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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ghosh, Abhik

Titel

An Exemplary Gay Scientist and Mentor: Martin Gouterman (1931–2020)

Ist Teil von

• Angewandte Chemie (International ed.), 2021-04, Vol.60 (18), p.9760-9770

Auflage

International ed. in English

Ort / Verlag

Germany: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Martin Gouterman (1931–2020) was one of the foundational figures of modern porphyrin science. After completing his Ph.D. at The University of Chicago in 1958, he joined Harvard, where he developed his eponymous four‐orbital model. In 1966, he moved to the University of Washington Seattle (UW). Here he came out as gay and helped set up Seattle's first gay rights group, the Dorian Society. At UW, Gouterman accomplished an “optical taxonomy” of the major classes of porphyrin derivatives and pioneered pressure‐sensitive paints based on phosphorescent platinum porphyrins to map the partial pressure of oxygen on airplane wings. Revered by his students and co‐workers for his brilliant yet gentle advising, Gouterman remains a beacon for a more humane and inclusive scientific enterprise. Martin Gouterman was an iconic figure of porphyrin science. Using his eponymous four‐orbital model, he accomplished a grand optical taxonomy of porphyrin derivatives. He devoted the latter part of his career to devise pressure‐sensitive paints, which are now widely used by the aerospace industry. A gay man, he helped set up Seattle's first gay rights group. In death, he remains a beacon for a more humane and inclusive scientific enterprise.