Professor Alan Goldman received his BA degree in 1980 from Columbia University where he did research with Professor Walter Klemperer on 乐天堂app下载 syn乐天堂app下载sis and characterization of mixed-metal polyoxoanions. He received his PhD in 1985, also from Columbia University, where under 乐天堂app下载 advisorship of Professor David Tyler he conducted research focused on organometallic photochemistry and 乐天堂app下载 chemistry of odd-electron, particularly 19-valence-electron, organometallic species. From 1985 to 1987, Professor Goldman studied 乐天堂app下载 reactivity of transition metal polyhydrides in 乐天堂app下载 laboratory of Professor Jack Halpern.
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