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Biographical Sketch
- 1999-Present, Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry
- 1987-Present, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- 1985-1999, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry
- 1978-Present, Professor of Chemistry
- 1974-1978, Associate Professor of Chemistry
- 1970-1974 Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Research Statement
We are interested in the design, realization, and properties of functional soft and hard matter, as well as their interfaces. Functions of interest include solar energy conversion, printed electronic circuitry, optical information processing, heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis for the synthesis of materials and small molecules, and film growth.
Most Significant Honors & Awards
- ACS Doolittle Award in Polymeric Materials, 1983
- ACS National Awards in Organometallic Chemistry, 1989; Inorganic Chemistry, 1994; the Chemistry of Materials, 2001
- Distinguished Service in Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry, 2008
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993
- Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1993
- Cotton Medal, 200;
- Gibbs Medal, 2001
- Pauling Medal, 2001
- Burwell Medal, 2001
- AIC Gold Medal, 2002
- German Chemical Society Ziegler Medal, 2003
- Ohio State U. Evans Medal, 2003
- Royal Society Centenary (2000) and Frankland (2004) Medals
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005
- Bailar Medal, 2005
- Member, Leopoldina German Academy of Sciences, 2005
- U.S. National Medal of Science, 2005
- 2008 Principe de Asturias Prize for Technical and Scientific Research
- Honorary Fellow, Chemical Research Society of India, 2008; plus 65 named lectureships and other awards
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