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Allen J. Bard
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<p>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 <a href="/facts/University_of_Texas_at_Austin/6NApstxT">University of Texas at Austin</a>. Bard developed innovations such as the <a href="/facts/Scanning_electrochemical_microscopy/tEIj9Qg4">scanning electrochemical microscope</a>, his co-discovery of <a href="/facts/Electrochemiluminescence/clL0rEF6">electrochemiluminescence</a>, his key contributions to <a href="/facts/Photoelectrochemistry/A93HYVev">photoelectrochemistry</a> of <a href="/facts/Semiconductor/zFf3mGTE">semiconductor</a> <a href="/facts/Electrodes/251PaKX8">electrodes</a>, and co-authoring a seminal textbook. </p>