Bruce H. Mahan

Bruce Herbert Mahan (August 17, 1930 – October 12, 1982) was an American physical chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley known for his work in the fundamentals of chemical reactions and devotion to chemistry education. He was the doctoral advisor of Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee.

Early life Bruce Mahan was born August 17, 1930, and was the son of Arthur E. Mahan and Clara Blanche Gray Mahan and grew up in New Britain, Connecticut. He was the youngest of three children. and University Chemistry in 1965. The latter was described by Ignacio Tinoco as "the model for all high-level freshman texts used today." The Bruce H. Mahan Teaching Award is given to outstanding graduate student chemistry instructors at University of California, Berkeley.