astronomy

Steven Zimmerman

Steven Zimmerman is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Steven Zimmerman rather than just read about it. In short: Steven Charles Zimmerman (born 1957) is an American organic chemist who is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Early life He was born in Chicago in 1957, the second son of organic chemist Howard Zimmerman.

Key takeaways

Steven Zimmerman belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Steven Zimmerman to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Steven Zimmerman from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Steven Charles Zimmerman (born 1957) is an American organic chemist who is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Early life He was born in Chicago in 1957, the second son of organic chemist Howard Zimmerman. He attended public schools in Madison, Wisconsin where he received a B.S. degree in 1979 working for Hans J. Reich. In 1983 he received a Ph.D. at Columbia University in New York City where he worked with Ronald Breslow on pyridoxamine enzyme analogs.

Career After an NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cambridge with Sir Alan R. Battersby, he joined the faculty at the University of Illinois (1985). He was appointed the Roger Adams Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2004, having previously held a William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professorship.

Administrator Zimmerman served as the Head of the University of Illinois Department of Chemistry from 1999 to 2000 and 2005 to 2012. As Department Head he managed an academic staff of 115 full-time equivalents (FTE) with a State budget of $8.4 M and total expenditures of $26.7M, including federal research grants and contracts. He oversaw a $60M fundraising campaign and secured the three largest individual gifts (>$15M total) at the University of Illinois in academic year 2007. He negotiated and oversaw a cooperative agreement to port the University of Illinois Department of Chemistry undergraduate curriculum to the Hanoi University of Science in Vietnam, increased standards for graduate enrollment, and increased the diversity of the faculty, staff, and student body.

Research His early research was focused on molecular recognition, models of serine proteases, and topologically novel DNA intercalators. He and his coworkers pioneered the development of a new class of nonmacrocyclic molecular hosts called molecular tweezers, also called more recently, molecular clips. His current work focuses on dendrimers, including their supramolecular chemistry and the supramolecular chemistry of other polymers (supramolecular polymer chemistry).

Awards and achievements Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society Buck-Whitney Award, Eastern New York Section of American Chemical Society Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Cyanamid Academic Award Eli Lilly Grantee American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Award

References

External links Dr. Steven C. Zimmerman's Current Research Dr. Steven C. Zimmerman's Research Group Webpage

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Steven Zimmerman

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Steven Zimmerman claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Steven Zimmerman before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Steven Zimmerman ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Steven Zimmerman

In research: Steven Zimmerman appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Steven Zimmerman in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Steven Zimmerman is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1957 births, American organic chemists, Columbia University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Steven Zimmerman outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Steven Zimmerman in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Steven Zimmerman in simple terms?

Steven Charles Zimmerman (born 1957) is an American organic chemist who is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Early life He was born in Chicago in 1957, the second son of organic chemist Howard Zimmerman.

Why does Steven Zimmerman matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Steven Zimmerman?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Steven Zimmerman.