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Biographical Sketch
Mercouri Kanatzidis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1957. After obtaining a B. Sc from Aristotle University in Greece, he received his Ph D. in chemistry from the University of Iowa in 1984. He was a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University from 1985 to 1987 and is currenly the the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University. Mercouri moved to Northwestern in the fall of 2006 from Michigan State University where he was a University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry since 1987. Mercouri also holds an appointment at Argonne National Laboratory and is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Solid State Chemistry.
Research Statement
We are interested in the design, synthesis, synthetic methodology, in- depth characterization, manipulation and potential applications of new substances with novel chemical, physical, or electrical properties. These substances range from discrete molecular compounds, to solid state inorganic materials, to organic polymeric materials. We seek to obtain deeper understanding of synthesis/structure relationships and structure/function relationships.
Publications
- “Mesostructured cobalt and nickel molybdenum sulfides,” P. N. Trikalitis, T. A. Kerr, and M. G. Kanatzidis, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 88 (1-3), 187-190 (2006).
- “Acid-induced conversions in open-framework semiconductors: From [Cd4Sn3Se13]6- to [Cd15Sn12Se46]14-, a remarkable disassembly/reassembly process,” N. Ding and M. G. Kanatzidis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 45, 1397-1401 (2006).
- “Inorganic single wall nanotubes of SbPS4-xSex (0 <= x <= 3) with tunable band gap,” C. D. Malliakas and M. G. Kanatzidis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128 (20), 6538-6539 (2006).
- “Unique Pore Selectivity for Cs+ and Exceptionally High NH4+ Exchange Capacity of the Chalcogenide Material K6Sn[Zn4Sn4S17],” M. J. Manos, K. Chrissafis, and M. G. Kanatzidis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128 (27), 8875-8883 (2006).
- “Chemical routes to nanocrystalline thermoelectrically relevant AgPbmSbTem+2 materials,” A. J. Karkamkar and M. G. Kanatzidis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128 (18), 6002-6003 (2006).
- “Strong Reduction of Thermal Conductivity in Nanostructured PbTe Prepared by Matrix Encapsulation,” J. R. Sootsman, R. J. Pcionek, H. Kong, C. Uher, and M.G. Kanatzidis, Chem. Mater., 18, 4993-4995 (2006).
- “Mesostructured germanium with cubic pore symmetry,” G. S. Armatas and M. G. Kanatzidis, Nature, 441(7097), 1122-1125 (2006).
- “Spinodal Decomposition and Nucleation and Growth as a Means to Bulk Nanostructured Thermoelectrics: Enhanced Performance in Pb1-xSnxTe-PbS,” J. Androulakis, C.-H Lin, H.-J Kong, C. Uher, C.-I.Wu, T. Hogan, B. A. Cook, T. Caillat, K. M. Paraskevopoulos, and M.G. Kanatzidis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129(31), 9780-9788 (2007).
- “Porous semiconducting gels and aerogels from chalcogenide clusters,” S. Bag, P. N.Trikalitis, P.J. Chupas, and M. G. Kanatzidis, Science, 317(5837), 490-493 (2007).
- “Beyond silica: Nonoxidic mesostructured materials,” M. G. Kanatzidis, Advanced Materials, 19(9), 1165-1181(2007).
- “Permeable Layers with Large Windows in [(CH3CH2CH2)2NH2]5In5Sb6S19·1.45 H2O: High Ion-Exchange Capacity, Size Discrimination, and Selectivity for Cs Ions,” N. Ding and M.G. Kanatzidis, Chem. Mater., 19(16), 3867-3869 (2007).
- “Layered metal sulfides: Exceptionally selective agents for radioactive strontium removal,” M.J. Manos, Nan Ding, and M.G. Kanatzidis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(10), 3696-3699 (2008).
Most Significant Honors & Awards
- Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1989-1994.
- ACS Inorganic Chemistry Division Award: EXXON Faculty Fellowship in Solid State Chemistry, 1990.
- Beckman Young Investigator, 1992-1994.
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellow 1991-1993
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar 1993-1998
- Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award 1998.
- Sigma Xi 2000 Senior Meritorious Faculty Award.
- University Distinguished Professor MSU 2001.
- John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow 2002
- Alexander von Humboldt Prize, 2003.
- Morley Medal, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 2003.
- Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor, Northwestern University 2006
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