RESEARCH AREAS

Mercouri Kanatzidis

Mercouri Kanatzidis Professor Northwestern University P: 847-467-1541 E: m-kanatzidis@northwestern.edu Kanatzidis Research Group B.S., Aristotle University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1984

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.

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