424. 27457961. 4987839. 2016PNAS..113.8991K . free.
  13. Errington. Jeffrey R.. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. 18 January 2001. Relationship between structural order and the anomalies of liquid water. Nature. en. 409. 6818. 318–321. 10.1038/35053024. 11201735. 2001Natur.409..318E . 4311641. 1476-4687.
  14. Speedy. Robin J.. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Smith. R. Scott. Huang. C.. Kay. Bruce D.. 1996-07-01. The evaporation rate, free energy, and entropy of amorphous water at 150 K. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 105. 1. 240–244. 10.1063/1.471869. 1996JChPh.105..240S . 0021-9606.
  15. Web site: Pablo Debenedetti – Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.com. 2020-02-24.
  16. Web site: Pablo G. Debenedetti Office of the Dean for Research. research.princeton.edu. 2020-02-18.
  17. Web site: Princeton names Debenedetti dean for research. Princeton University. en. 2020-02-18.
  18. Web site: About the Dean for Research . 2024-01-31 . Office of the Dean for Research . en.
  19. Web site: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. February 17, 2020.
  20. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation All Fellows. en-US. 2020-02-18.
  21. Book: Metastable Liquids. 1997-01-12. 978-0-691-08595-1. en. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Princeton University Press .
  22. Web site: Winners: Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering AIChE. www.aiche.org. 2020-02-18.
  23. Web site: National Academy of Engineering New Members – 2000. www8.nationalacademies.org. en. 2020-02-18.
  24. Web site: Awards – PPEPPD. en-US. 2020-02-18.
  25. Web site: Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids. American Chemical Society. en. 2020-02-18.
  26. Web site: Member Directory American Academy of Arts and Sciences. www.amacad.org. 2020-02-18.
  27. Web site: Debenedetti wins two top teaching awards. 2008-06-04. School of Engineering and Applied Science. en-US. 2020-02-18.
  28. Web site: President's Award for Distinguished Teaching (PADT) Dean of the Faculty. dof.princeton.edu. 2020-02-18.
  29. Web site: Winners: William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature AIChE. www.aiche.org. 2020-02-18.
  30. Web site: Elected Fellows. American Association for the Advancement of Science. en. 2020-02-18.
  31. Web site: AIChE Fellows Directory AIChE. www.aiche.org. 2020-02-18.
  32. Web site: Institute Lecturer Award. 2012-03-28. www.aiche.org. en. 2020-02-18.
  33. Web site: Past National Award Winners Archive: American Society for Engineering Education. www.asee.org. 2020-02-18.
  34. Web site: APS Fellow Archive. www.aps.org. en. 2020-02-18.
  35. Web site: Debenedetti, Wolfson to receive Phi Beta Kappa teaching awards. Princeton University. en. 2020-02-18.
  36. Web site: Guggenheim Medal winners – IChemE. www.icheme.org. 2020-02-18.
  37. Web site: 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting Awards AIChE. www.aiche.org. 2020-02-18.
  38. Web site: Prize Recipient . 2023-08-16 . www.aps.org . en.
  39. Web site: 100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era. October 7, 2008. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Centennial Celebration. February 17, 2020.
  40. Book: Metastable Liquids. 1997-01-12. 978-0-691-08595-1. en. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Princeton University Press .
  41. Sastry. Srikanth. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Sciortino. Francesco. Stanley. H. E.. 1996-06-01. Singularity-free interpretation of the thermodynamics of supercooled water. Physical Review E. 53. 6. 6144–6154. 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.6144. 9964976. 1996PhRvE..53.6144S .
  42. Sastry. Srikanth. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Stillinger. Frank H.. 11 June 1998. Signatures of distinct dynamical regimes in the energy landscape of a glass-forming liquid. Nature. en. 393. 6685. 554–557. 10.1038/31189. 1998Natur.393..554S . 4416767. 1476-4687.
  43. Errington. Jeffrey R.. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. 18 January 2001. Relationship between structural order and the anomalies of liquid water. Nature. en. 409. 6818. 318–321. 10.1038/35053024. 11201735. 2001Natur.409..318E . 4311641. 1476-4687.
  44. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. Stillinger. Frank H.. 8 March 2001. Supercooled liquids and the glass transition. Nature. en. 410. 6825. 259–267. 10.1038/35065704. 11258381. 2001Natur.410..259D . 4404576. 1476-4687.
  45. Palmer. Jeremy C.. Martelli. Fausto. Liu. Yang. Car. Roberto. Panagiotopoulos. Athanassios Z.. Debenedetti. Pablo G.. 18 June 2014. Metastable liquid–liquid transition in a molecular model of water. Nature. en. 510. 7505. 385–388. 10.1038/nature13405. 24943954. 2014Natur.510..385P . 4410268. 1476-4687.
  46. Haji-Akbari . Amir . Debenedetti . Pablo G. . 2015-08-25 . Direct calculation of ice homogeneous nucleation rate for a molecular model of water . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . en . 112 . 34 . 10582–10588 . 10.1073/pnas.1509267112 . 0027-8424 . 4553815 . 26240318 . 2015PNAS..11210582H . free .
  47. Debenedetti . Pablo G. . Sciortino . Francesco . Zerze . Gül H. . 2020-07-17 . Second critical point in two realistic models of water . Science . en . 369 . 6501 . 289–292 . 10.1126/science.abb9796 . 32675369 . 2020Sci...369..289D . 220548225 . 0036-8075.
  48. Piaggi . Pablo M. . Weis . Jack . Panagiotopoulos . Athanassios Z. . Debenedetti . Pablo G. . Car . Roberto . 2022-08-16 . Homogeneous ice nucleation in an ab initio machine-learning model of water . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . en . 119 . 33 . e2207294119 . 10.1073/pnas.2207294119 . 0027-8424 . 9388152 . 35939708. 2203.01376 . 2022PNAS..11907294P .

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