{"id":8849,"date":"2023-11-16T13:36:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/chemistry\/?page_id=8849"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:47:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:47:49","slug":"sidney-w-benson-1918-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/in-memoriam\/sidney-w-benson-1918-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidney W. Benson, 1918-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10123\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/12\/usc-chemistry-sidney-benson-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sidney Benson\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/12\/usc-chemistry-sidney-benson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/12\/usc-chemistry-sidney-benson-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/12\/usc-chemistry-sidney-benson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/12\/usc-chemistry-sidney-benson-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/12\/usc-chemistry-sidney-benson-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/12\/usc-chemistry-sidney-benson.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>USC Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Sidney W. Benson, who became scientific co-director of USC Dornsife\u2019s Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute when it opened in 1977, has died. He was 93. Among the world\u2019s most-cited chemists, Benson published more than 500 scientific papers and books on physical chemistry. His research in thermochemistry transformed a once esoteric field into an active branch of modern chemistry. Those who work at modeling complex chemical processes such as air pollution, the ozone layer, combustion, or explosions make use of Benson\u2019s fundamental contributions. Benson died Friday, Dec. 30, at his home in Brentwood, CA, after complications from a stroke, his wife of 26 years Anna Bruni Benson said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published Obituaries and Tributes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/in-memoriam-sidney-w-benson-93\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Memoriam: Sidney W. Benson, 93<\/a>, USC News<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/articles\/90\/i13\/Sidney-W-Benson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Memoriam: Sidney W. Benson, 93<\/a>, USC News<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/obituaries\/la-me-passings-20120109-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PASSINGS: Sidney W. Benson<\/a>, Obituaries, Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t8etN_rqtbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to YouTube video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scalacs.org\/?page_id=1453&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1977 Sidney W. 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