Charles Bonner Harris (April 24, 1940 – March 10, 2020) was an American physical chemist.
Charles B. Harris was born in New York City and spent most of his youth in Grosse Pointe.
He attended the University of Michigan and received a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1963.
The following year, Harris went to the University of California, Berkeley, where he became a professor in the chemistry department.
He educated multiple generations of scientists in chemical dynamics and ultrafast science who have since become leaders in the field including, as Ph.D. students, Paul Alivisatos, Michael D. Fayer, Roseanne Sension, Nien-hui Ge, Kelly Gaffney and as postdocs, Ahmed Zewail and Alan Campion.