Donald R.
Huffman, an American academic and professor emeritus of physics at the University of Arizona, died on November 2, 2025. Born in 1935, he was known for his work on Buckminsterfullerene.
With Wolfgang Krätschmer, Huffman developed a technique in 1990 for the simple production of large quantities of C60, and in 1982 and 1983 the two found the first signal of C60 ever observed in a UV spectrum.
Donald R. Huffman (1935 – November 2, 2025) was an American academic Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Arizona. With Wolfgang Krätschmer, he developed a technique in 1990 for the simple production of large quantities of C60, or Buckminsterfullerene. Previously, in 1982~1983, he and Krätschmer had found, in a UV spectrum, the first signal of C60 ever observed.