Allen J. Bard
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| Born | Allen Joseph Bard December 18, 1933 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 2024 (aged 90) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Bronx High School of Science |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (BS) Harvard University (MS, PhD) |
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| Fields | Chemistry Electrochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin California Institute of Technology Cornell University |
| Website | bard |
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Allen Joseph Bard (December 18, 1933 – February 11, 2024) was an American chemist. He was the Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair Professor and director of the Center for Electrochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. Bard developed innovations such as the scanning electrochemical microscope, his co-discovery of electrochemiluminescence, his key contributions to photoelectrochemistry of semiconductor electrodes, and co-authoring a seminal textbook.