| Prof. Paul D. Beer is a Professor at the Chemistry Department, University of Oxford (United Kingdom). His general field of research is host-guest supramolecular chemistry. With a view to increasing the understanding of molecular recognition processes in biological systems and producing new molecular sensors, switches and devices, his research is focused on the synthesis of novel macrocyclic and interlocked host molecules that contain redox- or photo-active reporter groups… [Read More]http://research.chem.ox.ac.uk/paul-beer.aspx |
 Prof. Shunichi Fukuzumi is a Professor at the Graduate School of Material and Life Science, Osaka University (Japan).His main Fields of interest include electron transfer chemistry, redox chemistry of coenzyme analogs, organometallic chemistry, photochemistry, and coordination chemistry… [Read More]http://www-etchem.mls.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/mlset010/English/Welcome_to_Fukuzumis_Group.html |
 Prof. Craig L. Hill is currently Goodrich C. White Professor of Science at Emory University (Atlanta, U.S.A.). Professor Hill’s research encompasses fundamental structural and reactivity studies, catalysis, functional nanomaterials (Nanotechnology), antiviral chemotherapy and solar energy conversion (Artificial Photosynthesis). The principal systems he studies are inorganic cluster molecules, particularly transition metal oxygen anion clusters (Polyoxometalates). The general theme of his research is the design and realization of highly complex structures to facilitate one or more intellectually challenging and/or societally important tasks… [Read more]
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 Prof. Guochen Jia is a Professor at the Chemistry Department at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (China). Prof. Jia’s research involves the design, synthesis, and characterization of inorganic and organometallic compounds with useful properties. Current research projects include: (1) organometallic chemistry of hydride, carbene, carbyne, metallabenzyne and metallabenzene complexes; (2) design and synthesis of ligands and metal complexes with emphasis on those applicability to catalysis; (3) synthesis and characterization of inorganic and organometallic compounds with useful material properties; and (4) green chemistry and homogeneous catalysis… [Read more]
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 Prof. Jean-Pierre Sauvage is a CNRS Research Director and Professor Emeritus at the University of Strasbourg (France), as well as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University. With his group, he has contributed to the fields of molecular topology (knots and catenanes), rotaxanes and molecular machines. He is also interested in artificial photosynthesis and multicomponent systems combining porphyrins and ruthenium or iridium complexes… [Read more]
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 Prof. Roberta Sessoli is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florence (Italy). Her research interests have focused on molecular magnetism, in particular on the magnetic properties of molecular nanomagnets. She has pioneered the study of magnetic bistability at the molecular level and quantum effects in these mesoscopic materials…[Read more]
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 Prof. Edward I. Solomon is the Monroe E. Spaght Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and Professor in Photon Science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (California, U.S.A.). Solomon’s group uses both experimental and theoretical techniques to define the electronic and geometric structures of biologically- and catalytically-relevant transition metal sites. Their goal is to use their understanding of electronic structure to obtain a detailed understanding of reactivity and function…[Read more] Professor Solomon, Edward I. Solomon, Professor Edward Solomon, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Catalysis, Biophysics, Chemistry Department, Stanford University www.stanford.edu |
 Prof. Omar M. Yaghi is the James and Neeltje Tretter Endowed Chair in Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley (Department of Chemistry) and the Director for the Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His work encompasses the synthesis, structure and properties of inorganic compounds and the design and construction of new crystalline materials. He has also pioneered a global mentoring model for building centers of excellence for scientific collaborations between the United States and other countries. The model is being implemented in centers established in a growing number of countries in Asia and Middle-East…[Read more]
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