CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Daniel G. Nocera Nocera speaking at PopTech Born ( 1957-07-03 ) July 3, 1957 (age 59) Medford, Massachusetts Occupation Professor Chemist Known for Artificial Photosynthesis Website nocera .harvard .edu Daniel George Nocera (born July 3, 1957) is an American chemist , currently the Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. [1] He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 2006 he was described as a "major force in the field of inorganic photochemistry and photophysics". [2] Time magazine included him in its 2009 list of the 100 most influential people. [3] Nocera has opened up new areas of basic research into the mechanisms of energy co...