Robert H. Grubbs is an American chemist and professor at the California Institute of Technology. He studied chemistry at the University of Florida and earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University. Grubbs spent seven years at Stanford University, later joining the University of Michigan before moving to Caltech in 1978. In 2005, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Yves Chauvin and Richard Schrock for their development of chemical reaction methods in organic compounds, a significant advancement with implications for pharmaceutical production. He was also awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry in 2000.
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Meaning of the name - Robert
bright fame, shining glory
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Robert H. Grubbs belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Possum Trot
Place of Death: Duarte
Educated At: Paducah Tilghman High School | Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science | University of Florida | Columbia University | Stanford University
Occupation: autobiographer | university teacher | chemist
Spouses: Helen O'Kane-Grubbs
Employers: California Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | honorary doctor of the RWTH Aachen University | ACS Award for Creative Invention | Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Synthetic Organic Chemistry Research | Herman Mark Award in Polymer Chemistry | Humboldt Research Fellowship | Centenary Prize | Tolman Award | Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry | George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry | American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry | ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry | August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal | Tetrahedron Prize | Florida Inventors Hall of Fame | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Linus Pauling Award | American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal | Arthur C. Cope Award | Clarivate Citation Laureates | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | Humboldt Prize | Benjamin Franklin Medal | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 27, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 27, 2025 |
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| Sun | 8 Pisces 29 | 9 Pisces 21 | 0 Gemini 0 |
| Moon | 28 Cancer 52 | 4 Pisces 55 | 10 Leo 48 |
| Mercury | 13 Aquarius 0 | 24 Pisces 8 | 21 Gemini 48 |
| Venus | 5 Aquarius 55 | 10 Aries 44 | 17 Aries 13 |
| Mars | 25 Taurus 33 | 17 Cancer 6 | 15 Cancer 34 |
| Jupiter | 12 Gemini 4 | 12 Gemini 10 | 25 Gemini 29 |
| Saturn | 23 Taurus 1 | 20 Pisces 27 | 1 Gemini 53 |
| Uranus | 26 Taurus 36 | 23 Taurus 37 | 0 Gemini 23 |
| Neptune | 29 Virgo 3 | 28 Pisces 50 | 27 Virgo 11 |
| Pluto | 3 Leo 55 | 2 Aquarius 51 | 3 Leo 44 |
| Rahu | 13 Virgo 47 | 28 Pisces 26 | 9 Virgo 23 |
| Ketu | 13 Pisces 47 | 28 Virgo 26 | 9 Pisces 23 |
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