Werner Stumm
Werner Stumm (1924 – 14 April 1999) was a Swiss chemist.
After earning his doctorate in inorganic chemistry at the
University of Zürich in 1952 he moved to the U.S. where he was
active as a professor at Harvard University until 1969. From 1970
until 1992 he was head of the Swiss Federal Water Resources
Centre EAWAG.
Werner Stumm was an active researcher in several aspects of
geochemistry. During the early part of his career he was
influenced by the ideas of Lars Gunnar Sillén and Robert Garrels
regarding aqueous chemical equilibria. He developed models
where the ideas by Sillén regarding equilibria were combined with
improved descriptions of kinetically controlled reactions (i.e. slow
reactions that do not reach equilibrium, e.g. weathering). He in
particular made contributions to the knowledge of the reactions at
the interface of minerals and water. In his more than 200 scientific
articles he showed, among other things, that the rate by which a
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controlled by factors such as pH and the chemical composition of
aqueous solutions.
Stumm is also known for writing the influential book Aquatic chemistry, together with James J. Morgan,
and several other books on the interplay between mineral surfaces and water.
The European Association of Geochemistry quinquennially awards a Science Innovation Award medal
named in his honour for work in low-temperature and surface geochemistry.
Prizes and awards
Albert Einstein World Award of Science from the World Cultural Council (1985) [1]
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1986)
Teknologie hedersdoktor (doctor honoris causa) Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
(1987).[2]
Marcel Benoist Prize (1990)
V. M. Goldschmidt Award (1998)
Stockholm Water Prize (1999)
Bibliography (selection of monographs)
Aquatic chemistry, together with James J. Morgan (1970, Wiley; 3rd revised edition 1996)
Aquatic surface chemistry: chemical processes at the particle-water interface (1987, Wiley)
Aquatic chemical kinetics: reaction rates of processes in natural waters (1990, Wiley)
Sources
Morgan, J. J. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 1999, 63(19/20), viii-x
Notes
1. "Albert Einstein World Award of Science 1985" (http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/winne
rs-science-wernerstumm.php). Retrieved August 13, 2013.
2. KTH: Hedersdoktorer 1944-2008 (http://www.kth.se/om/fame/hedersdoktorer/1.3974)
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oktorer/1.3974) 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 13 April 2009
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