Tobin J. Marks | |
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Born | Tobin Jay Marks November 25, 1944 |
Alma mater | University of Maryland Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Organometallic chemistry, inorganic chemistry |
Awards | National Medal of Science (2005) NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (2012) Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry, Material Science |
Institutions | Northwestern University |
Doctoral advisor | F. Albert Cotton |
Tobin Jay Marks (born November 25, 1944) is an inorganic chemistry Professor, the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry, Professor of Material Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Professor of Applied Physics at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Among the themes of his research are synthetic organo-f-element and early-transition metal organometallic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials chemistry, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, molecule-based photonic materials, superconductivity, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, and biological aspects of transition metal chemistry.
Marks received his B.S. from the University of Maryland in 1966 in chemistry, and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971 under the direction of F. A. Cotton. He came to Northwestern University in the fall of 1970.
The Marks Group
Historically the Marks group has been organized into four teams (A-D), reflecting the historical strengths and the needs of emerging technologies:
- A-team; Organometallics/Catalysis
- B-team: Molecular Photonics
- C-team: Transparent Oxides
- D-team: Molecular Electronics
Marks is known for his ability to tie his efforts to practical problems. Work in organometallics/catalysis (A-team) has traditionally focused on two main areas: Group IV mediated polymerizations and f-element mediated hydroelementation.[1] [2] His extensive work in polymerization catalysts and determination of mechanistic traits that allow for optimization, have made these materials and processes industrially relevant. [3] [4]
Awards
- 1974Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (see Sloan Fellows) :
- 1975Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar :
- 1977DuPont Young Faculty Fellow :
- 1978Innovation Recognition Award, Union Carbide Corporation :
- 1979Fresenius Pure and Applied Chemistry Award of Phi Lambda Upsilon :
- 1984Sobral Medal, Portuguese Chemical Society :
- 1984American Chemical Society (ACS) Arthur K. Doolittle Award in Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering :
- 1986Mack Awardee and Lecturer, Ohio State University :
- 1989Guggenheim Fellowship – 1990 :
- 1989American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry :
- 1993Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences :
- 1993Member, US National Academy of Sciences :
- 1994American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Inorganic Chemistry :
- 1997Centenary Medal, UK Royal Society of Chemistry :
- 1998Francis Clifford Phillips Award, University of Pittsburgh :
- 1999Paolo Chini Award, Italian Chemical Society :
- 2000F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research of the American Chemical Society :
- 2001Burwell Award, North American Catalysis Society :
- 2001American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in the Chemistry of Materials :
- 2001Linus Pauling Medal :
- 2001Willard Gibbs Medal, ACS Chicago Section :
- 2002American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal :
- 2003Evans Medal, Ohio State University :
- 2003Karl Ziegler Prize, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker :
- 2004Sir Edward Frankland Medal, UK Royal Society of Chemistry :
- 2005Fellow, UK Royal Society of Chemistry :
- 2005John Bailar Medal, University of Illinois and the American Chemical Society :
- 2005Member, Leopoldina, German National Academy of Natural Sciences :
- 2005United States National Medal of Science :
- 2005University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame :
- 2008Honorary Fellow, Chemical Research Society of India :
- 2008American Chemical Society Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry :
- 2008Príncipe de Asturias Prize for Technical and Scientific Research (Spain) :
- 2009Fellow, Materials Research Society :
- 2009Herman Pines Award, North American Catalysis Society :
- 2009Nelson W. Taylor Award in Materials Research, Penn State University :
- 2009Von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society :
- 2010Centennial Medal, University of Oviedo (Spain) :
- 2010Distinguished Affiliated Professor Award, Technical University of Munich :
- 2010Wilhelm Manchot Prize, Technical University of Munich :
- 2010William H. Nichols Medal, ACS New York Section :
- 2011Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation :
- 2011Honorary Fellow, Indian National Academy of Sciences :
- 2011Mosher Award, ACS Santa Clara / Silicon Valley, California Section :
- 2011Schulich Prize, Technion in Israel :
- 2011American Chemical Society Arthur Cope Senior Scholar Award in Organic Chemistry :
- 2012Distinguished Alumni Award and Election to Circle of Discovery, University of Maryland :
- 2012Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis : [5]
- 2012Member, US National Academy of Engineering :
- 2012Theodore W. Richards Medal, American Chemical Society :
- 2012US National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences :
- 2013Alan G. MacDiarmid Medal, University of Pennsylvania :
- 2013Honorary Member, The Israel Chemical Society :
- 2014Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Medal, UK Royal Society of Chemistry :
- 2015Honorary Foreign Fellow, Chinese Chemical Society :
- 2015Luigi Sacconi Medal, Italian Chemical Society :
- 2015The Royal Society of Chemistry's Materials for Industry - Derek Birchall Award : [6]
- 2016Honorary doctor of the Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich : [7]
- 2016Member, US National Academy of Inventors :
- 2016Tannas Award in Materials Science, University of California Los Angeles :
- 2016Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Award for Distinguished Scientists : [8]
- 2017ACS Priestley Medal : [9]
- 2017Harvey Prize in Science & Technology from the : Technion in Israel
- 2018Foreign Member, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Italian National Academy of Sciences :
References
- ^ Chen, Eugene Y.X.; Marks, Tobin J. (2000). "Cocatalysts for Metal-Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization: Activators, Activation Processes, and Structure−Activity Relationships". Chemical Reviews. 100 (4): 1391–1434. doi:10.1021/cr980462j. PMID 11749269.
- ^ Hong, Miao; Chen, Eugene Y.X. (2017). "Chemically recyclable polymers: a circular economy approach to sustainability". Green Chemistry. 19 (16): 3692–3706. doi:10.1039/c7gc01496a.
- ^ "Nobel Fever is Upon Us". Science (AAAS). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ Chen, Jiazhen; Gao, Yanshan; Marks, Tobin J. (2020). "Early Transition Metal Catalysis for Olefin–Polar Monomer Copolymerization". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59 (35): 14726–14735. doi:10.1002/anie.202000060. PMID 31986236.
- ^ "Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis". American Chemical Society.
- ^ "RSC Materials for Industry – Derek Birchall Award 2015 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Fakultät für Chemie: Honorary Doctors". Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Chemist Receives International Acclaim". Northwestern University. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "Tobin Marks Wins Priestley Medal". Chemical & Engineering News. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
External links
- Marks group website
- List of publications at isiknowledge.com
- C&E News Article