"Full Circle Moment": 50-Year Chemistry Professor Leaves $18 Million Legacy to Brandeis
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By International Business Times
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"Full Circle Moment": 50-Year Chemistry Professor Leaves $18 Million Legacy to Brandeis

Retired Brandeis University chemistry professor Peter Jordan and wife Barbara Palmer give $18 million to honor his parents who fled Nazi Germany. The gift supports theoretical and physical chemistry research, establishing senior and junior professorships plus three graduate fellowships. Jordan