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David N. Beratan

R.J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
5311 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics

Scholarly Society American Chemical Society · 2024

NAS Member

National National Academy of Sciences · 2024

Horizon Prize

Scholarly Society Royal Society of Chemistry · 2023 For discovering the essential structural and redox potential landscapes that are required to generate high-efficiency electron bifurcation reactions in flavoproteins. More about this award

Edward Morley Medal

Scholarly Society American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section · 2021

Cozzarelli Prize

National Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 Prize for an outstanding paper published in the physical and mathematical sciences in PNAS. Related podcast: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pnas-science-sessions-podcast/jonathonYulyDavidBeratanPengZhangPodcast_2.mp3 More about this award

Festschrift

Scholarly Society Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 2020

Bourke Award

International Royal Society of Chemistry · 2019 More about this award

Murray S. Goodman Memorial Prize

National American Chemical Society and Biopolymers · 2018

Florida Award

National American Chemical Society · 2017 More about this award

Charles H. Herty Medal

National American Chemical Society Georgia Section · 2015

Feynman Prize for Nanoscience (Theory)

International Foresight Institute · 2013

Elected Fellow

National American Chemical Society · 2013

Elected Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science · 2002

Conrad E. Ronneberg Visiting Scholar

International University of Chicago · 2001

Elected Fellow

National American Physical Society · 2001

Ralph & Lucy Hirschmann Visiting Professorship

International University of Pennsylvania · 2000

Visiting Fellow

International All Souls College, University of Oxford · 1999 1999-2000

Fellow

Scholarly Society John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · 1999 Field of Study: Chemistry More about this award

National Young Investigator Award

National National Science Foundation · 1992 1992-97

In the News


Published May 3, 2024
Five Duke Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Published March 9, 2022
Duke Scientists Received $1 Million from Keck Foundation to Develop Nature-Inspired Super-Efficient Catalysts
Published February 1, 2022
New Super-Conducting Technology Takes Data Beyond Zeroes and Ones
Published June 9, 2020
David Beratan: A Big Career Studying Small Things
Published May 7, 2019
Duke Scientists Receive Royal Society of Chemistry Awards
Published March 2, 2018
How Earths Earliest Lifeforms Protected Their Genes
Published June 20, 2016
Tailored DNA Shifts Electrons Into The 'Fast Lane'
Published May 6, 2015
David Beratan and the Inner Workings of the Machines of Biology
Published August 8, 2013
Beratan, Quin named ACS Fellows