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Gregory H. Robinson is the Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia. His research, involving the synthesis, structure, and reactivity of unusual molecules prominently featuring earth-abundant elements, has been described as provocatively innovative. Research highlights include: (a) experimental realization of the concept of “metalloaromaticity"—that properly constrained metallic ring systems can exhibit traditional aromatic behavior; (b) synthesis of the first compound containing a metal-metal triple-bond between two main group metals; (c) synthesis of the first compound containing a boron-boron double bond; and (d) chemical activation of small molecules, like ammonia, which could lead to carbon-free fuels.

Professor Robinson’s research has been published in prestigious research journals including Science, Nature Chemistry, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Professor Robinson has received numerous awards including the Humboldt Research Prize, the Southern Chemist Award, the F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry by the American Chemical Society, and the M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry by the American Chemical Society. Professor Robinson is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (2021).

A native of Anniston, Alabama, he obtained his B.S. in Chemistry from Jacksonville State University. While attending Jacksonville State, Robinson was a four-year letterman on the Gamecock football team, earning All-Gulf South Conference and Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors. Researching the organometallic chemistry of aluminum, Robinson received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from The University of Alabama. After beginning his academic career at Clemson University, Professor Robinson joined the faculty of The University of Georgia.