Donald George Fleming (born November 7, 1938) is a Canadian chemist. He attended the University of British Columbia and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1961 and a Master of Science degree in 1961. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1967. He is currently a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of British Columbia. In 1989 he published a paper theorizing a new kind of chemical bond, which he referred to as vibrational bonding. The existence of such a short-lived bond was confirmed using a reaction between bromine and the exotic atom muonium in January 2015."A new type of chemical bond has been confirmed – the vibrational bond". ZME Science. (January 29, 2015)Amy Nordrum (January 20, 2015). "Chemists Confirm the Existence of New Type of Bond". scientificamerican.com. Fleming is also known for his work in utilizing muon beams in studies of physical chemical sciences."Prof. Donald Fleming named an APS Fellow of Chemical Physics". ubc.ca.
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