University of California, Los Angeles

Faculty Member, Chemistry and Biochemistry

About

I am the founder-editor of the Springer journal, Foundations of Chemistry.  This is now in its 12th year of publication.

Also the author of,

Eric Scerri, The Periodic Table, Its Story and Its Significance, Oxford University Press, 2007

http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Chemistry/?view=usa&ci=9780195305739

This book has been reprinted six times and has been one of Oxford University Press' best selling chemistry books. It was named as "Outstanding Academic Title," by Choice Library Magazine.

co editor of, The Philosophy of Chemistry: The Synthesis of a New Discipline, Baird, D., Scerri, E.R., McIntyre, L., (eds.), volume 242 of Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Springer, Heidelberg, 2005.

http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Chemistry-Synthesis-Discipline-Studies/dp/1402032560/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254618511&sr=8-6

Eric Scerri, Collected Papers on Philosophy of Chemistry, Imperial College Press, London, 2008.

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Eric Scerri, Selected Papers on the Periodic Table, Imperial College Press,  2009.

http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Papers-Periodic-Table-Scerri/dp/1848164254/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254618589&sr=8-4

Eric Scerri, "A Very Short Introduction to the Periodic Table" Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011.

http://www.amazon.com/Periodic-Table-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0199582491/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308095562&sr=1-3

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and many journal publications including most recently,

The Dual Sense of the Term "Element, Attempts to Derive the Madelung Rule and the Optimal Form of the Periodic Table, if any, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2009; 109: .

Periodic Visions, Cosmos Magazine (Australia), 2008; (80): 72-77.

The Past and Future of the Periodic Table (Translated into Spanish [in Educacion Quimica:Mexico & Ciencia y Investigacion:Spain], and French [Pour La Science]), American Scientist, 2008; 52-58.

The Role of Triads in the Evolution of the Periodic System, Journal of Chemical Education, 2008; (85): 585-589.

Mendeleev's Legacy: The Periodic System
Chemical Heritage, 2007; 25(1):

Reduction and Emergence in Chemistry, Preceedings of the PSA 2006 Meeting, Philosophy of Science, 2007; (74): 920-931.

Review of The Chemical Element: A Historical Perspective, by Andrew Ede, Journal of Chemical Education, 2007; (84): 24-24.

Commentary on Allen & Knight's Response to the Lowdin Challenge, Foundations of Chemistry, 2006; (8): 285-293.

Critique of Hendry on The Elements, On the Continuity of Reference of the Elements, A Response to Hendry, 2006; (37): 308-321.

E. Scerri, in (R. Festa, A. Aliseda, and J. Peijnenburg, eds.)  The Formalization of the Periodic System Revisited, Cognitive Structures in Scientific Enquiry, Essays in Debate with Theo Kuipers, 2006; 2: .

The Legacy of Mendeleev and his Periodic Table Xjenza (Maltese Journal of Science), 2006; (11): 1-3.

The Tyrrany of the Chemist, Chemistry International, 2006; (27): 27-28.

Article on Philosophy of Chemistry in C & E News:
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/email/html/8740sci2.html

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