Caroline Chick Jarrold

Caroline Chick Jarrold is a physical chemist who was named the Class of 1948 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor ats at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2018. The research done by her group aims to alleviate issues with energy and the environment.

Early life and education Caroline grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1989. Working under Professor A.H. Francis, a physical chemist. She completed her Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley under Daniel M. Neumark. As a University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA, Caroline worked under James R. Heath until she left to join the chemistry faculty at the University of Illinois, Chicago in 1997. In 2002, she left to join the Indiana University chemistry faculty in Bloomington, Indiana, where she still conducts research today.

Career Jarrold serves as a professor, researcher, and chair for the department of chemistry at Indiana University.

Awards and honors

2020 Garvan–Olin Medal 2018 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor 1995–1996 University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellow