John D. Baldeschwieler At the CHF Grand Gala 2008 Born (1933-11-14) November 14, 1933 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. Nationality American Alma mater Cornell University (B.S., 1956) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1959) Known for Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy Awards National Medal of Science (2000) Website www.cce.caltech.edu/content/john-d-baldeschwieler Scientific career Fields Chemistry Institutions Harvard University Stanford University California Institute of Technology Thesis Structure of unstable compounds by matrix isolation techniques (1959) Doctoral advisor George C. Pimentel Doctoral students Jesse L. Beauchamp