Allen J. Bard was born in 1933 in New York City. He attended the Bronx High School of Science and later graduated from the City College of New York. He continued his studies at Harvard University, earning a Master’s degree in 1956 and a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1958.
Following the completion of his doctorate, Bard joined the University of Texas at Austin, where he has spent the entirety of his professional career. He holds the title of Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair Professor and serves as the director of the Center for Electrochemistry at the university. In 1973, he took a sabbatical to work with Jean-Michel Savéant as a Sherman Mills Fairchild Scholar. Bard was a Baker Lecturer at Cornell University during the spring term of 1987 and a visiting professor at Harvard University in 1988.
Considered a foundational figure in modern electrochemistry, Allen Bard has made numerous pioneering contributions to the field. He is widely recognized for the development of the scanning electrochemical microscope and the discovery of electrochemiluminescence. These innovations have significantly advanced the study of semiconductor electrodes in photoelectrochemistry, as well as expanded the practical integration of electrochemical analysis in diverse scientific areas.
Bard has authored or co-authored over 900 peer-reviewed research articles across more than 75 scientific journals and holds more than 23 patents. He has penned several notable books, including Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications, co-authored with Larry R. Faulkner. This textbook is regarded as a seminal reference in electrochemistry and is often informally referred to as "Bard." His other publications include Integrated Chemical Systems: A Chemical Approach to Nanotechnology and a book on chemical equilibrium.
| Birth Date: | 18 Dec, 1933 |
| Age: | 86 yrs |
| Occupations: | Chemist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American chemist |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
